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[Travel vocabulary] – Part II Posted by on Apr 8, 2017

[Vocabulário sobre viagem] – Parte II: Hospedagem Now that you’ve learned how to communicate at the airport, it’s also a good idea to know some words and expressions related to accomodation, right? Take a look below: Hotel – Hotel Escolhi um hotel perto da praia para não precisar andar muito (I chose a hotel near…

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Three Beaches worth visiting in the Brazilian Northeast Posted by on Feb 12, 2016

You don’t precisa saber (need to know) much about Brazil to recognize that its beaches are among the most distinguished in the mundo inteiro (whole world). Well, obviously there is a reason for that. With its huge continental proportions, a litoral (coastline) of 7,491 km and more than 2000 beaches across the country, passar o…

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Visit Manaus Posted by on Apr 22, 2015

What cities do you think of when you think of when you think of Brazil? Pense bem! Rio de Janeiro? São Paulo? Belo Horizonte? These are all wonderful cidades brasileiras (Brazilian cities), but another city worth mentioning is Manaus in the state of Amazonas. From amazing shoppings (malls) to exotic nature reserves and great nightlife…

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At the hotel, em português Posted by on Mar 22, 2013

Olá, tudo bem com vocês? Brazil is going to host the World Cup next year and I’m pretty sure that some of you are planning to come down here to enjoy the feast, right? Well, oftentimes hotel employees speak some English, but I think you’d be better off knowing some basic survival Portuguese to use…

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Ticket In Portuguese Posted by on Feb 25, 2011

Sometimes, a vocabulary word is a little easier to learn in a language. Ticket, in this case, is a bit easier in English, since it is used for a variety of different types of situations. But in Portuguese, ticket has different vocabulary words depending on the type of ticket it is. Let’s take a look…

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Travelling Portuguese Essentials Posted by on Aug 10, 2010

Hola from Barcelona!! This is my second time ever in a country where I don’t speak the language and the first time was in Argentina where everyone spoke Portuguese anyway because of all the Brazilian tourists and I also had my friend who speaks fluent Spanish with me…   I mean, I speak sooomme castellano and…

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How to Get a Tourist Visa for Brazil Posted by on Jun 8, 2010

Not everybody knows that Americans require a visa to travel to Brazil — tales abound of travelers showing up at the airport only to be turned away, or more recently, a famous American director, Oliver Stone, actually managed to fly to Brazil without a visa and had some trouble getting into the country. They didn’t…

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