Archive for March, 2008
Brazilian Profile: Pelé Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 20, 2008
Born Edison Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé is one of Brazil’s and the world’s most famous, talented, and beloved soccer players. In Brazil he is known as “O Rei,” the King, and is the all-time top scorer on Brazil’s national team. He is considered by some to be the greatest soccer player of all time, and…
Easter Egg Update Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 20, 2008
The Portuguese Blog writer found one of the Easter eggs in question from yesterday at the grocery store and felt compelled to get one. Here it is!
Graffiti in Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 20, 2008
This brand-new blog is full of terrific pictures of graffiti in Brazilian cities. Check it out! I always find it so interesting to see manifestations of American urban culture abroad.
A Different Kind of Easter Egg Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 19, 2008
This Easter season, artisans have sold 400,000 specially-made Easter eggs from the northern Brazilian states of Para and Amazonas. The chocolate eggs, bunnies and carrots are filled with Amazon fruits, like açai, banana, bacuri, cashew, and cupuaçu. Though most orders will go to major cities in Brazil, a portion of the chocolates will also be…
Not me! Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 19, 2008
One of my favorite little expressions in Portuguese is “Eu não!” It literally means “Not me!” but is used as a negative response to a question. Here are some examples:Você vai trabalhar no feriado? Are you going to work on the holiday?Eu não! No! Você gosta do Big Brother? Do you like Big Brother?Eu não!…
US Secretary of State Takes a Trip to Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 17, 2008
U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met with Brazilian president Lula Inácio da Silva and other government officials in Brasilia last week on an official visit. However, after her business was done, she took a detour to Salvador, Bahia, before she had to fly to Chile for more meetings. According to Reuters, Rice has always…
Do you want to… Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 16, 2008
Happy Monday! Let’s work on some useful questions. There are a few ways to ask someone if they want to do something in Portuguese. We have the main way, which we can use in the present simple and present continuous tenses: a. querer (to want) 1. Você quer…? [Voh-say kehhr] Do you want to…Example: Você…