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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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To speak truly Street Smart Portuguese, you need to learn how to use ‘a gente’.

A gente = Nós = We, but you conjugate the verb in the singular, as you do for você, ele, and ela. 

In spoken Portuguese, we frequently use ‘a gente’.

Check out the examples below:
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In 2009 the long-discussed reform of the Portuguese Language will be implemented (or is supposed to be). The goal is to standardize the spelling and bring uniformity of language among the different Portuguese speaking countries.

Of course there is resistance to such changes, especially from Portugal because the changes bring the language closer to Brazilian Portuguese. I guess this is like trying to get England to adopt American spelling. READ MORE>