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Pelé - the King of Soccer

It was with immense sadness I heard about the passing of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, universally k...

Rio de Janeiro - Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

The Royal Portuguese Reading Room (Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) is a library and...

Bicentennial - In 2022, Brazil celebrates the 200th year of her Independence

The dream that seeded all Brazilian realities: the 200th year of Brazil's Independence. Because Bra...

Brazil loses a great writer - Lya Luft

Lya Luft was from southern Brazil, initially had her work recognized as a translator of works by gr...

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth...

Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclai...

Rachel de Queiroz

Life is a task that cannot be shared with anyone. Rachel de Queiroz Rachel de Queiroz was a promine...

Black Awareness Day in Brazil - November 20th

In Brazil, Black Awareness Day or Black Consciousness Day (Portuguese: Dia da Consciência Negra) is...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Gregos e troianos

Gregos e troianosLiterally - Greeks and Trojans.Meaning - Two opposing groups or people who have di...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - Comanda

Comanda is a card to control orders in bars, restaurants etc. In many bars and restaurants in Brazi...

Expressions in Brazil with the word "chá"

Chá de bebêIt is a 'baby shower', a party for a women who is going to have a baby. Her friends take...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - ANTENADO

AntenadoLiterally - with antennasMeaning - well-informed, alert, paying close attention to what is ...

BRAZILIAN VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK - APAGÃO

ApagãoMeaning - breakout, power cut, power failure.Exemple:Na prática, para evitar um novo apagão e...

Brazilian vocabulary of the week - AMIGO DA ONÇA

Amigo-da-onçaLiterally - friend of the jaguarMeaning - A supposedly good friend, but actually one w...

A Brazilian Way to Say “What’s Done is Done”

In Portuguese there is an expression used to say that in some situations, there's no point taking f...

A Noite - the first skyscraper in Latin America

The building "A Noite", in English “the night”, is the first skyscraper in Latin Americ...

Brazil: An Exciting Place to Vacation

Brazil is an amazing country to visit. The country offers a lot of possibilities of things to do ...

3 Aspects of Portuguese Language That You May Not Know

Know What do you know about Portuguese? I invite you to expand your knowledge about the Portuguese ...

Why Brazilians love baby talk

This is a very interesting text about Brazilian communication. http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/201...

CELPE-Bras - Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners

CELPE-Bras (Portuguese: Certificado de Proficiência em Língua Portuguesa para Estrange...

Reasons to Learn Brazilian Portuguese

1. Portuguese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world 2. Portuguese is spoken in 1...

New Course - Planning your trip to Brazil

1st Lesson: Planning the trip. Reasons to travel to Brazil. Places to visit: natural parks, importa...