Archive for the year 2011
The Librakery Posted by Rachel on Jul 12, 2011
What do you get when you combine a library and a bakery? In Curitiba, Paraná, you get a librakery! By combining a padaria (bakery) with a biblioteca (library), one man discovered that his neighborhood hangout, Pote de Mel, could be just more than a place to have coffee. Watch the video and see if you…
Férias de Inverno Posted by polyana on Jul 11, 2011
July is a month where most schools are on break, making most of us whose families have children or college aged folk take some time off from work as well. It’s a winter break where here in the south east of Brazil we use to escape to the sunny north east or Brazilians in general…
Se Beber, Não Dirija Posted by Rachel on Jul 8, 2011
Two bars in São Paulo, Bar Aurora and Boteco Ferraz, aren’t just local watering holes. They have an incredibly innovative marketing strategy, and they’ve created several commercials (really, public service announcements) that have won awards at Cannes. The concept is to campaign against drunk driving, by promoting the idea “se beber, não dirija” (don’t drink…
Brrr, It’s Cold! Posted by Rachel on Jul 6, 2011
While in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re enjoying summer, in the south of Brazil, it’s getting cold! Let’s take a look at some weather news and vocabulary. In Santa Catarina, it is getting very chilly. According to this article, they’re experiencing subzero temperatures (Celsius, that is): Ao menos 30 cidades da região Sul registraram temperaturas negativas…
Vídeo: Brazilian idioms Posted by Adir on Jul 1, 2011
Oi, tudo bem? This week’s video is for intermediate and advanced students of Portuguese and it brings six very common idioms used here in Brazil. They are: – cair aos pedaços (to be run down, to fall apart) – colocar em dia (to catch up on something) – encontrar alguém por acaso (to run into…
Call a Plumber! Posted by Rachel on Jun 29, 2011
We’ve learned some bathroom vocabulary before, so today we’re going to learn some useful adjectives and verbs to go along with them, inspired by Adir‘s post from Inglês blog. 1. entupido = clogged A pia do banheiro está entupida! Precisamos de um encanador. The bathroom sink is clogged! We need a plumber. 2. consertar =…
Copa América Posted by Rachel on Jun 28, 2011
The Copa América tournament, or America Cup, is a major soccer championship held in South America every two to four years with twelve teams from Latin America and sometimes from North America or Asia (Japan, the US, and Canada have participated). The first edition was held in 1916 in Argentina, with games played between Argentina…