History: understand the cultura e política Brasileira Posted by Ester on Feb 2, 2016
This brief história do Brasil will help you understand a little bit more about the country, politics as well as the culture. Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese? We all know it is because Brazilians were colonized by the Portuguese, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Brazil on 22 April, 1500. But what really happened…
Brazilian Drinks – Part II Posted by carol on Jan 30, 2016
While northern countries may be currently experiencing the chilly winter weather, Brazilian summer is in full steam. As we all know, it’s important to keep cool and hydrated when it’s hot, and there is a great variety of typical Brazilian beverages to help you with that. Last month I wrote about our most famous alcoholic…
Socially acceptable adjectives Posted by Ester on Jan 26, 2016
Last week we learned how to describe people em Português. Have you ever had to stop and think how to describe someone in a way that is not rude or offensive? Here is some vocabulary to help you with that. Since there are some terms in Portuguese which are considered the right ones when…
Describing people em Português Posted by Ester on Jan 19, 2016
Ei pessoal! Today we are going to learn how to describe people. A) Aparência física – physical appearance 1. Alto – tal 2. Baixo – short 3. Estatura mediana – average height 4. Gordo – fat 5. Cheinho / gordinho – chubby 6. Acima do peso – overweight 7. Magro – skinny 8. Magrinho –…
Masculine nouns ending with the letter “a” Posted by carol on Jan 14, 2016
Hello, everybody! (Olá a todos!) Let’s see some grammar? Portuguese, like many other languages, assigns gender – either masculine or feminine – to substantivos (nouns). Masculine nouns are preceded by the definite article “o” – as in o carro (the car), o cachorro (the dog), o prédio (the building) – whereas feminine nouns take the…
Expressions with the word água Posted by Ester on Jan 11, 2016
Oi gente! Let’s say someone asks you if you have been drinking “water that birds don’t drink”. Or if someone says they are going to your party “even if it is under the water”. Would you know how to respond to it? How about taking a look at some expressions and sayings which have the…
Tudo e todo Posted by carol on Jan 7, 2016
Olá a todos! Tudo bem com vocês? (Hey all!! Everything alright with you?) The words tudo e todo in Portuguese are very similar, not only in spelling, but also in meaning. To avoid confusion, today’s post will make a distinction between the two pronouns and provide some examples: Tudo (everything) means the totality of things, the…