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Canja de galinha (European Portuguese: [kɐ̃ʒɐ ðɨ ɣɐˈlĩɲɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [kɐ̃ʒɐ dʒi gɐˈɫĩjɐ] literally chicken congee) or simply canja is a popular chicken soup of Portuguese Cape Verdean and Brazilian cuisine. The Portuguese term galinha means literally hen but became the generic name for the species much as English chicken. Portuguese chicken congee has the rice much more cooked than in most Western chicken soup recipes but it is not disintegrated as in the Asian one.