Brazil Restaurant Weeks Posted by Rachel on May 13, 2009
This week kicks off Rio de Janeiro’s first Restaurant Week, after the event was held in Sao Paulo. Restaurant Week will be held in Sao Paulo again, starting August 31st, and Recife and Brasilia will have their own editions in the coming months. Rio’s Restaurant Week began on Monday and runs through May 24th. The…
Off the Beaten Path: Part V Posted by Rachel on May 12, 2009
Today, we’re going to return to our “Off the Beaten Path” series to discuss less known tourist attractions in Brazil. We’re going to look at Serra da Capivara National Park, located in the northeastern state of Piauí. An UNESCO World Heritage site, the park is home to cave paintings dated up to 25,000 years old…
Swine Flu Hits Brazil Posted by Rachel on May 11, 2009
Swine flu has officially arrived in Brazil, with eight confirmed cases. Some had all been in Mexico, the US or Europe, where they contracted the disease, while two got sick without leaving the country. Only one of the infected patients is still in the hospital, who is being quarantined. Doctors say he will be fine…
The Trickiest Accent Posted by Rachel on May 8, 2009
Today’s interactive feature has to do with accents. The question is: which is the most difficult accent to understand in Portuguese? This includes the different regions of Brazil, as well as Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa like Angola and Mozambique. After learning Brazilian Portuguese, I find Portuguese accents (from Portugal) exceedingly difficult to understand…
Missing You Posted by Rachel on May 7, 2009
In Portuguese, there are a few ways to express the feeling of missing someone or something. Let’s take a look. 1. estar com saudades This expression means to miss or feel nostalgia for a person or thing. Estou com saudades tuas. I miss you. Eles estão com saudades do Brasil. They miss Brazil. 2. sentir…
Update: Technical Problems Posted by Rachel on May 6, 2009
Hi readers, I just wanted to update you to let you know we’ve had some problems posting photos and files on the site, including podcasts. We’re working on the problem, and in the meantime, I posted a temporary link to the most recent podcast on the original post. Thank you for your patience!
El Al Begins Direct Flights to Brazil Posted by Rachel on May 6, 2009
This week, El Al Airlines announced that it has begun direct flights from Israel to Brazil, the airline’s first new flight in a decade. The airline will run three direct flights a week from Tel Aviv to Sao Paulo and back. Each flight takes nearly 15 hours. The airline decided to begin service to Brazil…