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How to “make time” to study languages Posted by on Mar 19, 2012

Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? My good friend, Brazilian EFL author Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho has so kindly allowed me to use one of the texts in his successful blog Tecla Sap. It’s about how to “make time” to study a foreign language. The text is in Portuguese so you can read good and authentic Portuguese…

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Gardening in Portuguese Posted by on Mar 16, 2012

Here in the northern United States, spring has nearly sprung, when plants start blooming again and people start to think about gardening. So I thought it would be a good time to learn about gardening terms in Portuguese. First off, a garden is a jardim. Next, there’s jardinagem (gardening), to grow flowers and plants, and…

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Brazil’s Billionaires Posted by on Mar 14, 2012

Given Brazil’s growing economy, the country is producing more millionaires and billionaires. Forbes released its global billionaire list last week, and it had a record number of Brazilians – 36 in total. The richest man in Brazil is Eike Batista, at number 7 on the list overall. He made his fortune in oil and mining…

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Income tax time in Brazil Posted by on Mar 12, 2012

Today let’s talk a bit about income taxes in Brazil. First, let me tell you that we have two official “persons” in Brazil: pessoa física and pessoa jurídica. The pessoa física is the average Joe, like myself. Each pessoa física has a CPF, cadastro de pessoa física, which is an official national number, like a…

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Feliz Dia da Mulher! Posted by on Mar 9, 2012

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and here in Brazil, it’s widely celebrated. I even got perks at work from the guys, like a paid lunch, and hugs congratulating me on my day! And then my mother and I popped open a bottle of wine to celebrate us 🙂 So here are a few classic MPB…

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Ai Se Eu Te Pego Posted by on Mar 8, 2012

Adir shared this song on our Facebook page awhile back, but when I realized we’d never written about it, I thought it was about time. Michel Teló, a Brazilian sertanejo and pop singer, came out with a song recently that is so unbearably catchy that it began an instant hit in Brazil. When soccer players…

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Xingu The Movie Posted by on Mar 6, 2012

Acclaimed Brazilian director Cao Hamburger has a new film coming out in April called Xingu, a movie based on a true story of three brothers that helped create the first indigenous reservation in Brazil. Here’s a little about the movie: Quem assina a direção é Cao Hamburger, do filme O Ano em que Meus Pais…

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