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Folk Tales Posted by carol on Oct 30, 2015
Olá a todos! (Hello, all!) Since Halloween está chegando (is coming), this week’s posts have been all about showing you the scary side of our culture. Last post was about some sinister children’s songs and lullabies. Hoje (Today) we will delve even deeper into the macabre and aprender sobre (learn about) some traditional folk tales…
Music to listen to (Part II) Posted by carol on Oct 22, 2015
Olá, amigos! (Hey, buddies!) Music tem um papel relevant (plays a relevant role) in the learning process of a foreign language. It can improve listening skills and help build up vocabulary, especially if you acompanhar a letra (follow the lyrics) to the song. Eu escrevi (I wrote) a post mês passado (last month) suggesting two major Brazilian…
Brazilian Cinema Part II Posted by carol on Oct 9, 2015
Olá a todos! (Hey, everybody!) Mês passado (Last month) we discussed how important movies can be in shaping your understanding of a certain culture and aperfeiçoar (perfecting) your language skills. As a part of this ongoing series on Brazilian cinematic achievements, today’s selection foi baseada (was based) on the Academy Awards. Embora (Though) several Brazilian…
Historical Cities in Brazil Posted by carol on Oct 2, 2015
If compared to European countries, Brazil is relatively jovem (young), being only a little over 500 years old. No entanto, (nevertheless), there are a great deal of cidades históricas (historical cities) like Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Paraty, Olinda, Porto Seguro, Salvador among others that are part of our cultural heritage and stand as tributes to nosso…
Albums to listen to this weekend Posted by carol on Sep 19, 2015
Olá, galera! (Hey, guys!) When thinking about Brazilian music, anyone who is vaguely aware of our culture can’t help but immediately think of a smiling Carmen Miranda wearing a luscious fruit hat, or the bossa nova hit Garota de Ipanema as one of our músicas mais icônicas (most iconic songs). But these don’t even begin…
Brazilian Cinema Posted by carol on Sep 11, 2015
Olá, gente (Hey, guys!) Those who se esforçam (strive) to learn a foreign language know that the best way to aperfeiçoar suas habilidades (improve their skills) is to immerse oneself in a culture. A great way to do that is to assistir filmes (watch movies), because not only are viewers continuously exposed to the target…
Belo Horizonte Posted by carol on Sep 6, 2015
Although as praias ensolaradas (the sunny beaches) off the coast of Brazil or large cosmopolitan cities like São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro may be among the top destinations for tourists in this country, other popular yet less-known places still offer muitas razões (plenty of reasons) for a visit, like the city of Belo Horizonte…