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Museu de Arte de São Paulo Posted by carol on May 25, 2017
Olá, galera! Hey, everyone! The dazzling cidade (city) of São Paulo is Brazil’s wealthiest, largest and most populous metropole. As such, a lot can be expected from its major museum, the São Paulo Art Museum (Museu de Arte de São Paulo), also conhecido (known) as MASP. MASP is a leading Brazilian cultural institution and an…
Bilingual books Posted by carol on May 19, 2017
[Livros Bilíngues] Ei pessoal! Hey, guys! Reading texts in a língua estrangeira (foreign language) is a great exercise to reach fluency. Therefore, literature has a significant role in this sense, because it ajuda (helps) in the process of acquiring vocabulary and it develops habilidades de leitura (reading skills). For some, reading livros (books) in a…
[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…
[10 most important verbs in Portuguese] Part II Posted by carol on Apr 29, 2017
[Os dez verbos mais importantes em Português] Parte II IR – TO GO eu vou você vai ele/ela vai nós vamos vocês vão eles/elas vão Onde vocês vão? (Where are you going?) Elas vão para Maceió nas férias (They are going to Maceió on their vacation) Estou cansado, vamos embora (I’m tired, let’s go) Muitas…
[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…
Easter in Brazil Posted by carol on Apr 15, 2017
Páscoa no Brasil Oi, pessoal! Hi, all! Como está a páscoa de vocês? How is your easter going? Even though this week many Christian countries are celebrating páscoa (easter), each place has its specific costumes (customs). So today we will take a look at some cultural traditions during this feriado (holiday) in Brazil. Easter primarily…
[Travel vocabulary] – Part II Posted by carol on Apr 8, 2017
[Vocabulário sobre viagem] – Parte II: Hospedagem Now that you’ve learned how to communicate at the airport, it’s also a good idea to know some words and expressions related to accomodation, right? Take a look below: Hotel – Hotel Escolhi um hotel perto da praia para não precisar andar muito (I chose a hotel near…