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Museu de Arte de São Paulo Posted by on May 25, 2017

Olá, galera! Hey, everyone! The dazzling cidade (city) of São Paulo is Brazil’s wealthiest, largest and most populous metropole. As such, a lot can be expected from its major museum, the São Paulo Art Museum (Museu de Arte de São Paulo), also conhecido (known) as MASP. MASP is a leading Brazilian cultural institution and an…

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Paulistanês: Speaking Like You’re From São Paulo City Posted by on Oct 18, 2010

Continuing with our “getting to know Brazilian accents & regional sayings,” series, I realized I hadn’t written about Paulistanês, the “language” spoken in São Paulo city, where I’m currently living and hear everyday! The funny thing about people who live in the city of São Paulo is that they think everyone else has an accent…

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Lyrics Practice – Tulipa Ruiz – The Newer Voices in MPB Posted by on Sep 13, 2010

Next month, a huge music festival is coming to São Paulo… on a gigantic farm in the small city of Itú.  It’s called the “Starts With You” festival and here in SP City, it’s all anyone has been talking about (and of course that means I have to go).  The festival is bringing in big…

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Mano na Comanda Posted by on Jul 26, 2010

Last Friday, many Brazilians were in a frenzy.  The new head coach for the national soccer team was to be chosen.  All day Friday, all anyone could talk about was how Muricy Ramalho, the carioca team, Fluminense‘s head coach, was going to take CBF’s (Clube Brasileiro de Futebol) offer.  However, when he did, his current…

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Best Cities to Live in 2010 – Lisbon & São Paulo Posted by on Apr 20, 2010

Lisbon Beach

Yesterday, AskMen.com released their annual “Top 29 Cities to Live In,” report and in this 2010 edition, 2 Lusophone cities were chosen: Lisbon, Portugal (at #18) and São Paulo, Brazil (at #16)! I mention these because for someone learning Portuguese and is considering studying or working abroad, there are certain factors one must take into account…

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Reading Comprehension: Dance Club Posted by on Apr 8, 2010

For today’s reading comprehension, we’re going to read a bit of a bizarre story about a nightclub in São Paulo. Talk about dancing to your own beat! You can also watch the accompanying video here. Casa noturna promove balada silenciosa com música só nos fones de ouvido Excerpt: “Uma casa noturna da capital resolveu lançar…

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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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