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O complô foi descarado, mas eu lá quero saber disso.

O complô foi descarado, mas eu lá quero saber disso.
The plot was shameless, but as if I care about that.
From Lesson 408:Pragmatic focus (cá, lá)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O complô foi descarado, mas eu lá quero saber disso.

Why is the spatial adverb lá used here if nothing is physically located 'there'?
This is a perfect example of pragmatic focus! While lá usually means 'there', here it is used to distance the speaker emotionally from the situation, adding a strong sense of dismissal. By putting lá before the verb, it flips the meaning to a negative 'as if I care' without even needing the word não.
Why does quero saber translate to 'care' instead of 'want to know'?
In Portuguese, the phrase querer saber de is the standard idiom for 'to care about' something. It is most commonly used in the negative, like não quero saber (I don't care). In this sentence, the dismissive lá acts as the negative force, so the phrase means 'like I care about that'.
Is there a trick to remembering the word descarado for 'shameless'?
Yes, you can look at its roots! It comes from the noun cara (face). Adding the prefix des- gives you a literal translation of 'without a face'. This is very similar to how English uses 'barefaced' or 'shameless' to describe someone acting badly without trying to hide it.
Why do we use disso instead of just isso at the end of the sentence?
The expression querer saber, when used to mean 'to care about', requires the preposition de. Because the speaker is referring to 'that' specific plot, we combine de with the pronoun isso to form the contraction disso.

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