Celebrating Carnaval in Brazil Posted by sasha on Mar 12, 2018
Bom dia a todos! Meu nome é Sasha. Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. Sorry but I don’t have much more Portuguese in my arsenal. I’m an English teacher and a blogger on the Spanish and Chinese pages. I also run Grateful Gypsies with my lovely wife. I recently had my first experience with the Portuguese-speaking world as…
Going to school in Portuguese – Part II Posted by carol on Mar 9, 2018
Olá, meus leitores! Hello, my readers! Como vai o março de vocês? How is March going? Today we are going to cover the second part of our education-related vocabulary so you can learn about these important terms for anyone going to school or college. Vamos lá! Come one! anotar – take notes Anotem porque isso…
Going to school in Portuguese – Part I Posted by carol on Feb 28, 2018
Boa noite a todos! Good evening to all! Fevereiro (February) is about to be over, meaning that, in Brazil, students have been back to school for about a month (except for most federal universities, whose classes resume in march). Here, the school year begins in the first week of fevereiro and end around the second…
Portuguese listening/reading practice – O filme da sua vida Posted by carol on Feb 27, 2018
Prática de escuta e leitura em Português Bom dia, leitores! Good morning, readers! Today’s listening and reading practice will cover a text by Brazilian comedian and cartoonist Reinaldo Figueiredo, called O filme da sua vida (The movie of your life). His text talks about a passenger whose avião (plane) is about to crash and then…
Carnaval 2018 – The Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parade Posted by carol on Feb 25, 2018
Boa tarde a todos! Good afternoon to all! Whoever attended or watched the desfile das escolas de samba (samba schools parade) this year was able to realize that the Brazilian carnival is not just about festa e alegria (party and joy)! In this edition, dissatisfactions with Brazilian politics left the ruas (streets) and the internet…
2018 Carnaval hits Posted by carol on Feb 21, 2018
Olá, queridos leitores! Hello, dear readers! Even though the folia (revelry) from Carnaval is unfortunately over now, the major hits that have been playing regularly throughout the celebration still have a lasting hold on its ouvintes (listeners). If you weren’t able to spend your Carnaval days enjoying the festa (party) here in Brazil, you can…
Getting drunk in Portuguese – Part II Posted by carol on Feb 18, 2018
Bom dia, meus leitores! Good morning, my readers! Today we are going to cover the second part of our drinking slang in Portuguese. Let’s do this? Saúde! Cheers! passar da conta – to exaggerate, to drink too much Acho que passei da conta, preciso de uma aspirina | I think I’ve had too much, I…