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Lyrics Practice: Elis Regina Posted by on Sep 21, 2009

Let’s kick off the week with a lovely little tune by Gilberto Gil, as sung by the classic singer Elis Regina. Follow along and see if you can keep up with the lyrics: Essa ladeira, que ladeira é essa? Essa é a ladeira da preguiça Essa ladeira, que ladeira é essa? Essa é a ladeira…

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Tudo acaba em pizza Posted by on Sep 18, 2009

Today, we’re going to learn a handy phrase: tudo acaba em pizza. A rough English equivalent would be “All’s well that ends well,” though it means that no matter how good or how bad something may go, everything works out in the end and goes back to the way things were. Keep in mind that…

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Brazil Economic News Posted by on Sep 17, 2009

Let’s take a look at some headlines from economic news in Brazil this week: Brazil Petrobras CEO: To Freeze Foreign Investments, Wall Street Journal Brazil proposes banning sugarcane in the Amazon, Associated Press Spillover effect: another pre-salt discovery in Brazil, Bnet Crown planning third Brazil plant, Philadelphia Business Journal Brazil tycoon Batista plans $10.3 billion…

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Brazilian Industry Posted by on Sep 16, 2009

As we’ve seen in the blog, Brazil’s economy is booming, and the Economist reported yesterday that it has emerged from the recession. So for today’s interactive feature, the question is: What do you think is Brazil’s most promising industry? The most obvious answer would be petroleum, given the amount of press and political hoopla, but…

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Brazil Leads World Google Usage Posted by on Sep 15, 2009

According to an article from the New York Times technology blog, Brazil and India use Google and Google services more than any other countries in the world, including the United States. While American Internet users spend about 9 percent of their online time on Google, users in Brazil spend about 30 percent of their time…

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Lyrics Practice: Jorge Ben Jor Posted by on Sep 14, 2009

Here’s a lovely little song by Jorge Ben Jor, called “Oba lá vem ela.” Listen to the song and try to follow along with the lyrics! Oba lá vem ela estou de olho nela (repeat) Não me importo que ela não me olhe Não diga nada e nem saiba que eu existo Quem eu sou…

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Word of the Day: saudável Posted by on Sep 11, 2009

Today’s Portuguese Word of the Day is saudável, which means healthy. Let’s take a look at how it’s used: 1. Person Fiquei doente, mas já estou saudável. I was sick, but I’m healthy now. Ele come bem e faz exercício – por isso é saudável. He eats well and does exercise–that’s why he’s healthy. 2…

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