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Celebrities speaking Portuguese Posted by on May 9, 2013

Olá, pessoal! How’s it going? Brazilians are known for their hospitality and making sure people feel welcome when they come visit so we have a blast when foreigners try to speak Portuguese, because we know it’s not a very easy one. Kudos for the effort! Celebrities sometimes have to learn some Portuguese as a part…

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Humor video: Versão Brasileira Posted by on Apr 25, 2013

Hi, there! One of my favorite days of the week are Mondays and Thursdays because a new Porta dos Fundos (backdoor) video comes out. Porta dos Fundos is a video production company that makes short humor videos for Youtube and they have become a hit in Brazil, with millions and millions of access. They bring…

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Learn Portuguese with Gangnam Style Posted by on Mar 12, 2013

The Internet is a many splendored thing, right? I friended these guys on Facebook, who live in Belo Horizonte (state of Minas Gerais) and have a group called Real Life English. Their group helps people from all over the world to learn English and one of them, Josh Plotkin, made a very cool video using…

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Vídeo: Household chores in Portuguese Posted by on Feb 25, 2013

Hey, there! How’ve you all been? I made a little video with household chores in Portuguese; after all, we all do them, right? Here are some tips to get the most out of your video: – watch and listen the video many times without repeating the words and expressions – watch the video and repeat…

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Christmas recipe: how to make Panetone Posted by on Dec 21, 2012

Olá, pessoal, tudo bem? I’m all excited about Christmas coming up (if the world doesn’t end first, of course) and I found this video with a panetone recipe. Panetone is a classic Christmas bread filled with dry fruits and it is very famous in Brazil. It is so famous that we have “chocotone” (a chocolate…

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Cartoon: O Pica-Pau (Woody Woodpecker) Posted by on Sep 25, 2012

Olá, tudo bem? As a kid I used to love watching O Pica-Pau because he was a screwball and smart at the same time. The cartoon has been around for almost 50 years and reruns of episodes are still broadcast in Brazil and it has a legion of fans. I chose a 5-minute episode to…

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Vídeo: basic verb forms and everyday activities Posted by on Aug 20, 2012

Olá, tudo bem com você? I’d been meaning to do a basic Portuguese video for our more elementary readers and I finally got around to it. The video is self explanatory and the verb forms and expressions I use are below, ok? Aproveite! eu quero [I want to] eu gosto de [I like to] eu…

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