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Jogos Vorazes Posted by Rachel on Mar 23, 2012
Olá galera! Amanhã será a estreia do filme Jogos Vorazes, nos Estados Unidos e no Brasil também. Leia sobre o filme em português. Sinopse: Jogos Vorazes se passa um futuro distante, depois da extinção da América do Norte, quando sua população é dividida em 12 distritos. Todos os anos nas ruínas de onde outrora fora…
O Jeitinho Posted by Rachel on Mar 22, 2012
If you spend time in Brazil, you’ll learn about the jeitinho brasileiro. It’s hard to translate, but it it’s a cultural phenomenon that allows one to get around a rule or a law, essentially a loophole, to gain a personal advantage. The jeitinho is used in order to maneuver through bureaucracy, to make a time-consuming…
Brazilian Bar Song Posted by Rachel on Mar 21, 2012
Beer drinking is big in Brazil, as is bar culture in big cities. In Rio de Janeiro, for example, botecos are a fun place to have a chopp (beer on tap) and some delicious aperitivos (bar food, or appetizers) with friends. Here’s a fun song, in the forró style, about going drinking with friends in…
Gardening in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Mar 16, 2012
Here in the northern United States, spring has nearly sprung, when plants start blooming again and people start to think about gardening. So I thought it would be a good time to learn about gardening terms in Portuguese. First off, a garden is a jardim. Next, there’s jardinagem (gardening), to grow flowers and plants, and…
Brazil’s Billionaires Posted by Rachel on Mar 14, 2012
Given Brazil’s growing economy, the country is producing more millionaires and billionaires. Forbes released its global billionaire list last week, and it had a record number of Brazilians – 36 in total. The richest man in Brazil is Eike Batista, at number 7 on the list overall. He made his fortune in oil and mining…
Ai Se Eu Te Pego Posted by Rachel on Mar 8, 2012
Adir shared this song on our Facebook page awhile back, but when I realized we’d never written about it, I thought it was about time. Michel Teló, a Brazilian sertanejo and pop singer, came out with a song recently that is so unbearably catchy that it began an instant hit in Brazil. When soccer players…
Xingu The Movie Posted by Rachel on Mar 6, 2012
Acclaimed Brazilian director Cao Hamburger has a new film coming out in April called Xingu, a movie based on a true story of three brothers that helped create the first indigenous reservation in Brazil. Here’s a little about the movie: Quem assina a direção é Cao Hamburger, do filme O Ano em que Meus Pais…