Archive for 'Brazilian News'
Crisis in Venezuela Posted by carol on Aug 31, 2018
Boa noite a todos! Good evening to all. Have you been keeping up with the notícias (news) lately? If you have, you probably heard about the current crise migratória (migration crisis) that has been taking place in Venezuela over the past few anos (years). This is decidedly the largest crisis of refugiados (refugees) recorded in…
What is Ursal? Posted by carol on Aug 21, 2018
Boa noite, pessoal! Good evening, everyone! Nothing better to understand a country’s estado atual (current state) than the memes it has been producing. The truth is that, other than having a comic effect, some memes also tend to work as a radar for assuntos do momento (present issues). Brazil’s latest meme is related to something…
Brazilian samba – João Nogueira Posted by carol on Jul 29, 2018
Boa noite, meu povo! Good evening, my people! Estão afim de ouvir um sambinha? Are you the the mood for a little samba? That samba music likes to rejoice and get the blues based on cantar (singing) all night long, watering everything down with a lot of cerveja (beer) and cachaça, is not new for…
YouTube channels about sports in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jul 10, 2018
Canais do YouTube sobre esportes em português Oi, pessoal! Hey, guys! Brazilians did not get the week off to a good start. As you may have heard, if you have been keeping up with sports new, our team was unfortunately eliminated from the 2018 World Cup last Friday. Now it is time to put down…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – Como um vexame na Copa pode afetar a economia? Posted by carol on Jun 28, 2018
Saudações a todos! Greetings to all! As you may know, the 2018 Russia World Cup in in full swing, and people all around are gathering to cheer and root for their countries. Brazil’s victory yesterday has certainly gotten us Brazilians fired up for more goals! Have you guys been keeping up? If not, at least…
Soccer vocab in Portuguese – Part II Posted by carol on Jun 21, 2018
Vocabulário de futebol em português – Parte II Oi, pessoal! Hi, everyone! Have you been keeping up with the World Cup lately? Are you into futebol (soccer)? Either way, this week we have been covering some soccer vocab to get you guys prepared for the games. Bola pra frente? This is our previous post, in…
Soccer vocab in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jun 18, 2018
Vocabulário de futebol em português Olá, meu povo! Hello, my people! Como estão? How are you? Brazil is known by many as país do futebol (country of soccer), but since last Tuesday the whole world is now tuning in to keep up with the 2018 copa do mundo (world cup) in Russia! How about you?…