Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
CRISTO REDENTOR – CHRIST THE REDEEMER Learn about one of Brazil’s most famous landmarks. “E a cidade que tem braços abertos (It’s the city that has open arms) Num cartão postal (On a post card) Com os punhos fechados na vida real (With clenched fists in real life) Lhe nega oportunidades (It denies opportunities) Mostra a face dura do [...]
WHAT IS A FESTA JUNINA? Festa Junina are two week long festivals that happen during the month of June in Brazil and are extremely popular throughout the entire country. The Brazilian June festival traditionally celebrates the Catholic Saints Santo Antônio (Saint Anthony) São João (Saint John) and São Pedro (Saint Peter). Therefore, many Brazilian Festa Juninas are run by churches and [...]
CHRISTIANITY IN BRAZIL Evangelical Christianity is thriving in Brazil. That the evangelical and pentecostal churches in Brazil are strong is immediately evident to any visitor. Compared to other Latin American countries where non-Catholic congregations are often small, hidden away on back streets and decidedly not influential, the church is Brazil is almost brazen in its [...]
