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Brazilian Recipe: Strawberry Bon Bons Posted by on May 19, 2010

Despite Europe’s reputation for the world’s best chocolate, Brazil has some amazing chocolate of its own. Today, we’re going to learn how to make strawberry and chocolate bon bons, which is actually a relatively simple recipe using condensed milk, powdered milk, milk chocolate, and strawberries. Que saboroso! Bom bom de morango – from M de…

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Levar vs. Trazer Posted by on May 18, 2010

Like those learning the equivalent English verbs to take and to bring, the verbs levar and trazer can sometimes be a little confusing, especially since we can translate levar as both to take and to bring in English. Here are some examples that will help you remember how to distinguish the two. For the purposes…

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Zélia Duncan – Enquanto Durmo Posted by on May 17, 2010

Saturday through Sunday was “Virada Cultural” in São Paulo, an event with all sorts of bands, singers, dancers, food, and all sorts of good stuff, for free which takes place mostly downtown, and all in the span of 24 hours.  It’s an annual event I haven’t missed since I’ve been living here.  This year I…

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Reading Comprehension: Lizards Posted by on May 14, 2010

Today we’re going to look at an article about lizards and global warming. Have a read and try to answer the questions. Aquecimento global já leva populações de lagartos à extinção, Estadão Excerpt: “O aquecimento global está inviabilizando a sobrevivência de várias populações de lagartos, reduzindo o tempo em que os animais  se mantêm ativos…

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Brazil’s National Team Posted by on May 12, 2010

Tuesday was a big day in soccer, when several countries announced their national teams for the World Cup in South Africa. Dunga, the coach of the Brazilian national soccer team, announced his picks for the 23 players who will represent Brazil this June, invoking praise from some and strong criticism from others for leaving out…

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Brazilian Film Watch Posted by on May 11, 2010

Last week, we took a look at a new Brazilian documentary, keeping in mind that one of the best things you can do to improve your Portuguese listening comprehension, as well as your knowledge of Brazilian culture, is to watch as many Brazilian movies that you can get your hands on. Let’s take a look…

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Pernambuquês – Preparing to Visit Pernambuco Posted by on May 10, 2010

After getting pretty good feedback on my How to Speak Baianês post, and seeing we also have a Mineirês post, I thought I’d write slang/dialect posts here and there so we can all learn to be ready no matter what region we visit! This week I started at a new job and two of my…

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