tá rolando

what's going on

→ estar

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what's going on Informal Brazilian Portuguese. Literally, “is rolling,” but commonly used to ask or say what is happening. “Tá” is a contraction of “está.”

PO: Você sabe o que tá rolando aqui?

EN: Do you know what's going on here?

Alguma coisa tá rolando!

Something's going on!

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Doug, o que tá rolando?

Doug, what's going on?

— Anaconda (2025)

Ei gatinha, que tá rolando?

Hey cutie, what's up?

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

O que tá rolando?

What's going on?

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

D, não tá vendo o que tá rolando?

D, can't you see what's going on?

— Marty Supreme (2025)