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Neymar Posted by Rachel on Oct 13, 2011
If you follow Brazilian soccer, you’ve definitely heard of Neymar, one of Brazil’s rising stars. He’s only nineteen years old, but he’s already been approached by several European teams, and will likely go to Spain or England with a very sizable salary within the next few years. Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes in…
Dating in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Oct 11, 2011
Last week, Adir explained the many ways to say “I love you” in Portuguese, and this week we’re going to learn some more vocabulary about love. If you’re casually dating someone, you can use the term sair (to go out with). Estou saindo com um homem mais velho. I’m dating an older man. A couple…
Músicas Infantis – Dia das Crianças Posted by polyana on Oct 10, 2011
This week is Dia das Crianças, Children’s Day, on Wednesday! If you have any Brazilian friends on Facebook, you’ve probably seen tons of profile pictures turned to cartoon characters in honor of the day and causes against violence against children. It’s a holiday that’s taken very seriously in Brazil where children are given gifts and, being…
How to Say “I Love You” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 3, 2011
Ah! Isn’t love a many splendored thing? We say “eu te amo” in Portuguese but we can be original and make use of some other sentences. Yeah I know that it can be kind of corny but everybody falls in love once in a while. Let’s check out the following ways of saying “I love…
Rock in Rio 2011 Posted by Rachel on Sep 26, 2011
Rock in Rio 2011 began on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the first time in 10 years that the festival will be held in Brazil. Bands and artists from Brazil and all over the world are flocking to Rio over the next two weeks. Let’s read a bit about one of the world’s biggest music…
The Facebook changes, em português Posted by Adir on Sep 22, 2011
E aí, pessoal? Tudo bem? Well, Facebook changed its layout, again! And we asked our readers in our Facebook page to say, in Portuguese, what they thought about. Most of them were pretty upset but there were some that didn’t care much or at all. Take a look at some of the comments: Não gostei!…
A Miss Universo fala Português! Posted by polyana on Sep 19, 2011
Last week, the Miss Universe pageant was held near my home, right here in São Paulo! And for those who didn’t see the pageant, she made it a point to speak Portuguese in her speech to show pride in being Angolan, a lusophone country (which, not surprisingly, many people do not know!). I happen to…