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In (brazilian) portuguese we say just Friday to mean this Friday and "the other Friday", "a outra sexta-feira" for the Friday in the next week.

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In my dialect of Brazilian Portuguese (Carioca) one would seldom hear "a outra sexta-feira" in an unqualified statement.

One would indeed say simply "sexta-feira" for Friday, and optionally "sexta-feira agora" (Friday now) if more precision is required, but for the Friday in the next week we'd use the set phrase "sexta-feira, sem ser essa, a outra" (Friday, not this one, the next), pretty much spoken as a single word ([sẽj̃se̯ˌɛsɐ̯ˈotrɐ̥])

I think in English that would actually refer to the last Friday. ("last" as in the one most recently in the past, not some final Friday.)

For last Friday, we would probably use either "sexta-feira passada" (past Friday), which is more 'portable' among dialects, or "sexta-feira agora" qualified with a verb in past tense, or a time phrase. "sexta-feira agora" would mean this (next) Friday if unqualified.

1) – Vocês vão se encontrar quando? (When will you meet?)

– Sexta-feira (Friday, this Friday)

2) – Vocês vão se encontrar sexta-feira dia 15? (Will you meet on Friday the 15th?)

– Não, sexta-feira agora (No, this Friday)

3) – Quando que você se encontrou com ele? (When did you meet him?)

– Sexta-feira (Last Friday)

4) – Quando que você se encontrou com ele?

– Sexta-feira agora (Last Friday)

5) – Quando que você se encontrou com ele?

– Sexta-feira passada (Last Friday)

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