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Here is a great way to practice your Street Smart Portuguese and build your vocabulary: Below is a list of Brazilian magazines on a wide variety of subjects. Some of them make all their content available online; others offer their .com edition on their site. Either way, you will keep informed and enjoy lots of practice.

Here is a tip for you: Read it out loud -- it is great practice.

Boa leitura! READ MORE>

I am preparing for my upcoming trip to Brazil (yay) and thought that my to-do list would provide good examples of how we use the verb Precisar.

Precisar = To need

The verb PRECISAR does not require preposition when it is followed by a verb in the infinitive.

Examples:
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Our private classes are designed to make you fluent in, and comfortable with, Brazilian Portuguese. Whether you are a total beginner or fully conversational, we customize classes to attend to your needs and desires. Here you will learn what you want, when you want it, and how you want it. And, of course, we will have fun along the way!
 
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Maracatu is a Brazilian beat from Pernambuco, a state in the Northeast region of Brazil. It is very rich and represents many cultural and historic elements. I won't attempt to define Maracatu, but I can tell you that it is intense, colorful, and vibrant. The maracatu drums are unbelievable. READ MORE>

Your word this week is the verb Pegar.

Pegar means to grab or to touch, depending on the context. It can also mean to get.

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I had the idea to write this post while I was teaching a class yesterday. My student had a few questions; he was confused about how to say "every day" and "the whole day" in Portuguese. It can be a bit confusing, I admit. 

So here it goes, a few expressions that will not be confusing to you anymore.

There are two ways to say "every day": READ MORE>

It is very easy to say thank you in Portuguese: