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Someone tweeted this yesterday: “God help the World Cup visitor who doesn't speak Portuguese. Airports = real chaos. Worst I've seen in five years living here.” Communication in …
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(It says there are many accents in Brazil thus everyone should respect each others) One thing that has always surprised me about Brazil is the number of accents one can find from region to region and …
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Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has played a key role in the musical and cultural scene in Brazil. From co-founding the Tropicalismo movement in the sixties to …
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My friends and I were planning to have brunch together and the conversation chain on Facebook was in Portuguese. Then Carl comes and says: "I told Vanessa we were going to join them for brunch. …
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Very often literal translation from English to Portuguese or from Portuguese to English is not the best way to say what you want. Here is a good example: Alguma dúvida? Literally, this …
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Something that comes up a lot in discussions about langauge is the argument between using the language as people actually speak it (with short cuts, slang, the “eating” of letters, etc) or using it …
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