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Talking about books in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 14, 2021
E aí, galera? What’s up, guys? Como está o Outubro de vocês? How is October going for you? Our previous post celebrated Library Card Month with some poesia (poetry). So how about we expand a little bit on that and learn more about books and reading in Portuguese? Being able to understand and interpret text…
Celebrate Library Card Month with Poetry Posted by carol on Sep 30, 2021
[Comemore o mês do cartão de biblioteca com poesia] E aí, meus caros? What’s up, dear readers? As you may know, Library Card month is celebrated in Setembro (September) as a campaign to motivate people to se inscrever (sign up) and start borrowing some books. To get everyone in the reading spirit, I thought this…
More Brazilian musical instruments Posted by carol on Jul 9, 2021
Olá amigos leitores! Hello dear reader! We are back with a segunda parte (the second part) of our text about instrumentos musicais populares (popular musical instruments) in Brazil. If you missed the first part, we went over the cavaquinho, the berimbau, the agogô, the tambourine, the repique and the viola caipira. Click here to stay…
Which Brazilian musical instruments do you know? Posted by carol on Jun 18, 2021
Olá, queridos leitores! Como estão? Hope you’re in the mood for some music to kick off the weekend. I believe you all know how Brazilians are very orgulhosos (proud) of their vast musical culture. To get an idea, Spotify carried out a survey which revealed that we are the country that most ouve (listens to)…
Women’s day special: Brazil’s most celebrated female author Posted by carol on Mar 15, 2021
Olá, amigos leitores! Segunda-feira passada (last Monday) was Dia Internacional das Mulheres (International Women’s Day) in many countries around the world. And to honor all the women in our lives, our text today will celebrate a maior escritora brasileira (the greatest Brazilian writer) and one of the most important names in 20th century world literature…
Talking about travel problems in Portuguese – Part II Posted by carol on Mar 8, 2021
Bom dia, prezados leitores! Our previous post went over the most typical problemas de viagem (travel issues) that you may run into – but hopefully won’t! Well, and the list goes on, so today’s post will cover a few more problems and how to talk about them in Portuguese. Of course, we expect most airport…
What did Brazilians Google the most in 2020? Posted by carol on Jan 14, 2021
Olá amigos leitores! We finally said adeus (goodbye) to 2020, certainly one of the most atypical years in modern history, where many of us spend most of our time almost exclusively inside our houses. Confinement led us to change our routines and come up with ways not only to trabalhar (work), but also to entertain…