Archive for 'Brazilian News'
Ronaldinho: Coming Soon Posted by Rachel on Jul 14, 2010
Hot off the presses! Ronaldinho may be leaving Milan to play in Brazil, Greece or even the United States. According to Estadão: “Acredita-se que a iniciativa do Milan em liberar o jogador é financeira. O clube italiano abriria 16 milhões de euros em sua folha de pagamento e, assim, a possibilidade de trazer mais reforços…
Reading Comprehension: Cala boca, Galvão! Posted by Rachel on Jun 21, 2010
Today, we’re going to read about a Brazilian phenomenon on Twitter – a mixture of World Cup enthusiasm and very amusing opportunism. Click the link below to read the story, and then try to answer the questions. Galvão Bueno: Campeão do Twitter, Gazeta Web Excerpt: “Poucos minutos depois de a cerimônia de abertura da Copa…
All Tied Up? – Brazilian Elections 2010 Posted by polyana on May 31, 2010
This will be my first time voting in a presidential election in Brazil, and I must say, I’m not as excited as I wish I’d be. Personally, I’m not crazy about any of the likely candidates… But political opinion aside, it’s still pretty fun to keep track of and read up on what candidates have…
Reading Comprehension: Public Health Posted by Rachel on Apr 28, 2010
For today’s reading comprehension exercise, we’re going to take a look at a hot topic in Brazil this week: a new study about hypertension and Brazilian health. Principal causador da hipertensão, sal é o novo vilão da dieta – VEJA Excerpt: Depois da guerra travada contra o tabaco e o açúcar, as autoridades de saúde…
Listening Comprehension – Politics Meets Finance Posted by polyana on Apr 26, 2010
This year is a presidential election year in Brazil, and I’ve been playing around with this tool that the brokerage firm Souza Barros put together, called BOVAP (Bolsa de Valores Políticos) to help Brazilians learn more about their politicians. Watch the video below to see how it works and then try to answer some of…
Reading Comprehension: Dance Club Posted by Rachel on Apr 8, 2010
For today’s reading comprehension, we’re going to read a bit of a bizarre story about a nightclub in São Paulo. Talk about dancing to your own beat! You can also watch the accompanying video here. Casa noturna promove balada silenciosa com música só nos fones de ouvido Excerpt: “Uma casa noturna da capital resolveu lançar…
The Six Ton Easter Egg Posted by Rachel on Apr 1, 2010
Easter eggs and chocolates are very popular in Brazil, and you’ll find chocolate eggs of all sizes in grocery stores and department stores during this time of year. Sometimes, stores will have raffles for enormous chocolate Easter eggs, but this year, a mall in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina topped them all: it built a 6 ton…