Archive for 'Culture'
The Girl from Ipanema Turns 50 Posted by Rachel on Jul 14, 2012
This month, one of the most famous bossa nova songs “The Girl from Ipanema” turns 50 years old. The actual “girl” is now a 67-year-old woman. Read a bit about the history from G1: A jovem que inspirou Tom Jobim e Vinícius de Moraes a escrever “Garota de Ipanema”, Helô Pinheiro, hoje uma senhora de…
Zé Carioca Posted by Rachel on Jul 7, 2012
Zé Carioca is one of the best known Brazilian animated characters. Created by Disney in 1943, Zé Carioca is a friend of Donald Duck, and both starred in the film “Saludos Amigos” that year. He’s a dapper parrot from Rio de Janeiro who shows Donald Duck around the city. Zé Carioca also appeared in the…
Brazilian Blood Drive Posted by Rachel on Jul 6, 2012
Soccer, as you all know, is a huge part of life in Brazil. Harnessing its popularity is a great way to advocate for different causes. So one professional soccer team in Bahia decided to get creative for a public health campaign. From Andrew Downie: “The club normally plays in a red-and-black hooped shirt, with white…
Things Cariocas Say Posted by Rachel on Jun 27, 2012
Even though the “Stuff People Say” meme ended awhile ago, it resurged in Brazil today with the release of a video called “O jeitinho carioca” that follows the same formula. In the video, you’ll see people from Rio saying things that are, well, things Cariocas say. You’ll hear funny things about the weather, beach culture…
Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Jun 25, 2012
Olá! Como foi seu fim de semana? Espero que tenha sido muito bom. Bom, hoje continuamos com a segunda parte sobre os provérbios em português. Os provérbios são uma parte muito importante da cultura e da língua de um país então é muito importante conhecê-los. Preparado? Em boca fechada não entra mosquito. A closed mouth…
Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Jun 18, 2012
Olá! Antes de mais nada desejo a você, meu querido leitor aqui do blog de português da Transparent Language, uma ótima e produtiva semana. Nosso assunto hoje são os provérbios! Sim, todos conhecemos provérbios e hoje vamos ver como são alguns deles em português, ok? Vamos lá! A cavalo dado não se olham os dentes…
Caetano Veloso’s Full Discography Posted by Rachel on Jun 14, 2012
In honor of his upcoming 70th birthday in August, Brazilian music legend Caetano Veloso is making his entire discography free online. You have to pay to download the songs, but you can listen to every single song for free on his website. To start off, here’s one of Caetano’s most famous songs, Sozinho: Sozinho…