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Gifts in Portuguese Posted by carol on Dec 13, 2018
Olá, meus caros leitores! Hello, my dear readers! The holidays are upon, meaning that o Natal (Christmas) will soon be bringing its joyous festivities, typical dishes, family gatherings, office parties and, of course, gifts. Although the holiday season may hold different meanings and in each culture, which may result in different traditions, it is undeniable…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – Hostil Mundo Novo Posted by carol on Nov 30, 2018
Boa noite a todos! Good evening, everyone! Today we resume our ongoing Listening/ Reading practice. The selected text is called Hostil Mundo Novo (Hostile New World) by one of Brazil’s most renowned writer and biographer Ruy Castro, who was written about our country’s popular personalities such as Garrincha and Carmen Miranda. His text is about…
The verb ‘arrumar’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 26, 2018
E aí, galera? O que vocês estão arrumando hoje? What’s up guys? What are you up to today? Arrumar is one of those versatile verbs in Portuguese that may have a lot of different definitions, depending on the context where it is being used. There are many possibilities for using arrumar in a sentence and it…
Words ending in oso/osa in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 28, 2018
Boa tarde, leitores! Good afternoon, readers! Today is dia das eleições (election day) in Brazil, so millions of Brazilians are heading to polls with hope for the next four years in our country. Although many are fearing that the future might be tenebroso. But we will be talking more about that in future posts, once…
A foreigner’s experience in Brazil – An interview Posted by carol on Oct 18, 2018
Olá a todos! Hello to all! Como vocês têm passado? How have you been doing? As Portuguese learners, it is likely that some of you have considered the possibility of coming to Brazil someday. Some of you might even be already. If so, what is it like? Based on this curiosity, I have conducted a series…
Expressions with food – Part III Posted by carol on Sep 30, 2018
Bom dia, meus caros! Good morning, my dears! As we have come to learn this month, Brazilian Portuguese has countless expressions, proverbs and saying related to food. So many that we now heading into our third post and still haven’t been able to cover them all! Maybe our passion for eating is so great that…
The stabbing of the presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro Posted by carol on Sep 27, 2018
Boa tarde, caros leitores. Good afternoon, dear readers. The upcoming presidential election in outubro (October) seem to have pushed tensions to the limit of chaos in Brazil. Although gruesome, attempting to eliminate your political opponents through the use of violence is by no means unprecedented. The United States, for instance, grapples with the baffling number…