Archive for 'Literature'
Modern Art Week special: Manuel Bandeira Posted by carol on Feb 17, 2022
Fala, galera! If you look back a hundred years, do you know what was going on in your country back then? Well, cem anos atrás (a hundred years ago), the Semana de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Week) was held in São Paulo, a milestone in arts and culture in Brazil. The event featured exposições de…
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…
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…
Brazilian author sold out in the US a day after book release Posted by carol on Jun 23, 2020
“I debated for a time as to whether I ought to open these memoirs at the beginning or at the end-that is, if I would start out with my birth or with my death. Granting that the common practice may be to begin with one’s birth, two considerations led me to adopt a different method…
Brazilian states: Ceará Posted by carol on May 31, 2020
Sol (sun), calor (warm weather), mar (ocean), montanhas (mountains), falésias (cliffs), comida fresca e saborosa (fresh and tasty food), pessoas acolhedoras (kind people). For many, these are the perfect ingredients for great férias (holidays), and they can all be found in state of Ceará. Back to our series in which we explore the estados brasileiros…
Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa Posted by carol on May 3, 2020
As of November 2019, UNESCO officially declared May 5th as the Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa (International Portuguese Language Day) also known as Dia da Lusofonia. This means that, this week, we will the celebrating this important date to express our deep appreciation and pride for our língua materna (mother tongue) for the first time. A…