the currents; the chains
As correntes de ar estão nos empurrando!
The air currents are pushing us!
— A Grande Escapada (1966)
Para deixá-lo faminto, roendo as correntes.
To leave him starving, gnawing at his chains.
— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)
Vai me fazer tirar as correntes.
It's going to make me take off my chains.
— Um Cabra Bom de Bola (2026)