Archive for the year 2008
Yellow Fever Surges in Parts of Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 14, 2008
Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito negro, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease.[1] BPP (Brazilian Portuguese Pod) has a new podcast about Yellow Fever. André Barbosa was kind enough to provide some useful background information for the readers of the Portuguese Blog. The disease is an important cause…
The Expression “Pois Não” and its Origin Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 11, 2008
Today’s post is written by André Barbosa who publishes the fantastic Brazilian Portuguese Podcast. “Pois não” is an expression used by Brazilians as well as by the Portuguese and means “yes”, “of course”, “sure.” It’s curious, however, that this expression contains the adverb “não” (not) and means just the opposite. “Pois não” comes from another…
Breakfast Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 10, 2008
Denilso de Lima, a fantastic and renowned Brazilian ESL professor, has a great post today in his blog Inglês na Ponta da Língua about breakfast. Though his post is intended for Portuguese speakers, the phrases and translation Denilso provides are very useful for those learning Portuguese. Please visit his blog if you are curious…
NH Election Coverage – In Portuguese! Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 9, 2008
Check out this report from Daniel Bergamasco, a reporter for the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, covering last night’s New Hampshire primary. Click here for the audio. It is interesting to hear an explanation in Portuguese of our peculiar primary election system! And it is particularly great for me to hear a reportagem from Manchester…
Ballet of Santa Teresa Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 2, 2008
This terrific organization gives socially at-risk children in Santa Teresa and the surrounding favelas a rare and valuable opportunity. Since 1999 Vania Farias has made it her mission to provide free ballet classes, daily snacks, activities and transportation to events outside the community. The Ballet continues to grow, and is seeking the resources to physically…