Archive for 'Brazilian News'
Who is Anitta/ Pablo Vittar Posted by carol on Aug 16, 2017
Oi, gente! Hi, all! Gretchen, the ‘Queen of Rebolado’ (swing) from our previous post, is not the única (only) Brazilian who has been successful around the mundo (world) lately. The release of the videoclip Sua Cara (your face), in late July, the result of a partnership of two Brazilian artists with the group Major Lazer…
Who is Gretchen/ Swish Swish Posted by carol on Aug 13, 2017
In July, Katy Perry’s Swish Swish lyric video hit a record: it was the most watched female-artist video in vinte e quatro horas (24 hours). Of course, all of Katy’s fame and success contributed to this statistics, but talvez (perhaps) the one actually in charge of the huge number of views is Gretchen, the protagonist…
How to use the word “nossa” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jul 29, 2017
Ei, galera! Hey, guys! Last post we covered the many possibilities of the adverb ainda. Today, we’ll move on to another very popular term in our language: nossa. It is, again, one of those words that is so common that Brazilians likely use it on a daily basis. Nossa is literally a possessive pronoun for…
[Brazilian Music] – Belchior Posted by carol on May 12, 2017
[Música Brasileira] – Belchior Last week we said adeus (goodbye) to Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, conhecido (known) simply as Belchior, a Brazilian music icon from the state Ceará, in the northeastern Brazil. One of our country’s most beloved artists, the 70-year old Belchior passed away on April 30th of natural causes due…
[Brazilian Literature] – The history of samba Posted by carol on Apr 21, 2017
“Quem não gosta de Samba, bom sujeito não é” [Those who don’t like samba are not good people] Oi, galera! Hey, everyone! This is a post about Brazilian literature, but it may just as well fall under our [Brazilian Music] heading. Today we’ll talk about Lira Neto’s newest release Uma história do Samba: as origens…
The history of Carnaval Posted by carol on Mar 5, 2017
If you’re currently in Brazil, you’ll notice that talking about the carnaval festivities is an unavoidable assunto (subject) in the country for the past few semanas (weeks). As we all know, the event is an element of our national culture and widely celebrated throughout the nation, in addition to being a major feriado (holiday). People…
Brazilian Carnaval costumes Posted by carol on Mar 4, 2017
Fantasias do carnaval brasileiro Carnaval is unfortunately over! But the boas notícias (good news) is there’s still plenty to talk about the most popular party in the country. Brazilian people are known for their alegria (joy) and bom humor (sense of humor). During carnaval, people take the opportunity to wear fantasias (costumes), put on glitter…