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[Brazilian Series] Posted by carol on Dec 16, 2016
Séries Brasileiras Oi, pessoal! Hey, everyone! Thanks to the rise of current digital media and streaming services, we are agora (now) living a modern golden age of television. Many critically-acclaimed television shows rose to success thanks to the overall improvement of quality and popularity provided by these new tempos (times). Ultimately, it hard to know…
[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part II Posted by carol on Dec 11, 2016
Falsos amigos em português – Parte dois Hey, everyone! Olá, gente! Last post we saw the first part of our false cognates lesson. Let’s move on to the second section? Pular – to jump | To pull – puxar O gato pulou em cima da mesa (The cat jumped on the table) Mãe! O Mateus…
[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part I Posted by carol on Dec 4, 2016
Falsos amigos em Português Portuguese, like other languages such as French, Italian and Spanish, comes from Latin. So they are from the same família (family). Many words in English also have Latin origins, so you can identify that influence in a lot of nouns, adjectives and terms. This means that a large number of words…
Eleições Posted by carol on Nov 27, 2016
Ei, gente! Vamos falar de política? Let’s talk politics? Esse mês (this month), North Americans elegeram (elected) their new president, the controversial billionaire Donald Trump. What did you think of the resultados (results)? Who would you have votado (voted) for? In Brazil, munipal elections were also held last October, and each Brazilian town got to…
Inhotim Posted by carol on Nov 20, 2016
Olá, gente! Hello, you guys! Earlier esse ano (this year), we talked about museums in Rio de Janeiro that you shouldn’t miss. Now it’s time for you to get to know the amazing Inhotim. palavras-chave/key words: arte (art), museu (museum), contemporânea (contemporary), parque (park), natureza (nature), obra (artwork) Inhotim is o maior (the largest) open air…
Cooking vocab Posted by carol on Nov 13, 2016
Vocabulário de cozinha Hello, everyone! Olá, pessoal! Are you guys hungry? How about making some food? Whether you’re a chef, an amateur, or just trying to scrape something together, cooking is a fundamental part of everyone’s lives. We’ve already seen vocabulary on food, learned about the kitchen and saw some recipes on previous posts. Now…
[Brazilian Politics] – The PEC 241 and Occupations Posted by carol on Nov 6, 2016
[Política Brasileira] – A PEC 241 e as ocupações Olá! Como foi a semana de vocês? Hello! How was your week? You’re probably aware that, a few meses (months) ago, former president Dilma underwent an impeachment process and was replaced by current president Michel Temer. (As we’ve discussed in this post: https://blogs.transparent.com/portuguese/brazilian-politics-the-impeachment/) Brazil’s new president…