Developmental psychology teaches us that secure attachment is built through supervision. The "So Pezinhos" child often develops "pseudo-independence"—they act like adults because they have to.
While the term can be used affectionately to describe a toddler walking for the first time ("Olha ele aí, so pezinho!"), in contemporary discourse, it has taken on a darker hue. "So Pezinhos" describes the walk to school through gang territories, the trek to the bakery to buy bread because parents are working double shifts, or the aimless wandering through favela alleys while caregivers are absent. So Pezinhos
