Athnova CareDaily check-in in Portuguese for your parents (Português)
Daily WhatsApp check-ins and calls in Portuguese for your parents, wherever they live. See the exact messages they get and the replies they can give.
Brazil is one of the biggest WhatsApp countries in the world, and millions of Brazilians live abroad — in the US, Portugal, Japan, the UK and Italy — while their parents stay in São Paulo, Minas Gerais or Goiás.
The check-in is written in Brazilian Portuguese, warmly, the way families write to each other on WhatsApp.
What your parent sees, in Portuguese
These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Portuguese.
If they do not answer
About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder in Portuguese. In the countries our phone call reaches — 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — a phone call in Portuguese follows. If there is still no answer, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose. Which countries, and their emergency numbers →
Once a week
Replies in their own words
Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:
| Your parent types | Understood as |
|---|---|
| já tomei | I have taken them |
| sim, tomei | yes, taken |
| ainda não | not yet |
| não estou bem | I am not well |
| me liga | please call |
Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness, in Portuguese or in English — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call the emergency number of the country they live in.
Where Portuguese is spoken
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.
Families abroad
Portuguese-speaking families with a parent far away live mainly in the US, Portugal, Japan, the UK, Spain, Italy and Canada.
Your parent can live in almost any country: the check-in, the alerts and the emergency card quote the emergency number of the country they live in. Tests and medicine refills are arranged in India only. Parents outside India →
Questions families ask
Can my parent reply in Portuguese?
Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Portuguese, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Portuguese, including replies mixed with English, are understood.
Is the phone call also in Portuguese?
Yes, in the countries our phone call reaches: 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Elsewhere the WhatsApp reminder is in Portuguese, and if it is not answered you are alerted straight away.
Can each parent have a different language?
Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.
Which language does the family app use?
English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.
All 17 languages
Hindi · हिन्दीTamil · தமிழ்Telugu · తెలుగుGujarati · ગુજરાતીMarathi · मराठीBengali · বাংলাKannada · ಕನ್ನಡMalayalam · മലയാളംPunjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish · EnglishUrdu · اردوSpanish · EspañolArabic · العربيةFrench · FrançaisFilipino · FilipinoIndonesian · Bahasa Indonesia
Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency call the local emergency number.