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Archives for June 2011

Posted on 06.29.11

Set 2 of our Flashcards App is here and it has a new feature: Shuffle all the cards to challenge yourself. Vamos! Invest in your ability to communicate effectively and confidently. Get your app now. This flashcard set has over 200 complete sentences and covers the simple present (present indicative) Read More

Posted on 06.27.11

(Source) We've all heard a foreigner asking for directions or mispronouncing common words even though on paper they know exactly what they are saying. I come across this time and time again when I hear people speaking other languages and it has always made me curious as to why they don't give enough Read More

Posted on 06.24.11

Viva São João !!! As we speak, Brazil is full of bonfires, all kinds of corn dishes are being cooked, and everyone is getting ready to dance forró all night long! São João (Saint John) is the saint honored on June 24th. The festival is native to Northeastern Brazil, but nowadays it is spread all Read More

Posted on 06.23.11

(Source) Despite studying Brazilian culture for a decade and living in Brazil for 1/30th of my life (that is to say, one year in total), I still receive cultural aftershocks. It is one thing to be an armchair enthusiast studying about intangible things and quite another to have to relearn how to Read More

Posted on 06.13.11

Rising at the base of Corcovado in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho and emptying into Guaranabara Bay from the Praia de Flamengo, the Rio Carioca has a history that parallels that of the city. As a freshwater river, the Rio Carioca quenched the thirst of the Indians, French, Flemish, Portuguese Read More

Posted on 06.11.11

 ( American dads must be excited about their special day this coming June 18th. Brazilian dads, however, will have to wait a little more to celebrate because Dia dos Pais (Father’s Day) in Brazil is celebrated on the second Sunday of August. The tradition is the same as in The U.S. Usually, Read More

Posted on 06.10.11

----> Legião Urbana Twenty five years ago the song Eduardo e Mônica, by the band Legião Urbana, became an integral part of Brazilian pop culture. Now cell phone carrier Vivo partnered with O2 Filmes to recreate the story in a short movie. O2 belongs to Fernando Meirelles, director of City of God, Read More

Posted on 06.03.11

We have just launched our first Android phone app! How exciting!!! Mastering verb conjugation is often the biggest challenge for students of Portuguese. Imagine a simple-to-use app that could help you practice verb conjugation while building vocabulary and improving your command of gender, Read More

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