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Carnaval 2018 – The Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parade Posted by on Feb 25, 2018

Boa tarde a todos! Good afternoon to all! Whoever attended or watched the desfile das escolas de samba (samba schools parade) this year was able to realize that the Brazilian carnival is not just about festa e alegria (party and joy)! In this edition, dissatisfactions with Brazilian politics left the ruas (streets) and the internet…

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2018 Carnaval hits Posted by on Feb 21, 2018

Olá, queridos leitores! Hello, dear readers! Even though the folia (revelry) from Carnaval is unfortunately over now, the major hits that have been playing regularly throughout the celebration still have a lasting hold on its ouvintes (listeners). If you weren’t able to spend your Carnaval days enjoying the festa (party) here in Brazil, you can…

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[2017 Retrospective] – Part I Posted by on Jan 8, 2018

Hey, everyone! Olá a todos! Feliz 2018 – Happy 2018 2017 foi um ano e tanto. 2017 was quite a year. Some believe that it was um ano (a year) of extremes. So let’s take these first moments of janeiro (january) to look closer into the events that shook the país (country), made the headlines…

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Portuguese listening/reading practice – Receita de ano novo Posted by on Dec 31, 2017

[Prática de escuta e leitura em Português] Feliz ano novo a todos! Happy New Year’s, everyone! Since it is our last post of the year, our listening and reading practice of the mês (month) is going to be a special one: a New Year’s poema (poem) by the celebrated modernist poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987)…

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[Brazilian cinema] – Ilha das Flores Posted by on Dec 12, 2017

Olá a todos! Hello everyone! Como vai o dezembro de vocês? How is your december going? Today’s post will take no more than dez (10) minutes of your time: our topic is the short-movie Ilha das Flores (Island of Flowers), written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado. As an award-winning, highly-acclaimed work, it is…

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Rock in Rio 2017 Posted by on Sep 30, 2017

Ei, galera! Hello, guys! Como vocês estão hoje? How are you feeling today? From September 15th to 24th, the Rock in Rio festival, one of the principais e maiores (main and largest) musical events do mundo (in the world) since its first edition in 1985, hosted over trinta (30) attractions each day throughout cinco (5)…

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Who is Anitta/ Pablo Vittar Posted by on Aug 16, 2017

Oi, gente! Hi, all! Gretchen, the ‘Queen of Rebolado’ (swing) from our previous post, is not the única (only) Brazilian who has been successful around the mundo (world) lately. The release of the videoclip Sua Cara (your face), in late July, the result of a partnership of two Brazilian artists with the group Major Lazer…

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