{"id":6810,"date":"2016-02-26T01:56:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T01:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6810"},"modified":"2016-02-26T02:00:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T02:00:34","slug":"porta-dos-fundos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/porta-dos-fundos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Porta dos Fundos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning a nova (new) language is a serious thing. But having some fun enquanto (while) you do it can sempre (always) ajudar (help).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As it has been mentioned in previous posts, a country\u2019s sense of humor, culture and language are closely linked. And a good way to become familiar with Brazilian comedy is to assistir (watch) the thriving YouTube channel <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Porta dos Fundos<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Porta dos Fundos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was created in 2012 by a comedy troupe. Their videos follow the sketch format that usually last from dois (two) to cinco (five)\u00a0minutes. According to its founders, their dissatisfaction with the restrictions and lack of creative liberty in Brazilian television motivated the creation of the YouTube channel, where they could have all the artistic and comic freedom they wanted. With this autonomy, they are able to more freely satirize politics, religion, the police, sex, Brazilian customs and traditions, mock famous brands as well as simply to ridicule everyday life. Though the subject matter and sometimes politically incorrect approach may be controversial and not please todo mundo (everyone), the group still presents a very unique take on comedy that was much needed in Brazilian media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With their acid and bold sense of humor, the channel soon went viral and reached a nation-wide success, ranking among the most viewed in the country. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Porta dos Fundos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has over mil (a thousand) videos, which amount to an impressive number of over 2 billions views and 11 million subscribers, a true internet phenomenon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But, hey! N\u00e3o fique triste! (Don\u2019t be sad!) if you are not fluent in Portuguese ainda (yet), you don\u2019t have to miss on all the divers\u00e3o (fun): the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Porta dos Fundos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> group also has a channel for international audiences called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backdoor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where it is possible to access their videos with English subtitles and descriptions so you can rir (laugh) with us and practice your Portuguese skills at the same time. I have selected seis (six) of their top sketches, so take a look:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bromance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes your significant other is not the person you\u2019re married to, but someone else who, deep inside, you always knew was your better half: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BROMANCE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ml_aGGgDvqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casamento (Marriage)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The dreaded \u201cspeak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace&#8221; moment always holds big surprises:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=admRH4ht94s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=admRH4ht94s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deus (God)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We each have our own idea of God. So after dying and going to heaven, you never know what awaits for you at pearly gates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qxyASyHBzzU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qxyASyHBzzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dez Mandamentos (Ten Commandments)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though widely accepted nowadays, the ten commandments were initially met with a lot of resistance: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5yn73LhlEwc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5yn73LhlEwc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fundo Verde (Chroma Key)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie world is truly fascinating, particularly when it comes to special effects:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTmU9VnP3Vo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTmU9VnP3Vo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Logout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ve never seen despair in a man\u2019s eyes if you\u2019ve never watched them realize their forgot to logout of Facebook at home: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d9hvaXDO4go\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d9hvaXDO4go<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here&#8217;s the link to their channel in English. Subscribe if you liked them!:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheBackdoorchannel\/videos\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheBackdoorchannel\/videos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now as for their official channel:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/portadosfundos\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/portadosfundos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tenham um fim de semana divertido! (Have a fun weekend!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning a nova (new) language is a serious thing. But having some fun enquanto (while) you do it can sempre (always) ajudar (help).\u00a0As it has been mentioned in previous posts, a country\u2019s sense of humor, culture and language are closely linked. 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