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Portuguese Verb Tenses Posted by Rachel on Jun 4, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, we’re going to talk about the different verb tenses. The question is: which is the most difficult Portuguese verb tense for you? There are a few verb tenses that I find tricky, like the future subjunctive tense (for, estiver, etc), since when I’m speaking, I sometimes confuse the eles/elas conjugation with…
Best Brazilian Food Posted by Rachel on May 28, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, we’re going to talk about Brazilian food. The question at hand is: what is your favorite Brazilian dish? I have two personal favorites: moqueca de camarão and brigadeiro. Though Brazilian food includes excellent meat, the seafood is also wonderful, especially the shrimp. Brazilian food also includes a range of delicious desserts…
Best Brazilian Movie Posted by Rachel on May 22, 2009
Since we discussed the topic earlier in the week, for today’s interactive feature we’re going to talk about movies. Today’s question is: what is your favorite Brazilian film? Unfortunately, due to a low popularity in foreign films, not many Brazilian films are released in US theaters, and those who have seen Brazilian movies have usually…
Portuguese Learning Websites Posted by Rachel on May 15, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, we’re going to discuss Portuguese websites. The question is: which websites (other than this one) do you use to help you learn Portuguese? Though I personally learned Portuguese mostly through speaking, I use news sites to help practice my reading skills, like O Globo, Folha, and Terra. But there are a…
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…
Learning Portuguese Posted by Rachel on May 1, 2009
Today’s interactive post is about your motivation to learn Portuguese. The question is: Why do you want or need to learn Portuguese? Is it for business or pleasure? Do you have friends or family from Brazil? Or are you learning purely for fun? Let’s hear from you!
What’s your favorite city in Brazil? Posted by Rachel on Apr 23, 2009
Today’s interactive feature has to do with travel, rather than language. The question at hand is: What’s your favorite city in Brazil? This is a tricky question, since I’ve loved every city I’ve been to in Brazil, and there are so many that I haven’t been to yet. In terms of big cities, my favorite…