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Brazilian Christmas Songs Posted by polyana on Dec 19, 2011
It’s almost that time again! I love Christmas music. In any language. One thing I do like more about Brazilian Christmas songs that are popular amongst children and well, everyone, is that they’re more focused on what Christmas is actually about and not just Santa Claus, Mistletoe, and Snow (despite the lack of snow here…
Dating in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Oct 11, 2011
Last week, Adir explained the many ways to say “I love you” in Portuguese, and this week we’re going to learn some more vocabulary about love. If you’re casually dating someone, you can use the term sair (to go out with). Estou saindo com um homem mais velho. I’m dating an older man. A couple…
How to Say “I Love You” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 3, 2011
Ah! Isn’t love a many splendored thing? We say “eu te amo” in Portuguese but we can be original and make use of some other sentences. Yeah I know that it can be kind of corny but everybody falls in love once in a while. Let’s check out the following ways of saying “I love…
Non-Verbal Communication, Part III Posted by polyana on May 23, 2011
One thing you don’t want to do when travelling, is to do or say something inappropriate or offensive in that country. In Brazil, people are usually accepting of these gafes, but it doesn’t hurt to learn a little bit of non-verbal communication no-no’s while travelling to Brazil on business or whatnot. So without further ado…
Brazilian Recipes: Pastel de Feira Posted by polyana on Feb 21, 2011
If there’s one place one needs to visit in Brazil, no matter what city you go to, it’s the local feira, or farmer’s market. Every neighborhood or small town has at least one (please let me know if I’m wrong!) and you can buy all sorts of things you need for the week without having…
Carnaval 2011 Countdown – Chiclete com Banana Posted by polyana on Feb 7, 2011
Carnaval is in five weeks! In exactly one month, I hope to be dancing in the streets of Olinda, Pernambuco for their traditional Carnaval festivities, and I can’t wait to share it with you all! Do any of you have plans for Carnaval this year? For my next posts until Carnaval, I’ll be posting different…
How to Order Coffee in Brazil Posted by polyana on Jan 17, 2011
Since it’s Monday morning, let’s talk coffee, shall we? For those of you who are big coffee drinkers, the best advice I can give you for when you get to Brazil and walk into a corner padaria is… take what you can get. Depending on where you are, there are very limited choices in what…