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Easter Egg Update Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 20, 2008
The Portuguese Blog writer found one of the Easter eggs in question from yesterday at the grocery store and felt compelled to get one. Here it is!
A Different Kind of Easter Egg Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 19, 2008
This Easter season, artisans have sold 400,000 specially-made Easter eggs from the northern Brazilian states of Para and Amazonas. The chocolate eggs, bunnies and carrots are filled with Amazon fruits, like açai, banana, bacuri, cashew, and cupuaçu. Though most orders will go to major cities in Brazil, a portion of the chocolates will also be…
Baby Pumas Found in Sao Paulo Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 13, 2008
Three puma cubs were found in a sugar cane field less than 200 kilometers from the city of Sao Paulo. The species is known as “onça parda” in Portuguese. The one male and two females were abandoned by their mother, but are now under the care of feline experts at a veterinary clinic. The cubs…
Part I: Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 6, 2008
Learning Portuguese is considerably easier if you have a background in Spanish, since much of the grammar and even the vocabulary is similar. However, here are some of the pitfalls of transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese. SPANISH ENGLISH PORTUGUESE practicar practice treinar* Example: Tengo que practicar…
Happy Birthday, Rio! Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 2, 2008
Parabéns, Rio! This past Saturday, March 1st, marked the 443rd birthday of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and festivities around the city marked the event, including a six meter-long birthday cake at the train station to the Christ the Redeemer monument and a free bossa nova concert on the beach in Ipanema. (To watch video footage…
Good News for Travelers Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 29, 2008
This week, ANAC, the Agencia Nacional de Aviação Civil (the National Agency for Civil Aviation in Brazil) announced that airfares are going to drop significantly starting in March. This means international flights originating in Brazil will have price decreases from 30 – 50%, and officials say that by June there will be discounts of up…
‘Chalkboard’ in Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 19, 2008
…is Lousa, pronounced ‘low-zah‘. To say ‘erase the chalkboard/blackboard’ in Portuguese, use the verb apagar: apagar a lousa (to erase the chalkboard).