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Do you feel that speaking Portuguese gets more and more fun as you become more and more fluent? Are your Portuguese lessons helping you become less and less shy to talk to people in Brazil? Have …
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I bet that one of the first words that you learned in Portuguese was Bem, which means well. In fact, my most watched video lesson is the one that tells you what Tudo bem really means. But we also …
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When I first came to the US, I kept ordering “mineral water” at restaurants and I would often get funny looks. I didn’t know that it is more common to say bottled water. In Brazil, we say mineral …
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The verb Dar is extremely useful because we use it in so many colloquial expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. Today you will learn how to use the expression Dar-se bem with two different meanings: to …
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I have great news: Adam Lee will be helping me with Street Smart Brazil's social media. Adam is extremely knowledgeable about Brazil, Portugal, and the Portuguese language. He has lived in Brazil for …
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Even after a decade since I picked up my first Brazilian Portuguese grammar book, I still wonder about the placement of an accent here or there. Online, there’s tons of blogs and sites in …
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