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Brazil Com S – Portuguese Language Abroad
“BraZil com S – the Portuguese language spoken outside of Brazil is an unique documentary produced by Brasil em Mente and sponsored by the Brazilian General Consulate of NY. Documentary from 2012. 32...
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Portuguese Life: Part One
I’ve mentioned a few of these differences on the blog in previous years but it seemed a good time to reiterate them. After leaving Brazil at the end of the year, I didn’t end up staying in California...
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A Little More Patience
I was reading a Brazilian newspaper the other day when I noticed a new phrase used in the comments section of an article. The phrase was “ter paciência de Jó” (to have the patience of Job, which...
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Achismo – New Word
From Dicio: “achismo (achar+ism) – Tendency of evaluating situations according to one’s own opinions or intentions, many times unjustified.” Dicionário Informal: “Culture of making groundless...
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150 Tricky Words in Brazilian Portuguese ebook
US$4.99 ______ After successfully launching my first ebook, 103 Tricky Verbs in Brazilian Portuguese right here on Eyes On Brazil, today, I’m announcing my second ebook (PDF), 150 Tricky Words in...
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25 Interesting Expressions used in Brazil
Introducing my third ebook (PDF) for learning Brazilian Portuguese which, as the title says, includes 25 interesting expressions used in Brazil, as well as their origins. If you’re looking to come a...
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Listening comprehension? Youtube has you covered
(a shot of the TV Folha newsroom) After all this time, I still really love hearing Brazilian Portuguese, and I also love finding new ways to hear it. With the Internet these days, doing so is not so...
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Brazilian Portuguese Badly Said
These are words sometimes said by crianças, other times by people without formal education. The correct words are in bold. If you know others that people sometimes pronounce incorrectly, add them in...
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Close, but not the same – Portuguese
Due to a comment I got on my last Portuguese post (Brazilian Portuguese Badly Said), I decided to write about a few words that are so similar in writing and meaning that they get easily confused. Two...
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Quick Portuguese Podcasts
Luiz Costa Pereira Junior, the editor of Revista Língua Portuguesa started doing quick Portuguese podcasts (titled ”Em bom português” and recorded in Portuguese) on the magazine’s site and via the...
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