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Bilingual books Posted by carol on May 19, 2017
[Livros Bilíngues] Ei pessoal! Hey, guys! Reading texts in a língua estrangeira (foreign language) is a great exercise to reach fluency. Therefore, literature has a significant role in this sense, because it ajuda (helps) in the process of acquiring vocabulary and it develops habilidades de leitura (reading skills). For some, reading livros (books) in a…
[Brazilian Music] – Belchior Posted by carol on May 12, 2017
[Música Brasileira] – Belchior Last week we said adeus (goodbye) to Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, conhecido (known) simply as Belchior, a Brazilian music icon from the state Ceará, in the northeastern Brazil. One of our country’s most beloved artists, the 70-year old Belchior passed away on April 30th of natural causes due…
[Work-related words] – Part II Posted by carol on May 7, 2017
[Palavras relacionadas a trabalho] – Parte II Oi, gente! Hey guys! Today we resume our previous labor-day post and learn some more words related to work: negócios – business Às vezes é preciso se arriscar no mundo dos negócios (Sometimes it is necessary to take risks in the business world) férias – vacation Onde você…
[Work-related words] – Part 1 Posted by carol on Apr 30, 2017
[Palavras relacionadas a trabalho] – Parte 1 Olá a todos! Hello everyone! As you all know, May 1rst is labor day, or as we say in Brazil, dia do trabalho. It is a date celebrated all over the world, and it is an official holiday in many places. Here, it is also known as the…
[10 most important verbs in Portuguese] Part II Posted by carol on Apr 29, 2017
[Os dez verbos mais importantes em Português] Parte II IR – TO GO eu vou você vai ele/ela vai nós vamos vocês vão eles/elas vão Onde vocês vão? (Where are you going?) Elas vão para Maceió nas férias (They are going to Maceió on their vacation) Estou cansado, vamos embora (I’m tired, let’s go) Muitas…
[10 most important verbs in Portuguese] Part I Posted by carol on Apr 25, 2017
[Os dez verbos mais importantes em Português] Parte I Olá, gente! Hello, everyone! To become fluid in Portuguese, learning verbs is a major part of your learning. To help you out, I have made a selection with the ten most important verbs in Portuguese. Below you can find a list with our most frequently used verbs, their…
[Brazilian Literature] – The history of samba Posted by carol on Apr 21, 2017
“Quem não gosta de Samba, bom sujeito não é” [Those who don’t like samba are not good people] Oi, galera! Hey, everyone! This is a post about Brazilian literature, but it may just as well fall under our [Brazilian Music] heading. Today we’ll talk about Lira Neto’s newest release Uma história do Samba: as origens…