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How to use ‘passar’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Feb 11, 2020
Olá amigos leitores! Hello, reader and friends! Are you ready to learn a little more about the Portuguese language? In today’s text we are going to work on several collocations for the verb passar, which is definitely one of the richest and most plural in Brazil. So we are going to clarify its most common…
Why was the Brazilian Special Secretary for Culture removed from office? Posted by carol on Jan 31, 2020
Bom dia, pessoal! Good morning, you guys! Perhaps you may find it contradictory that a country so racially diverse like our own could possibly have residents who would show any trace of sympathy for neo-Nazi ideologies. Well, as strange as it sounds, this movement has gained some visibility especially since the last elections. This bizarre…
Body language in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 30, 2019
E aí, caros leitores? What’s up, dear readers? Time to put a smile on your face because we have a new post today! A linguagem corporal (body language) is something intrinsic to our daily lives even if we don’t realize it. We are constantly communicating through our bodies and transmitting non-verbal information with our movimentos (movements), gestos (gestures) and expressões…
How to say ‘call’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 26, 2019
You might remember the scene: two men are standing on the sidewalk, one of them asks the other: call me a cab! to which the other replies: you’re a cab! Well, these two are none other than the great Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor in the unforgettable 1952 musical Singing in the Rain. In addition…
What is ‘cair a ficha’ in Portuguese? Posted by carol on Nov 16, 2019
Saudações a todos os leitores! Greetings, everyone! The other day I was thinking about interesting topics to cover in our blog and then it hit me: I should write about cair a ficha! Cair a ficha is a popular idiom that we use regularly in Portuguese to express that moment when we realize or notice…
A guide to Brazilian street food Posted by carol on Sep 29, 2019
Ei, pessoal! Hey, guys! Over the past few years, a variety of new dining establishments in which the car itself was the very base of the kitchen took off around the world. These are the food trucks that, appropriating the idea of a refeição rápida e prática (quick and practical meal), have take over the…
Brazilian states: Acre Posted by carol on Aug 23, 2019
Olá a todos! Hello to all! How well do you think you know Brazil? Well enough to know Acre? Despite its continental dimensions, only a small portion of Brazil is conhecida (known) to those who visit it or even to those who are native. In total, Brazil is divided into 27 estados (states) and each…