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Dia das Crianças Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 30, 2007
Children’s Day in Brazil O Dia das Crianças, or ‘Children’s Day’ is celebrated across Brazil on October 12th of each year. The day coincides with the national holiday celebrating Nossa Senhora de Conceição Aparecida, or Our Lady of the Conception who Appeared, the patron saint of Brazil. Though there exists an International Children’s Day…
De Repente Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 24, 2007
Here’s a neat colloquial ‘hack’ in Brazilian Portuguese. Instead of using ‘talvez’ to say ‘maybe,’ you can say ‘de repente.’ De repente usually mean ‘suddenly,’ but it is commonly used, at least in Rio, as ‘maybe.’ While ‘talvez’ requires the subjunctive e.g. ‘quem sabe, talvez seja melhor ficar aqui,’ you can use ‘de repente’ with…
Airport Reform in São Paulo – Congonhas Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 19, 2007
Following the disastrous plane crash in São Paulo Tuesday night, the Federação Internacional de Associações de Pilotos de Linhas Aéreas (Ifalpa in English) has asked for safety reform in Brazilian airports. (full article in Portuguese) Though perhaps an oversimplification, it seems that the organization is primarily concerned with insufficient runway length and lack of standard…