Doce de Abóbora Recipe Posted by Rachel on Jun 7, 2011
It’s festa junina season again, so it’s time to learn a delicious new June festival recipe! We’re going to learn how to make sweet pumpkin, or sweet pumpkin compote, a traditional recipe originally from Rio Grande do Sul. Doce de abóbora What you’ll need • 1 quilo de abóbora descascada • ¼…
Os Mais Limpos do Mundo – Reading Comprehension Posted by polyana on Jun 6, 2011
A study conducted by the Global Hygiene Council has shown that Brazilians are the citizens who wash their hands the most in the world. If you’ve been to Brazil, and travelled enough to other countries, you have probably already encountered the cleanliness obsession us Brazilians have! Here’s a little more about the study, from O…
The pronunciation of the ending -ão Posted by Adir on Jun 3, 2011
Hi, there! I’m Adir Ferreira, your new video blogger from Brazil. We’re going to have one video every week and we kick things off by practicing the sound of the ending -ão in Portuguese. This sound gives English speakers a really hard time so I decided to make a video about it. For the video…
Collective Nouns in Portuguese: Nature Posted by Rachel on May 31, 2011
Last week, we learned about animal collectives in Portuguese. This week, we’re going to learn about nature-related collective nouns. arquipélago – islands (archipelago) cacho – bunch of bananas or grapes cordilheira – mountains feixe – kindling / wood for burning flora – plants or vegetables (flora) floresta / bosque – trees (forest) miríade – stars…
Good and Well Posted by Rachel on May 31, 2011
Since much of Portuguese Blog is aimed at intermediate and advanced learners, I thought we’d do a post to help some of our readers who are just starting to study Portuguese. Still, this particular tip should be useful for everyone, since I’ve noticed this is a common mistake. Bem vs. bom It’s important to remember…
Brazilian Hip Hop – Emicida Posted by polyana on May 30, 2011
Yesterday I went to a huge hip hop festival here in São Paulo, with international names like John Legend, Ja Rule, & The Roots, but also some Brazilian independent artists like Copacabana Club (which isn’t a hip hop band, but they’re pretty good!) & then some big name Brazilian hip hop artists. I’m actually pretty…
A Banda Mais Bonita Da Cidade Posted by Rachel on May 27, 2011
A band from Curitiba, Paraná recently released a video that has blown up on the Internet with close to 3 million views and newfound fans from around the world. The song, called Oração, which means prayer, is performed by a group called A Banda Mais Bonita Da Cidade. They have various other songs out but…