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Facebook Tries to Beat Orkut in Brazil Posted by Rachel on Oct 19, 2009
Recently, tech website Mashable reported that Facebook is seeking to beat Orkut to dominate the Brazilian social media market. While Orkut has long been the leader in Brazil, Facebook has created new ways to lure Brazilians to its site. First, Facebook is now available in Portuguese, making access easier. Second, Facebook recently installed a new…
Orkut, the Brazilian Facebook Posted by Rachel on Oct 20, 2008
In Brazil, the most used social networking site on the Internet, which has become wildly popular nationwide, is known as Orkut (pronounced Or-coo-chee). It was created in 2004 by a Turkish Google employee and originally was marketed in the United States. Gradually, though, its two largest markets became Brazil and India, which make up 55%…
Para Quem Posted by Rachel on Jun 8, 2011
Today we’re going to learn a very useful expression that you can use in everyday conversation. The term “para quem” followed by a verb in the indicative tense means “for those or “for anyone.” Let’s take a look at how it’s used. Para quem gosta de cozinhar, tenho uma receita muito boa! For anyone who…
Reading Comprehension: Social Networking Posted by Rachel on Oct 8, 2010
Social networks are huge in Brazil, and the country has become one of the fastest growing markets for some of the world’s most popular social websites. Today we’re going to learn a bit more about trends in social networks in Brazil with two short pieces from the Brazilian news. Facebook cresce mais de 400% em…
Top Ten Ways to Learn Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Apr 5, 2010
Here are the top ten ways you can learn Portuguese, on and offline. Do you have any other ways you use to learn? 10. Read Portuguese blog every day and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. 9. Create your own BYKI list, or use existing lists to learn Portuguese vocabulary. 8. Find interesting Brazilians to…
Reading Comprehension: Internet Dating Posted by Rachel on Mar 24, 2010
For today’s reading comprehension, we’re going to read a BBC Brasil article about an indigenous couple who met on the Internet. Casal indígena se conhece na internet Excerpt: “O casal Gasodá Suruí e Maria Leonice, ou Tori Tupari, seu nome indígena, se conheceu pela Internet e até casou pela rede. Eles são um exemplo de…
Brazil Leads World Google Usage Posted by Rachel on Sep 15, 2009
According to an article from the New York Times technology blog, Brazil and India use Google and Google services more than any other countries in the world, including the United States. While American Internet users spend about 9 percent of their online time on Google, users in Brazil spend about 30 percent of their time…