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Our first Aula Viva (April 10, 2010) will be based on a text by Luís Fernando Veríssimo, one of my favorite Brazilian writers. I thought it would be timely and fun to write about him. READ MORE>

I am super excited and very proud to announce Aula Viva.

Street Smart Brazil has partnered with Taba Theatrical Production to offer you a unique workshop on Brazilian Portuguese. Immersed in a rich atmosphere filled with the best of Brazilian cultural elements, you will have the opportunity to practice the conversational abilities that you have been developing. READ MORE>

We are thrilled with the opportunity to partner with Capoeira Mandinga as one of the sponsors of  A Dança da Guerreira, a series of workshops, dance performances, and bate-papo, celebrating the accomplishments of the strong, persistent, and passionate women in Capoeira. READ MORE>

We heard you and now your group class is here. I carefully designed a program that will be both fun and challenging. You will learn in a safe, expert environment with Street Smart Brazil founder and instructor Luciana Lage.

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We've got one-click login working now.  You'll notice on the pages where you can log in (blog, forum, etc), that there are some icons for social networks.  If you click on one, it will log you in using that social network. Then, you have two options:

-If you don't yet have an account, you can follow the prompts to create an account, and you're done! READ MORE>

Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese writer and poet, and in my opinion one of the best poets this world has even seen. Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1935, Pessoa left an extensive, complex, and beautiful collection of writings. READ MORE>

I recently published a post on Brazilian desserts and there I mentioned Brigadeiro. Well, now the whole Street Smart Brazil team has gotten together to show you how to cook Brigadeiro! And, yes, we ate it all at the end :) Continue reading for our video. READ MORE>

It is Carnival and to celebrate it with our readers I visited Neguinha Sambista, a professional Samba instructor from Aquarela Samba Troup, in Berkely, CA. We interviewed her about the history and styles of the dance, and she told us about her classes. We also filmed parts of the lesson for you! Aquarela teaches Samba and provides Samba shows around the SF Bay Area. We filmed Neguinha Sambista at the Dance Mission Theatre in San Francisco. READ MORE>

Today I will answer your questions about the use of the word muito. Students often feel confused with muito. When is it just muito and when does it have a plural and a feminine?

I will organize my answer in three parts.

1) When muito means “very” it does not vary. Check out these examples: READ MORE>

On February 3, 2010 the San Francisco Brazilian Portuguese Language MeetUp Group got together to meet and greet the new group organizer, Rodrigo. The meeting was such a joy! I had the chance to see some of the fantastic people from previous MeetUps and was fortunate to meet new friends.

We had name tags in which we also indicated the cities or sites in Brazil that we know or that we would like to learn more about. The tags made it easy to start conversations and meet new friends. READ MORE>