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Caipirinha Recipe to Celebrate the New Year

Yes, in Brazil we also toast the new year with champagne and we love good wine. But nothing beats preparing a fresh caipirinha to enjoy with family and friends :) Caipirinha may be the most Brazilian of drinks. It is made with Cachaça, a Brazilian spirit made from sugar cane. Because rum is also Read More

Literal Translation Can Lead to Misunderstanding – with Video

Imagine that you are walking down the street and you drop your wallet without realizing so. A stranger stops you and returns your wallet. You feel genuinely grateful, and express your feeling with a heartfelt "Thank you so much!", to which the stranger replies: "For nothing".   What would you Read More

Asking why: Por que and Porque Simplified

LÉO: Por que você está com pressa? (Why are you in a hurry?) CLARA: Porque tenho uma reunião importante. (Because I have an important meeting.)    This is a simple rule, yet I frequently see por que and porque used in the wrong way. Keep this in mind: Por que is used to ask Read More

Cashew — A Lot More Than Just Nuts

  Everybody knows about cashew nuts. What most people don't know is that the nuts are just a small part of a fruit called CAJU, typical from the Northeast of Brazil.    The picture above shows two cajus and you can see the cashew nuts (castanha) on the left edge of the fruit. In Read More