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[Brazilian music] – Aquarela do Brasil Posted by carol on Jan 20, 2018
Boa tarde, meu povo! Good afternoon, my people! Estão no clima para um samba? Are you in the mood for some samba? One of the most popular and iconic músicas (songs) to talk about our country is the legendary Aquarela do Brasil. You have probably ouviu (heard) it before even if you’re not Brazilian! It…
[Portuguese verb tenses] – The future with the verb ‘ir’ Posted by carol on Jan 15, 2018
Boa tarde, leitores! Good afternood, readers! Como estão? How are you? It is janeiro (january), which means most of us are still hopeful and excited about our resoluções de ano novo (New Year’s resolution). Whether you plan it is to lose weight, work less, travel more or study more Portuguese, all of these decisions involve…
[2017 Retrospective] – Part II Posted by carol on Jan 11, 2018
Olá, queridos leitores! Hello, dear readers! Here is part two of our 2017 retrospectiva. Estou prontos? Are you ready? So brace yourselves for some more! Cenário político brasileiro | Brazilian political scene It is hard to pick among the many scandals envolving Brazilians politicians that transpired in Brazil this year. From a mysterious plane crash…
[2017 Retrospective] – Part I Posted by carol on Jan 8, 2018
Hey, everyone! Olá a todos! Feliz 2018 – Happy 2018 2017 foi um ano e tanto. 2017 was quite a year. Some believe that it was um ano (a year) of extremes. So let’s take these first moments of janeiro (january) to look closer into the events that shook the país (country), made the headlines…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – Receita de ano novo Posted by carol on Dec 31, 2017
[Prática de escuta e leitura em Português] Feliz ano novo a todos! Happy New Year’s, everyone! Since it is our last post of the year, our listening and reading practice of the mês (month) is going to be a special one: a New Year’s poema (poem) by the celebrated modernist poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987)…
Where to spend New Year’s Eve in Brazil Posted by carol on Dec 30, 2017
[Onde passar o ano novo no Brasil] Are you all ready for some late-night partying? While natal (Christmas) in Brazil is more family-oriented, o réveillon (New Year’s Eve) is all about celebrating in big style. The date is drawing to a close, so emotions must be running high to find the ideal location. So today’s…
End of the year vocab Posted by carol on Dec 26, 2017
[Vocabulário de fim de ano] Feliz natal a todos! Merry Christmas, everyone! How was your natal (christmas)? Did you party a lot? Réveillon (New Year’s Eve) is drawing to a close, did you make a lot of planos (plans)? Today we are going to go over some words related to the end of the year…