Discover the Fun Brazilian Portuguese Word: Muvuca
Let’s add some flair to your Brazilian Portuguese. Today, we’re diving into a lively Brazilian Portuguese word: muvuca.
Everyday Brazilian Slang: Work, Food, Money
Let me show you common Brazilian slang words for three everyday things: work, food, and money. You will be speaking like a Brazilian with your new Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary.
Learn Portuguese: 3 Great Words, 2 Phrases, and Grammar from a Viral Post
Brazilian singer Ed Motta has recently gone viral among Brazilians around the world, but not in the best way. He recently said that he did not want to see any simpleton Brazilian speaking Portuguese during his European tour. He also asked fans to not even try to ask him to speak Portuguese during the shows. And […]
How To Dominate Portuguese Slang Like a Boss!
Everyone wants to sound good when speaking a foreign language. And everyone is self-conscious of sounding like they’re speaking from a textbook. Learning slang, colloquialisms, and idioms is a fun and engaging way to get excited about delving into a language. Plus, it keeps us from sounding overly formal when talking to natives. The teachers at Street Smart Brazil can teach you perfect Portuguese […]
Brazilian Culture: Got Ginga?
If you’ve practiced capoeira, you may have heard of ginga. It’s the base move from which all others are made, you know, that back and forth, side-to-side, swinging motion you see whenever someone starts to do capoeira.
Horsing Around in Pará – Learn Colloquial Portuguese
If it’s true there’s a lot of trains (trens) in Minas, then both Pará and Maranhão must have a lot of mares, or female horses (éguas). Of my three-month stay in Pará back in 2009, from the first day to my last, I heard the word “égua” anywhere from one to twenty times per day. Some call it the “vírgula dos paraenses” (the comma of residents of Pará) because it’s so common and they use the word for so many reasons, such as surprise, admiration, happiness, fright, and even anger. In the rest of Brazil, égua is replaced with such words as “poxa!“, “caramba!“, and “nossa!“, which you’re likely already familiar with.
Online, I encountered a few use cases for “égua”. Let’s take a look.
