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% arara: pdflatex
% arara: makeglossaries
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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[main=english,brazilian]{babel}
\usepackage[xindy]{glossaries}
\newglossary*{dictionary}{\glossaryname}
\makeglossaries
\newglossaryentry{élite}{name={élite},
description={select group or class}}
\newglossaryentry{elephant}{name={elephant},
description={large animal with trunk and tusks}}
\newglossaryentry{elk}{name={elk}, description={large deer}} 

\newglossaryentry{água}{name={água},
type={dictionary},
description={water}}
\newglossaryentry{árvore}{name={árvore},
type={dictionary},
description={tree}}
\newglossaryentry{ano}{name={ano},
type={dictionary},
description={year}} 
\begin{document}
\section{English}
An \gls{elk} and an \gls{elephant} belonged to an \gls{élite} group. 

\printglossary 

\selectlanguage{brazilian}
\section{Brasileiro}
A \gls{árvore} tive \gls{água} este \gls{ano}. 

\printglossary[type=dictionary] 
\end{document}