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Photography in Portuguese Posted by on Jun 21, 2012

Whether you go to Brazil to travel, work, or live, one thing is for sure: you’re going to want to take pictures. Today we’re going to review some vocabulary associated with fotografia (photography). You’ll notice that a couple of words come directly from English. fotógrafo = photographer câmera= camera tirar uma foto = take a…

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Reading Comprehension: Windows of São Paulo Posted by on Feb 24, 2010

We’re going to do a reading comprehension with a really cool feature from Estado de São Paulo’s “Olhar Sobre o Mundo” blog. It’s a post featuring a fantastic photo series of windows in the city of São Paulo. Read the article, Janelas paulistanas, and the accompanying text here. Excerpt: “Uma viagem poética pelas fachadas da…

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Online Brazil Photography Collection Posted by on Mar 5, 2009

Until June, you can access one of the most spectacular collections of Brazilian photography with works dating from the late 1800s to the 1980s, taken by professionals and amateurs alike. The majority of the collection was taken in Rio de Janeiro but there are sections in other states, like São Paulo. The collection is organized…

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