Archive for 'Entertainment'
[Brazilian literature] – Paulo Coelho Posted by carol on Dec 15, 2017
E aí, gente? What’s up, guys? Leram muitos livros esse ano? Have you read many books this year? As we have previously mentioned on this series, reading texts in another language is a fundamental tool for improving our vocabulary and comprehension skills. Novels can be a fun and engaging way to do so. Today’s post…
[Brazilian cinema] – Ilha das Flores Posted by carol on Dec 12, 2017
Olá a todos! Hello everyone! Como vai o dezembro de vocês? How is your december going? Today’s post will take no more than dez (10) minutes of your time: our topic is the short-movie Ilha das Flores (Island of Flowers), written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado. As an award-winning, highly-acclaimed work, it is…
The signs in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 28, 2017
Olá, pessoal! Hello, all! How are you feeling today? Are you in a good mood or in a bad mood today? And does the position of the planets has anything to do with that? Maybe that is not true about your country, but lately everything has been all about star signs here in Brazil. Whether…
Rock in Rio 2017 Posted by carol on Sep 30, 2017
Ei, galera! Hello, guys! Como vocês estão hoje? How are you feeling today? From September 15th to 24th, the Rock in Rio festival, one of the principais e maiores (main and largest) musical events do mundo (in the world) since its first edition in 1985, hosted over trinta (30) attractions each day throughout cinco (5)…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Posted by carol on Aug 25, 2017
Oi a todos! Hey, everybody! Como estão se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today? Have you ever found yourselves slightly confused at the sight of two sweaty men (or women) fiercely rolling around on the floor together on TV? You were probably inadvertently watching a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ combat. If you’re into sports…
Who is Gretchen/ Swish Swish Posted by carol on Aug 13, 2017
In July, Katy Perry’s Swish Swish lyric video hit a record: it was the most watched female-artist video in vinte e quatro horas (24 hours). Of course, all of Katy’s fame and success contributed to this statistics, but talvez (perhaps) the one actually in charge of the huge number of views is Gretchen, the protagonist…
[Portuguese listening/reading practice] – A melhor coisa do avião Posted by carol on Jul 31, 2017
Olá, pessoal! Hey, guys! Today we’ll have another installment of our Portuguese listening/reading practice series. Hope you are enjoying them! The text is called A melhor coisa do avião é o que ele ainda não tem (The best thing about an airplane is what it still hasn’t got) again by Brazilian comedian Gregório Duvivier from…