Reading Comprehension: Royal Wedding Posted by Rachel on Apr 24, 2011
The Brazilian media has excellent international coverage, and like in many places around the world, the British royal wedding is in the news in Brazil. Today, we’re going to read a few articles in Portuguese about the wedding to test reading comprehension. It’s not about Brazil, but it’s important to be able to understand international…
Portuguese Vocabulary: In the Bathroom Posted by Rachel on Apr 21, 2011
One of the most essential things you need to know when traveling or living in any country is how to find a bathroom, or about how to work a shower. These may not be very romantic or exciting words, but they’re really handy! So here are some important words you need to know. banheiro –…
Brazil World Cup Cities Posted by Rachel on Apr 19, 2011
Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism released a bunch of short videos about the World Cup host cities in 2014. They’re available in English, but we’re going to watch them in Portuguese, of course. They’re a short little overview of what each city has to offer visitors, so you can see scenes from around Brazil…
Holy Week in Brazil Posted by polyana on Apr 18, 2011
Holy Week, Semana Santa, for Christians all over the world, started yesterday. The Brazilian Catholic population celebrates Semana Santa like most other countries, but a few special plays around the country makes the Brazilian celebrations unique – Procissão do Fogaréu em Goiás Velho This procession is held on Holy Thursday, and is mostly famous in Goiás…
Cocada de Páscoa Posted by Rachel on Apr 12, 2011
Easter is coming up, and there are many delicious Brazilian recipes this holiday. But for those of you with a sweet tooth, cocada de Páscoa is a great recipe to try. The ingredients are fairly simple: condensed milk, eggs, coconut shavings, margarine, sugar, chocolate, and heavy cream. Cocada de Páscoa – Easter Coconut Pastry Ingredientes…
Brazilian Recipes: Vegetarian Feijoada Posted by polyana on Apr 12, 2011
Being Catholic, for lent, I gave up meat and fish. All of it. I’m a vegetarian for 40 days! And for those who live in Brazil, or know anything about Brazilian cuisine… it’s not an easy task. Fortunately, a couple of my friends from work are vegetarians, so they’ve been able to help me out…
How to Say “What’s Up” in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Apr 10, 2011
We’ve talked about similar slang expressions in the past, but for beginners, it’s helpful to know a few ways to say “what’s up?” Keep in mind that these expressions are to be used in informal circumstances amongst friends. 1. E aí? This is the easiest and most common way to say “what’s up?” in Portuguese…