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Festival Folclórico de Parintins Posted by Nicole on Apr 30, 2015
Olá pessoal! Todo mundo conhece o Carnaval, né? I’m sure you’ve all heard about Carnaval! But have you heard of Festival Folclórico de Parintins, AKA Boi? Boi is the second most popular festival in all of Brazil! Advinhe o que é o primeiro? (Advinhar is “to guess”) Carnaval is the first which puts Boi in second place…
A Crash Course in Brazilian Music Posted by Nicole on Apr 15, 2015
Olá galera, tudo bem? Brazil is a very diverse country and also has a very diverse range of musical genres. Listening to Brazilian music can help your Portuguese learning in a number of ways. Classics like Eu Só Quero Um Xodó by Dominguinhos can help you with dialects and slang–Xodó is slang from Pernambuco, meaning…
Song: Diz Pra Mim, by Malta Posted by Adir on Nov 11, 2014
Olá, tudo bem? Malta is a brand new Brazilian band who came from a TV singing contest and they have a very cool song out: Diz Pra Mim (Say To Me). Let’s check out the video and the lyrics! Diz Pra Mim – Malta Você está na sombra do olhar You are in the shadow…
Song: Jogado Na Rua, by Guilherme e Santiago Posted by Adir on Sep 25, 2014
Salve, pessoal! In the last decade there has been a boom in the sertanejo universitário music. Sertanejo is Brazil’s country music and the universitário (university student) is a variation for more romantic and/or party kind of songs. I chose one to share with you: Jogado Na Rua. It’s one of those songs that someone’s broken-hearted…
Song: Anjos de Plantão, by Ivo Mozart Posted by Adir on May 30, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? I only listen to the radio when I’m doing dishes, cleaning up my room or taking a bath. My favorite radio is Mix FM because I get to listen to what’s new and keep up to date. One of the songs that I grew very fond of is Anjos de Plantão…
Song: Pensamento, by Cidade Negra Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2014
Olá pessoal! Vamos terminar abril com uma música muito legal da banda Cidade Negra: Pensamento! É uma música fácil de acompanhar e a letra também é bem fácil para cantar, então aproveite e solte a voz! Pensamento – Cidade Negra Você precisa saber O que passa aqui dentro Eu vou falar pra você Você vai…
Song: Let It Go (from ‘Frozen’) in Portuguese! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Let it Go got the Oscar for Best Song last Sunday and we had a blast watching John Travolta messing up Idina Menzel’s name (Adele Mazeem? WTF, John?!). As in major animations the songs have a version in several languages and in Portuguese it’s called “Livre Estou” (I’m Free). Check out the song…