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In the news: Surgery gone wrong Posted by on May 12, 2008

Globo reported this past week on a woman in São Paulo state who discovered a 15 centimeter pinça (tweezers)  floating around in her abdomen for 25 years. After having terrible stomach pain for a quarter of a century, she finally had the appropriate tests done and surmised that the instrument had been left by a…

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Naturalidades: Part V Posted by on May 11, 2008

Today we’re going to do the last part of our lesson on naturalidades, which determine exactly where a person is from in Brazil: either the city or the state. These are written in lower case, as opposed to in English, in which we use upper case, as in Hawaiian or Alaskan.   Let’s look at…

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Experience the Amazon in New York City Posted by on May 8, 2008

From April 27 – July 13th, you can experience the Amazon in the heart of New York City. Called Amazônia Brasil, the 13,000 square foot exhibit features videos, photos, demonstrations and art about the customs and habits of indigenous groups in the Amazon, workshops and forums on environmental preservation and sustainable development, and a market…

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A Brazilian in Bollywood Posted by on May 7, 2008

Who knew that a Brazilian model could become a Bollywood muse? Bruna Abdalah, 21, of Guaíba, Rio Grande do Sul, became a Ford model at age 15 and decided to pursue her career in order to buy her parents a house. She then went on to model in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines, and was…

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Combinar Posted by on May 6, 2008

The verb combinar [kome-bee-nar] has a number of meanings, but we’re going to focus on the three main ones. 1. Making plans Vamos combinar para sair na sexta-feira. Let’s make plans to go out on Friday.Já combinei com ela. I already made plans with her. Along these lines we can also say:Combinado! Agreed!2. Corresponding/matching Neste…

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Tourism in Brazil: Salvador at Sea Posted by on May 4, 2008

The newest way to see the city of Salvador on the water is by caravela, an old-fashioned boat with sails modeled after the real boats used by the Portuguese in the 1500s. Costing R$800,000 to build, the caravel honors the 200 year anniversary of the Portuguese royal family in Brazil.   Called the “Príncipe Regente,”…

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Naturalidades: Part IV Posted by on May 4, 2008

In the fourth part of the series on naturalidades, where a person is from in Brazil, we’ll take a look at the Southeast/South central region. A person from the state of São Paulo is called paulista, and a person from the capital city, also São Paulo, is called paulistano. A person from the state of…

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