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Colloquial Portuguese – Part 02 Posted by on Jun 15, 2012

Oi, tudo bem com você? Today is Friday and let’s wrap up our week with some very cool and interesting colloquial expressions in Portuguese. You can check out the first part of these expressions by clicking here! Download audio Desembucha! – Shoot! Spit it out! Deu pau (no computador)! – It crashed! (the computer) Deu…

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How to say “it’s not my thing” in Portuguese Posted by on Jun 10, 2012

Olá! Tudo bem? I rarely watch soap operas and one of these I was waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go grab a beer and I turned on the TV. There was this comedic soap opera on and I ended up watching half hour of it. Halfway through the first…

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How to pronounce the ending “-em” in Portuguese Posted by on Jun 1, 2012

Olá! Tudo bem? Here’s a short video I made to teach you (if you don’t know already!) how to pronounce the ending -em in Portuguese! The words I use in the video are: alguém – someone ninguém – no one também – too, also amém – amen nem – either, not either ele vem –…

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Mousse de Limão Recipe Posted by on May 31, 2012

Photo: Mayra Nagata

Two of the foods that it’s very hard to go wrong with in Brazil are desserts and fruits, where the delicious possibilities are endless. A great dessert for summer is mousse de limão, or lime mousse. Learn how to make it! Mousse de Limão – Cozinha Brasileira Ingredientes: 1 lata de leite condensado; 1 lata…

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How to pronounce the “r” in Portuguese Posted by on May 10, 2012

Olá, tudo bem com você? The letter R is pronounced in several ways in Portuguese. So let’s cut to the chase and see how it is done. 1. If it comes at the beginning of a word it sounds like an aspired “h” sound. The same sound happens in words starting with “enr”: rato (mouse)…

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Brazil’s Quilombos Posted by on Apr 25, 2012

One of the lasting remnants of the era of slavery in Brazil are its quilombos, former slave runaway communities in rural areas. One of the most famous of the quilombos was Palmares, home of the national hero Zumbi dos Palmares, but there were quilombos in states throughout the country. Here’s a little background, in Portuguese…

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Recipe: Biscoitos Amanteigados Posted by on Apr 24, 2012

Brazil has great desserts, and there are lots of good recipes for biscoitos, or cookies. One of the simplest cookie recipes is for shortbread cookies, or biscoitos amanteigados. Read the instructions and check out the video tutorial. Biscoitos amanteigados Ingredientes 1 xícara (chá) de farinha de trigo 1/4 xícara (chá) de açúcar 1/2 xícara (chá)…

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