I found a very good article on learning a language on Lexiophiles.com: www.lexiophiles.com: an interview with Spanish translator and TV show presenter Xosé Castro. In my opinion, Xosé's three special …
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 …
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I recently published a post on Brazilian treats and there I briefly mentioned brigadeiro. Well, now the whole Street Smart Brazil team has gotten together to show you how to cook brigadeiro. And, yes, …
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 …
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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 …
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Beware: By entering this blog post you are making yourself vulnerable to mouth-watering and stomach-growling experiences. Let me tell about a few of my favorite Brazilian treats. Brazil has an …
I recently saw the new Cirque du Soleil show: OVO. Yes, ovo = egg in Portuguese. The name is not by chance. Deborah Colker, a Brazilian dancer and choreographer, created, wrote and directed …
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Our YouTube subscriber Martin has asked me to create a video about words that are confusing in Portuguese. He had all the reasons to ask for this video. He wanted to ask his friend if she had cleaned …
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Say you like chocolate. How would you answer if your friend asked: “Você gosta de chocolate?” (Do you like chocolate?) How to Give Affirmative Answers: Well, in Brazil …
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Açaí is getting very popular in the US today, as it is hailed for its richness in antioxidants. However, it is usually sold only in the form of a liquid juice, often mixed with blueberry juice. While …
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