Archive for 'Economy'
Portuguese listening/reading practice – Como um vexame na Copa pode afetar a economia? Posted by carol on Jun 28, 2018
Saudações a todos! Greetings to all! As you may know, the 2018 Russia World Cup in in full swing, and people all around are gathering to cheer and root for their countries. Brazil’s victory yesterday has certainly gotten us Brazilians fired up for more goals! Have you guys been keeping up? If not, at least…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – A greve dos caminhoneiros Posted by carol on May 29, 2018
Boa noite! Good evening! I am not sure how many of you are aware, but Brazil is currently facing a nationwide greve dos caminhoneiros (truck driver’s strike) that has been deeply affecting our lives and economy for the past week. Therefore, today’s listening and reading practice presents Herança maldita, dependência da matriz rodoviária criou armadilha…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – Figurinhas da copa Posted by carol on Apr 30, 2018
Prática de escuta e leitura em português Boa noite, pessoal! Good evening, everyone! It is time for our April’s listening and reading practice. Today’s selected article is named “O que as figurinhas da Copa ensinam sobre economia?” (What does the World Cup Sticker Album teach us about economy?), recently featured on the economy session from the…
[2016 Retrospective] – Part II Posted by carol on Jan 11, 2017
Olá pessoal! Hey, guys! Como está a semana de vocês? How is your week going? We now move on to our second part of the 2016 retrospective! Here is the link to the first section, in case you missed it: https://blogs.transparent.com/portuguese/2016-retrospective-part-i/ Zika In 2016, the Aedes aegypti mosquito apareceu (appeared) like never before in the national…
[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…
History: understand the cultura e política Brasileira Posted by Ester on Feb 2, 2016
This brief história do Brasil will help you understand a little bit more about the country, politics as well as the culture. Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese? We all know it is because Brazilians were colonized by the Portuguese, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Brazil on 22 April, 1500. But what really happened…
Protestos no Brasil – Protests Posted by Ester on Aug 17, 2015
Oi gente. People taking to the streets to protest in Brazil is something that has been happening for the past 2-3 years. So this week we will talk about the main points Brazilian protestants are trying to make. In addition, we will also be checking out some vocabulary related to it. Vocabulário: Escândalo Lava Jato…