Archive for 'Entertainment'
Avenida Brasil Posted by Rachel on Aug 29, 2012
Brazil’s most popular novela at the moment is Avenida Brasil, which will soon come to a close. It’s a story about revenge with characters from a spectrum of social classes, including the very wealthy, the new middle class, and trash pickers. Watch the preview below: The revenge aspect–that of a servant for her boss–has provided…
Gloria Estefan singing in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Aug 28, 2012
E aí, pessoal? Tudo beleza? I’m a fan of Latin music and Gloria Estefan ranks high on my list. I was checking out some of her old videos on Youtube and I came across this 1989 version of her song Don’t Wanna Lose You. Because she’s Cuban and also speaks Spanish her pronunciation in Portuguese…
Perdi meu Amor na Balada Posted by Rachel on Jul 19, 2012
Nokia recently came up with a very creative ad campaign in Brazil. First, they released this video, as if it had come from an actual guy in São Paulo. They even set up a Facebook page. People thought it was real! Until they released the final video: Here’s some key vocabulary words/phrases from the videos…
Zé Carioca Posted by Rachel on Jul 7, 2012
Zé Carioca is one of the best known Brazilian animated characters. Created by Disney in 1943, Zé Carioca is a friend of Donald Duck, and both starred in the film “Saludos Amigos” that year. He’s a dapper parrot from Rio de Janeiro who shows Donald Duck around the city. Zé Carioca also appeared in the…
SNL Brasil Posted by Rachel on Jun 7, 2012
Brazil recently premiered its own version of Saturday Night Live on the RedeTV! channel. Though the format of the show is similar to the format in the U.S., it sticks to Brazilian humor. Watch some clips from the show to practice your listening comprehension. One segment parodied an interview show by interviewing “dengue,” the disease…
The Strange Story of Rambo from Manaus Posted by Rachel on May 17, 2012
Did you know that Rambo lives in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas? Well, not really, but there is a metalworker in Manaus who idolizes Sylvester Stallone and likes to make amateur movies. This short documentary tells his story: Try to answer the questions now that you’ve watched the video. 1. When did Aldenir first get…
Para Nossa Alegria Posted by Rachel on Apr 5, 2012
As we’ve discussed before, internet memes are huge in Brazil, and gain a good deal of traction on and off the interwebs. The latest internet sensation is a funny home music video of a family singing an evangelical song, in which the daughter sings fairly terribly, and then the son (Jefferson) chimes in with a…