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Archives for February 2010

Posted on 02.23.10

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.   To ensure that you get the best out of the class, Read More

Posted on 02.20.10

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 Read More

Posted on 02.18.10

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. Fernando Pessoa wrote under several different heteronyms, the most famous Read More

Posted on 02.15.10

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. Brigadeiro is a soft chocolate Read More

Posted on 02.13.10

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! Read More

Posted on 02.07.10

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 Read More

Posted on 02.06.10

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 Read More

Posted on 02.05.10

I was writing a forum entry in response to Street Smart Brazil members Species and Jim when I realized this would be a delicious blog post. The question I am trying to answer is: "What desserts are native to Pernambuco?" Beware: By entering this post you are making yourself vulnerable to Read More

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