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Já já Posted by Rachel on Jan 13, 2010
In keeping up with our New Year review of some basic phrases, I’d like to reiterate a nice little expression: já já. Já means already or soon. When you use it twice, it emphasizes the speed of the action your referring to. It is mostly used as a spoken term. Examples: Estou chegando já já…
Brazilian Cooking Series: Shrimp Posted by Rachel on Jan 12, 2010
Seafood is very popular in Brazil, so today we’re going to look at a few fun recipes for shrimp. 1. Camarão no abacaxi – Shrimp-stuffed pineapple 2. Camarão à Paulista – São Paulo-style shrimp 3. Camarão escondido – Hidden shrimp 4. Risoto de camarão – Shrimp risotto 5. Camarão à Brasileira – Brazilian-style shrimp (directions…
Lyrics Practice: Mangueira Posted by Rachel on Jan 11, 2010
O Carnaval está chegando, so today we’re going to do a lyrics practice with samba school Mangueira‘s song for Rio’s 2010 Carnival. This song is called their samba-enredo. Listen and follow along with the words! Lyrics Vai passar Nessa avenida mais um samba popular Mangueira até parece um céu no chão É música vestida de…
The Magic Word Posted by Rachel on Jan 8, 2010
We’ve discussed this word before, but I wanted to devote aother post to it to emphasize its importance. One of the most useful words to know in Portuguese is cadê, which means where is/are. Cadê meus óculos? Where are my glasses? Juro que vi um fantasma. I swear I saw a ghost. Cadê? Where? Quero…
The Real El Dorado Posted by Rachel on Jan 7, 2010
Yesterday, The Guardian published an article about a study of the Brazilian Amazon that indicates that the long lost mythical city of El Dorado did in fact exist, and existed in pre-Columbian Brazil. While researchers haven’t actually found a city made of gold, they have discovered 200 earthworks built over a span of 155 miles…
Flooding in SP and RJ Posted by Rachel on Jan 6, 2010
This week, there was terrible flooding from heavy rains in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which caused mudslides in several areas. In Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande, in the state of Rio, fifty people were killed by mudslides. On Ilha Grande, a mudslide destroyed an entire pousada and killed around a dozen…
Podcast: New Year’s Greetings Posted by Rachel on Jan 5, 2010
For today’s podcast, we’re going to look at greetings, some of which are specific to the New Year, and others that you can use for other occasions. We’re going to look at greetings that use the subjunctive, as well as some basic phrases. The podcast is a bit more conversational with less text to look…