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Learn Portuguese with Christmas music! Posted by carol on Dec 8, 2021
Olá, caros leitores! Feliz dezembro a todos! The year is drawing to a close, and it hasn’t been an easy one. But with the holidays coming up, we can all look forward to uns dias de folga (a few days off), encontros de família (family gatherings), presentes (gifts), comidas deliciosas (delicious meals) and, why not…
Brazilian music icon dies in plane crash Posted by carol on Nov 8, 2021
Amid a deep economic, political, hygienic and environmental crisis, 2021 was hardly a year of joy and prosperity for Brazilians. And yet, tragedy strikes again. Na tarde de sexta-feira (on Friday afternoon), November 5th, Brazil perdeu (lost) the 26-year-old singer Marilia Mendonça, whose vida se encerrou (life ended) tragically after um acidente de avião (an airplane…
More Brazilian musical instruments Posted by carol on Jul 9, 2021
Olá amigos leitores! Hello dear reader! We are back with a segunda parte (the second part) of our text about instrumentos musicais populares (popular musical instruments) in Brazil. If you missed the first part, we went over the cavaquinho, the berimbau, the agogô, the tambourine, the repique and the viola caipira. Click here to stay…
Which Brazilian musical instruments do you know? Posted by carol on Jun 18, 2021
Olá, queridos leitores! Como estão? Hope you’re in the mood for some music to kick off the weekend. I believe you all know how Brazilians are very orgulhosos (proud) of their vast musical culture. To get an idea, Spotify carried out a survey which revealed that we are the country that most ouve (listens to)…
3 essential albums about Afro-brazilian religions Posted by carol on Mar 31, 2021
Olá queridos leitores! When we talk about Brazilian music, what comes to your mind? Most of you might be thinking of our beloved samba, bossa nova or even funk, which are the most popular gêneros (genres) outside of Brazil. What these and many other musical styles have in common is actually their origin and major…
The founder of Bossa Nova is gone Posted by carol on Aug 9, 2019
Boa tarde, pessoal! Good afternoon, guys! Estão com vontade de ouvir um pouquinho de música? Are you in the mood for listening to some tunes? When we talk about Brazilian music, then definitely Bossa Nova comes to mind and everyone remembers its soft and harmonic melodies, the iconic songs that speak of the belezas naturais…
What is forró? Posted by carol on May 30, 2019
That Brazil is a país enorme (huge country) with continental dimensions, needless to say, but as vast as its size is the diversity and cultural richness of its povo (people). From North to South and East to West, each of the 27 estados (states) that make up Brazil have its own cultural identity and together…