Archive for 'Culture'
Cooking vocab Posted by carol on Nov 13, 2016
Vocabulário de cozinha Hello, everyone! Olá, pessoal! Are you guys hungry? How about making some food? Whether you’re a chef, an amateur, or just trying to scrape something together, cooking is a fundamental part of everyone’s lives. We’ve already seen vocabulary on food, learned about the kitchen and saw some recipes on previous posts. Now…
Brazilian novelas – Soap Operas Posted by carol on Oct 23, 2016
Novelas Brasileiras Brazil is known for its telenovelas, or soap operas, a widely appreciated and immensely popular genre throughout Latin America. As a national fixation and one of the favorite forms of entertainment no país (in the country) – along with soccer, the novelas are a Brazilian television staple and, as such, an intrisic part…
House-related expressions Posted by carol on Oct 16, 2016
Expressões relacionadas a casa: House-related expressions Olá a todos! Como estão vocês? Hey, everybody! How are you doing? A few posts ago, we learned about parts of the casa (house) in Portuguese, vocês se lembram? (do you remember?) So now we’ll improve our vocabulary by moving a little further and seing some house-related verbs and…
[Brazilian Food] – Part I Posted by carol on Oct 8, 2016
[Brazilian Food] – Part I: Alex Atala Hey, everyone! Oi, gente! If you follow our blog, you may have noticed that we run a couple of series, like ‘Brazilian movies’, ‘Brazilian Literature’ or ‘Music to listen to’. Hoje (today) we’ll debut a new feature, ‘Brazilian Food’, with the aim of introducing readers to renowned Brazilian…
[Brazilian Cinema] – Part VI Posted by carol on Sep 12, 2016
On September 1st, Brazil got the chance to assistir (watch) the much-anticipated Aquarius, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s newest release. The film premiered in Cannes in May and competed for the Palme D’Or. French magazine Cahiers Du Cinema regarded it as one of the most expected movies of the year. Since it came out in the country…
[Brazilian Politics] – The Impeachment Posted by carol on Sep 5, 2016
In light of recent events that took over Brazil in the past weeks, our country has been experiencing times of intense political instability and turmoil, culminating in president Dilma Roussef’s impeachment. Views on our current situation are conflicting, so today’s post seeks to clarify some points surrounding the political scenario in the country and keep…
[Music to Listen to] – Part V Posted by carol on Aug 13, 2016
Olá, gente! Como está a semana de vocês? Hello, everybody! How is your week going? Last week, o mundo (the world) tuned in to watch the olympics opening ceremony and celebrate o começo (the beginning) of this major sporting event, where many of Brazil’s top artists got a chance to perform to a global audience…