Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Brazilian Fashion For the Gym The gym (academia in Portuguese) is quite a popular place to be, almost like a club, or a runway. Brazil is the only country that I can think of where wearing something like this to the gym would be perfectly acceptable and not subject to judgment: …In fact, there are [...]
Harper’s Bazaar Brazil Launches Its First Issue Harper’s Bazaar Brazil launches its first issue this week…and who else would be on the cover? …none other than Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. The cover photo was shot by Terry Richardson.
BRAZILIAN FASHION: NEON The Brazilian brand Neon made its debut on international runway yesterday. The brand, which is inspired on brightly colored pieces has become a huge hit in Brazil, and now has progressed onto the Vienna Fashion Week in Austria. Neon, designed by Dudu Bertholini and Rita Comparato, established its trademark in 2003 with brightly colored swimsuits and bikinis. The small hand crafted [...]
Carnaval in Brazil: Transforming Your Abadá Customization of the abadá is a HUGE tradition among the women in Brazil. First of all, what is an abadá? Well, in brazil, especially for certain parties during carnaval called “blocos” or “camarotes” (click HERE to read my post on what blocos and camarotes are) and also for a [...]
“The way you buy art for your home, a Brazilian woman buys jewelry for her outfit.” true, oh so true… They call it Ginga. Technically a sweeping move in the Brazilian martial art dance of Capoeira, it also describes that “certain something” that Brazilian women ooze as they move through space. It’s a self-confident, independent, [...]
Brazilian Fashion Designers Take a trip to Brazil to explore the country’s fashion industry and you will find it is not all samba and swimwear… Brazil might have some of the world’s best beaches, gorgeous weather and a carnival atmosphere that resonates around every city, but when it comes to fashion it is not all [...]
Brazilian Style: Fashion TV Takes a Tour of Rio de Janeiro Below is a really cool video by FashionTV that takes a look at fashion in Rio de Janeiro. Enjoy!
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
