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Here’s how to say that someone takes after someone else. We use the verb Puxar, which literally means to pull. Puxar a alguém = to take after someone Read More

Ela é a cara da mãe! = She looks just like her mother! É a cara da mãe! This is how we say that someone looks just like someone else: Read More

From my previous Portuguese lessons, by now you know that Brazilians use a lot of colloquial expressions that come from soccer vocabulary. Here’s another one of these fun Brazilian Portuguese idiomatic expressions: pendurar a chuteira. It may also come in the plural form: pendurar as Read More

Learn the Brazilian Portuguese colloquial expression entrar de sola in this Portuguese lesson. Yes, it's one more Brazilian Portuguese expression that comes from soccer. At this point you know how we Brazilians love our soccer vocabulary, right? Read More

Brazilians do love their soccer! So much so that many colloquial expressions that we use in Brazilian Portuguese come from soccer vocabulary. Here’s another great Brazilian colloquial expression that comes from soccer vocabulary: Pisar na bola. In the video below you will learn the pronunciation Read More

In this Portuguese lesson, learn the idiomatic expression vestir a camisa. Do you know what futebolês means? It is a play with the words futebol (soccer) and  português to refer to idiomatic Brazilian Portuguese expressions that come from futebol. Get your futebolês ready for the World Cup! In Read More

Today's one-word Portuguese lesson is about the verb avacalhar. It's a great verb to know, especially when you are really upset about a service or product. Hopefully you will be using the the verb avacalhar, and not the other way around! Read More

Love is in the air! We celebrate Valentine's Day on June 12 in Brazil.  To help you celebrate, we have a gift for you:  Enjoy $50 OFF when you purchase 10 hours of Portuguese lessons. Then tell your loved one about your commitment to improve your Portuguese. This will make them happy :) To redeem Read More

Today's Portuguese lesson will teach you another slang word for beer in Brazil. After all, it's Friday! Read More

Virar is an interesting, useful verb in Portuguese. In this Portuguese lesson you will learn three meanings of the verb virar and two great Brazilian colloquial expressions with the verb. The lesson has 12 examples to make your proficient using the verb virar. Read More