Archive for June, 2012
Rio+20 Posted by Rachel on Jun 19, 2012
This week, one of the world’s largest environmental conferences is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together representatives from all over the world and over 100 heads of state. But what is Rio+20 exactly, and what does it hope to accomplish? Let’s find out in Portuguese! From the official UN site: A Conferência das…
Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Jun 18, 2012
Olá! Antes de mais nada desejo a você, meu querido leitor aqui do blog de português da Transparent Language, uma ótima e produtiva semana. Nosso assunto hoje são os provérbios! Sim, todos conhecemos provérbios e hoje vamos ver como são alguns deles em português, ok? Vamos lá! A cavalo dado não se olham os dentes…
Colloquial Portuguese – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Jun 15, 2012
Oi, tudo bem com você? Today is Friday and let’s wrap up our week with some very cool and interesting colloquial expressions in Portuguese. You can check out the first part of these expressions by clicking here! Download audio Desembucha! – Shoot! Spit it out! Deu pau (no computador)! – It crashed! (the computer) Deu…
Caetano Veloso’s Full Discography Posted by Rachel on Jun 14, 2012
In honor of his upcoming 70th birthday in August, Brazilian music legend Caetano Veloso is making his entire discography free online. You have to pay to download the songs, but you can listen to every single song for free on his website. To start off, here’s one of Caetano’s most famous songs, Sozinho: Sozinho…
Two Years to the World Cup Posted by Rachel on Jun 14, 2012
The final countdown to Brazil’s World Cup has begun! June 12 marked exactly two years before the games will kick off in Brazil. The favorite question of the international media–and quite a few foreigners–is whether Brazil will be ready in time. So what is the country doing to prepare? First, there are the stadiums. Next…
How to say “it’s not my thing” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Jun 10, 2012
Olá! Tudo bem? I rarely watch soap operas and one of these I was waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go grab a beer and I turned on the TV. There was this comedic soap opera on and I ended up watching half hour of it. Halfway through the first…
Raul Seixas Posted by Rachel on Jun 8, 2012
Raul Seixas (1945-1989) was one of Brazil’s biggest rock stars and is considered one of the pioneers of Brazilian rock. Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia, he first entered the music scene with the band Os Panteras in the 1960s. His recording career started to take off in 1970, in Rio de Janeiro. But he…