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Labor Day Posted by Rachel on Sep 7, 2009
Today’s U.S. Labor Day, gente, so regular posts will continue tomorrow. Here’s a quick quiz for you though, if you happen to be checking in to Portuguese Blog today: When is Brazilian Labor Day, and what is it called in Portuguese? Today is also Independence Day in Brazil, a national holiday. Feliz Aniversário, Brasil!
Brazilian Day Posted by Rachel on Sep 4, 2009
For those of you who can’t make it to a Brazilian Day celebration, I’m leaving you with a few videos from past Brazilian Days in New York. Have a happy holiday weekend!
Meet a Brazilian Posted by Rachel on Sep 3, 2009
One of the best ways to learn Portuguese is by making friends with Brazilians and making sure they speak and/or write to you on a regular basis, be it in person, on the phone, by IM, or email. Speaking and listening to a native speaker are absolutely essential tools to becoming more fluent. So if…
Favorite Brazilian Restaurant in the U.S. Posted by Rachel on Sep 2, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, the question is: What’s your favorite Brazilian restaurant in the U.S.? Though there are now quite a few excellent Brazilian restaurants in New York, like Porcão and Plataforma, my personal favorite is Fogo do Chão. Fogo has a fantastic meat rodizio and a huge salad bar in a very luxurious setting…
Podcast: Introductions Posted by Rachel on Aug 31, 2009
Today, we’re going to learn different ways to introduce yourself based on various skill levels in Portuguese. Each set of phrases is in order of difficulty, from least to most difficult. These are approximations in terms of level, but the idea is to show that you can say the same thing in a number of…
The Many Usages of Parabéns Posted by Rachel on Aug 28, 2009
Parabéns, as you may know, means congratulations in Portuguese. But unlike in English, it is used much more frequently in Portuguese on an every day basis. Let’s take a look at the many usages for this noun. Special events Like in English, we use parabéns for special occasions like weddings, anniversaries and births. Parabéns no…
Listening Practice: São Paulo Graffiti Documentary Posted by Rachel on Aug 27, 2009
Today, we’re going to do a listening comprehension activity with a great thirteen minute documentary on graffiti art in São Paulo. Watch the video clicking the link above (which has subtitles) and then take a look at the questions to see how well you picked up on vocabulary in the video. Photo: Alexandre Orion (artist…