Original: Flag The word nego is Portuguese for '' I deny '' , referring to the protests that erupted in the 1920s in Paraíba , supported by state governor João Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque , to the appointment of Júlio Prestes as the President of Brazil .
Simplified: Flag The word nego is Portuguese for '' I deny '' . It refers to protests in the 1920s in Paraíba against Júlio Prestes becoming the President of Brazil .