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Reading Comprehension: Cala boca, Galvão! Posted by on Jun 21, 2010 in Brazilian News

Today, we’re going to read about a Brazilian phenomenon on Twitter – a mixture of World Cup enthusiasm and very amusing opportunism. Click the link below to read the story, and then try to answer the questions.

Galvão Bueno: Campeão do Twitter, Gazeta Web

Excerpt: “Poucos minutos depois de a cerimônia de abertura da Copa do Mundo começar, a competição já tinha um vencedor: Galvão Bueno. O locutor da TV Globo foi o primeiro lugar entre os assuntos mais comentados no Twitter no mundo inteiro no dia da festa e, pelo menos até quinta-feira, não saía dos dez mais. Embalada num truque de aparência ecológica, a frase “Cala boca, Galvão!” ganhou o mundo e foi repetida milhões de vezes, numa corrente para a frente que levou Galvão às páginas do New York Times e do El País.”

Questions

1. What did many foreigners think the “Cala boca Galvao” phrase meant?

2. How many people viewed the Galvao birds video (in Portuguese)?

3.  How did Galvão react to the “Cala boca, Galvão” campaign?

4. When did Galvão begin his broadcasting career?

Answers

1. They thought it was a campaign to save the endangered Amazonian Galvao bird, although the bird was completely fictional.

2. 700,000 [setecentos mil]

3. At first he was irritated, but then he joined in on the joke and even discussed it on air

4. 1974

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