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Brazilian novelas – Soap Operas Posted by on Oct 23, 2016

Novelas Brasileiras Brazil is known for its telenovelas, or soap operas, a widely appreciated and immensely popular genre throughout Latin America. As a national fixation and one of the favorite forms of entertainment no paĆ­s (in the country) – along with soccer, the novelas are a Brazilian television staple and, as such, an intrisic part…

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Video Learning Series: Novelas Posted by on May 20, 2009

Today, on the video learning series, we’re going to look at novelas. Though it’s more gratifying to watch them in their entirety, watching novela clips online can be a very useful way to practice listening comprehension, because the language is relatively straightforward. In the clips below, you’ll see scenes from recent novelas, including Caminho das…

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Novela News Posted by on Jan 19, 2009

Due to intense competition between two of the major TV networks in Brazil, there are a slew of new novelas and TV shows coming out in Brazil as each network tries to edge out the other. The two networks in question, Globo and Record, have been competing for viewers as Record has won over traditional…

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