Archive for 'Brazilian Profile'
The verb ‘ficar’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Dec 21, 2016
O verbo ‘ficar’ em português Olá, gente! Hey, you guys! Have you ever come across the word “ficar”? If so, you may have noticed that is very common in Brazil and we use it constantly. But it doesn’t always mean the same thing! Like in English, Portuguese has many versatile verbs that have multiple meanings…
[Brazilian Series] Posted by carol on Dec 16, 2016
Séries Brasileiras Oi, pessoal! Hey, everyone! Thanks to the rise of current digital media and streaming services, we are agora (now) living a modern golden age of television. Many critically-acclaimed television shows rose to success thanks to the overall improvement of quality and popularity provided by these new tempos (times). Ultimately, it hard to know…
[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part II Posted by carol on Dec 11, 2016
Falsos amigos em português – Parte dois Hey, everyone! Olá, gente! Last post we saw the first part of our false cognates lesson. Let’s move on to the second section? Pular – to jump | To pull – puxar O gato pulou em cima da mesa (The cat jumped on the table) Mãe! O Mateus…
Eleições Posted by carol on Nov 27, 2016
Ei, gente! Vamos falar de política? Let’s talk politics? Esse mês (this month), North Americans elegeram (elected) their new president, the controversial billionaire Donald Trump. What did you think of the resultados (results)? Who would you have votado (voted) for? In Brazil, munipal elections were also held last October, and each Brazilian town got to…
Inhotim Posted by carol on Nov 20, 2016
Olá, gente! Hello, you guys! Earlier esse ano (this year), we talked about museums in Rio de Janeiro that you shouldn’t miss. Now it’s time for you to get to know the amazing Inhotim. palavras-chave/key words: arte (art), museu (museum), contemporânea (contemporary), parque (park), natureza (nature), obra (artwork) Inhotim is o maior (the largest) open air…
Brazilian novelas – Soap Operas Posted by carol on Oct 23, 2016
Novelas Brasileiras Brazil is known for its telenovelas, or soap operas, a widely appreciated and immensely popular genre throughout Latin America. As a national fixation and one of the favorite forms of entertainment no país (in the country) – along with soccer, the novelas are a Brazilian television staple and, as such, an intrisic part…
[Brazilian Food] – Part I Posted by carol on Oct 8, 2016
[Brazilian Food] – Part I: Alex Atala Hey, everyone! Oi, gente! If you follow our blog, you may have noticed that we run a couple of series, like ‘Brazilian movies’, ‘Brazilian Literature’ or ‘Music to listen to’. Hoje (today) we’ll debut a new feature, ‘Brazilian Food’, with the aim of introducing readers to renowned Brazilian…