Michaelis (dictionary)

Michaelis is a brand of dictionaries of the Portuguese language published in Brazil by Melhoramentos.

[1] The dictionary has versions in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Japanese.

In July 2015, an online petition by the LGBT community was created demanding the dictionary to review the definition of "marriage".

[2] During an event in April 2023, digital edition of Michaelis dictionary paid homage to footballer Pelé by incorporating him as a lemma, a few months subsequent to his death.

The synonyms for "pelé", a noun and adjective that can be used for both masculine and feminine contexts, are "exceptional, incomparable, and unique".