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Brazilian Youtubers Posted by carol on Jan 25, 2017
Youtubers Brasileiros Oi, pessoa! Hi, everyone! Como vai a semana de vocês? How is your week going? How do you usually passa seu tempo (spend your time) online? Many pessoas (people) like to follow blogs and watch Youtube videos to learn algo (something), get lifestyle tips our simply for diversão (fun). In Brazil, Youtube is…
[Brazilian Series] Posted by carol on Dec 16, 2016
Séries Brasileiras Oi, pessoal! Hey, everyone! Thanks to the rise of current digital media and streaming services, we are agora (now) living a modern golden age of television. Many critically-acclaimed television shows rose to success thanks to the overall improvement of quality and popularity provided by these new tempos (times). Ultimately, it hard to know…
Brazilian novelas – Soap Operas Posted by carol on Oct 23, 2016
Novelas Brasileiras Brazil is known for its telenovelas, or soap operas, a widely appreciated and immensely popular genre throughout Latin America. As a national fixation and one of the favorite forms of entertainment no país (in the country) – along with soccer, the novelas are a Brazilian television staple and, as such, an intrisic part…
[Brazilian Cinema] – Part VI Posted by carol on Sep 12, 2016
On September 1st, Brazil got the chance to assistir (watch) the much-anticipated Aquarius, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s newest release. The film premiered in Cannes in May and competed for the Palme D’Or. French magazine Cahiers Du Cinema regarded it as one of the most expected movies of the year. Since it came out in the country…
[Music to Listen to] – Part V Posted by carol on Aug 13, 2016
Olá, gente! Como está a semana de vocês? Hello, everybody! How is your week going? Last week, o mundo (the world) tuned in to watch the olympics opening ceremony and celebrate o começo (the beginning) of this major sporting event, where many of Brazil’s top artists got a chance to perform to a global audience…
[Brazilian Cinema] – Part V Posted by carol on Jul 18, 2016
Semana passada (Last week) Brazil lost one of its greatest artists: the filmmaker Hector Babenco, who passed away on July 13th. Born in 1946 in Argentina, Babenco mudou-se (moved) to our country at the idade (age) of 19, and was naturalized a Brazilian citizen shortly after. His remarkable career amounts to onze (eleven) feature…
[Music to Listen to] – Part IV Posted by carol on Jun 4, 2016
Ei, gente. Como vocês estão? Hey, guys. How are you doing? What are your plans for the fim-de-semana (weekend)? How about chilling to some Brazilian music? My suggestion is listening to the iconic Tim Maia. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1942, the artist started composing quando (when) he was only seven years old. On…