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Dia dos Namorados Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 23, 2007
Valentine’s Day in Brazil Yes, Brazilians celebrate Valentine’s Day… big time. Brazil celebrates o Dia dos Namorados on the 12th of June, as opposed the the internationally common 14th of February. I guess there is enough to celebrate in Brazil in fevereiro, what with Carnaval and all. The 12th of June is véspera the day…
Pode Crer! Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 20, 2007
Pode crer is a great and useful piece of gíria than means that’s believable. Literally it translates as one can believe, but in practice it has a looser, more informal sense of affirmation perhaps akin to the English street slang Word! or Right on!. In fact, pode crer is a popular street slang phrase in…
Ciberdúvidas Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 18, 2007
Ciberdúvidas is a top-shelf online resource for all linguistic elements of the Portuguese language. Founded by José Mário Costa and (the late) João Carreira Bom over ten years ago (!!), the site has been supported by many organizations over the years. A consistently fascinating and authoritative source of “…esclarecimento, informação, debate e promoção” “…clarification, information…
How to sing Happy Birthday in Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 16, 2007
Sung to the tune of Happy Birthday, the song Parabéns pra você is the song most commonly sung in Brazil to celebrate someone’s birthday. All together now! Parabéns pra você Nesta data querida Muitas felicidades Muitos anos de vida! Parabéns pra você Nesta data querida Muitas felicidades Muitos anos de vida! … Continue Reading
Colors in Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 9, 2007
Time to learn some new words or just brush up on your vocabulary! Here is a list of Colors in Portuguese. This list features images in addition to the native speaker sound that we include as standard in our BYKI Web lists. Enjoy!
Homem Cueca Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 9, 2007
O Homem Cueca is a super-hero who appears in the humor sketches (quadros de humor) that bear the same name. Homem Cueca translates as Underpants Man. Created by Felipe Xavier for the São Paulo radio network Jovem Pan 100,9 FM, o Homem Cueca is sort of a satire of Superman, an anti-hero who appears in…
Seasons in Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 31, 2007
This post is self-explanatory. Visit this BYKI Web list to learn or practice the words for the different seasons in Portuguese. There’s a funny saying in Brazil regarding the weather: “Inverno ou inferno” meaning that it’s either the winter… or it’s hot as heck