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Brazilian Christmas recipes – Farofa Posted by carol on Dec 23, 2017
[Receitas natalinas brasileiras] O natal está chegando, estão animados? Christmas is coming up, are you excited? As a family holiday, gathering as a group to share a delicious meal is a major part of celebrating Christmas. Each country has its own typical dishes for the date. Today, we are going to present you with a…
[Brazilian literature] – Paulo Coelho Posted by carol on Dec 15, 2017
E aí, gente? What’s up, guys? Leram muitos livros esse ano? Have you read many books this year? As we have previously mentioned on this series, reading texts in another language is a fundamental tool for improving our vocabulary and comprehension skills. Novels can be a fun and engaging way to do so. Today’s post…
[Brazilian cinema] – Ilha das Flores Posted by carol on Dec 12, 2017
Olá a todos! Hello everyone! Como vai o dezembro de vocês? How is your december going? Today’s post will take no more than dez (10) minutes of your time: our topic is the short-movie Ilha das Flores (Island of Flowers), written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado. As an award-winning, highly-acclaimed work, it is…
[Portuguese listening/reading practice] – O ano e o ano que vem Posted by carol on Nov 30, 2017
[Prática de escuta e leitura em Português] Olá, povo! Hello, people! The month is drawing to an end, so this means it is time for our usual listening and reading practice. Our text today is Gregório Duvivier’s “O ano e o ano que vem” (The year and next year). The author discusses the year of…
The word “papo” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 27, 2017
A palavra “papo” em português Olá pra todos! Hi to all! Our previous post focused on vocabulary in Portuguese connected to talking and communicating. Today’s topic will expand a little bit on that and explain the term papo – a word that is also related to speaking – and show a number of expressions and…
Speaking-related expressions in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 24, 2017
[Expressões relacionadas à comunicação em Português] Ei, galera! Hey, guys! Developing communication and speaking skills is a fundamental part of learning a foreign language. This is why expressing yourself orally and interacting with others is the best way to consolidate you abilities. Today’s post will focus on teaching words and collocations related to speaking and…
[Time tenses in Portuguese] – O futuro do pretérito Posted by carol on Nov 19, 2017
[Tempos verbais em Português] Oi, pessoal! Hi guys! Some posts ago, we started running our time tense series on the blog with the aim of getting our readers familiarized with our sometimes tricky grammar and teach you how to conjugate verbs correctly in Portuguese. Today’s topic will be the futuro do pretérito, which can be…