Portuguese Lesson: Eu gosto or Eu gostei? Express Your Opinions (with Video)
I notice an interesting difference between the way we express opinions using the verb gostar in Portuguese and to like in English. Let’s see an example: When I watch a cool video posted by a friend on Facebook, I might write this comment:
- “Gostei”
or
- “Adorei”
Notice that I say this in the past tense. In English, I’d use the present tense:
Capoeira, Culture, and Language in My Life
–> Olivia Shetler
As a child, I used to be rather awful at sports; I had a hard time understanding certain rules and methodology and I found using tools in physical activities to be cumbersome. For a while, I thought I would give up on organized team sports and instead relegate my time to other studies. It wasn’t until I discovered capoeira that I found a sport I could truly fall in love with, and it isn’t necessarily because of its style, but also because of its community, and the dedication that unites so many people from various backgrounds.
Meet Brazilian Theater Legend: Cacilda Becker
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Ladies and gentlemen, senhoras e senhores!
Let me introduce you to one of Brazil’s most important stage artists… Cacilda Becker!
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Born in 1921 in the city of Pirassununga in the state of São Paulo, raised by her mother along with 2 sisters and with very little money, Cacilda became one of the biggest names in the history of Brazil and Brazilian theater. She left us early, at age 48, while on stage: At the end of the first act of the play Waiting for Godot, Cacilda had a stroke. She had been working as an actress for 30 years.
On Being Caught By The Federal Police
Last week, I arrived in Brazil for the 5th time since 1998. I prefer to believe that every ticket is really one-way only but I know that’s not the way things work. This is my 3rd time actually living in Brazil (and by “living”, I mean staying the length of my tourist visa).
Abolition of Slavery: Are we really done with it?
On May 13th, 1888, 123 years ago, slavery abolition was (finally) signed into law in Brazil.
Sadly, Brazil was the last nation in the Western world to abolish slavery.
Learn Fruits in Portuguese with 40 Interactive Flashcards
Spring is up and the warm weather makes me crave some cajá juice.
Now, you might be asking yourself what cajá is. I will tell you, it’s a delicious, small, oval-shaped, yellow fruit that makes refreshing juice and ice cream. I made some research and found out that in English cajá is called hog-plum.
