Christmas greets Brazilians four days after the first day of summer, so celebrations call for less eggnog and more cold beer. Living Language interviewed Dona Ana, a 45 year-old Brazilian math teacher from São Paulo and asked her to describe … Continue reading
Category Archives: Portuguese
Holiday Recipes from Around the World
This holiday, we’ll be trying out some of these recipes from around the world as we get together with friends and family. Each recipe comes with a taste of that countries culture and in the recipes, we get to learn … Continue reading
Holiday recipes from Brazil
Boas Festas – Happy Holidays!
In Brazil the holidays fall in the very beginning of the summer, and although many of the American traditions have been incorporated into Brazilian holidays celebration, many things, including food and drink remain as tropical as the country. Continue reading
English and Portuguese False Friends
False friends, falso cognatos, are pairs of words in two different languages that look the same, or sound the same but have different meanings. For example, in English the word actual means in fact, real, but in Portuguese the word … Continue reading
Capoeira – a Brazilian Martial Art and a Worldwide Sport
Capoeira, a creation of Afro-Brazilian slaves in the 16th century, is now a recognized sport and form of martial arts. Jogar capoeira, literally play capoeira, involves using acrobatismo, acrobatics, dança, dance and música, music in an incredible display of physical … Continue reading
Presidential Elections in Brazil and Ter (Have), Dever (Should) and Poder (Can
On October 5, Brazilians went to the ballots to elect a president, but since the candidate with the most votes did not receive more than 50% of the total, the two first contenders, first-term President Dilma Rousseff with 41.6% and … Continue reading
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Each person’s needs for learning a language are a bit different. Maybe you’re interested in learning French for an upcoming vacation, just a few months away. Or maybe you just love languages, and you want to explore several of them … Continue reading
In Celebration of International Coffee Day: Coffee in Brazil
Today is International Coffee Day. In celebration, let’s learn about coffee in Brazil, the largest coffee producing country in the world for the past 150 years, harvesting a third of all the coffee consumed in the planet. Café, coffee, is … Continue reading
How To Say “Dog” In 16 Languages
It may be National Dog Week, but man’s best friend is an international companion. Take a look at our infographic to learn how to say “dog” in sixteen languages from around the globe. How to Say Dog in Multiple Languages … Continue reading
Dia da Árvore - Arbor Day in Brazil
O Dia da Árvore, Arbor Day, was celebrated in Brazil on September 21, which is also the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The Amazon rainforest, or os pulmōes do mundo, the lungs of the world, as it … Continue reading
