{"id":752,"date":"2010-02-03T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T13:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=723"},"modified":"2010-02-03T09:30:50","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T13:30:50","slug":"reading-comprehension-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/reading-comprehension-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we’re going to do a reading comprehension exercise with a travel story from Estad\u00e3o<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Heran\u00e7a colonial com aroma de caf\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Atr\u00e1s da imponente portaria surge uma casa grande marcada por uma fileira de janelas coloniais azuis perfeitamente retangulares na fachada. Heran\u00e7a de um tempo em que as economias do a\u00e7\u00facar e do caf\u00e9 movimentavam e levavam prosperidade ao interior do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo. E proporcionavam a forma\u00e7\u00e3o de um acervo de m\u00f3veis, senzalas, capelas, terreiros e engenhos.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Comprehension questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Where is the attraction located in Brazil?<\/p>\n

2. What did the building used to be? What has it been converted into?<\/p>\n

3. Why were the homes built without porches during the sugar era?<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Who was the original owner of the property?<\/p>\n

5. Is the attraction permanent or temporary?<\/p>\n

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Today we’re going to do a reading comprehension exercise with a travel story from Estad\u00e3o. Heran\u00e7a colonial com aroma de caf\u00e9 [Click above to read the full article] “Atr\u00e1s da imponente portaria surge uma casa grande marcada por uma fileira de janelas coloniais azuis perfeitamente retangulares na fachada. Heran\u00e7a de um tempo em que as…<\/p>\n

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