Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Valentine’s day in Brazil Dia dos Namorados is Valentine’s day in Brazil (namorado/a means boyfriend/girlfriend in Portuguese). Valentines day in Brazil takes place on June 12th (it probably isn’t celebrated in Febuary like everywhere else in the world as to not compete with carnaval – a time when everyone in Brazil becomes “single” for a [...]
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 [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s actually not Valentine’s Day in Brazil today – Valentine’s Day in Brazil, called O Dia dos Namorados, happens on June 12. But in honor of romance, I thought we’d learn some pet names you can use for your loved one in Portuguese. In Portuguese, you’d call them apelidos carinhosos. -amorzinho (love) -neném (baby) -fofinho [...]
In Brazilian Portuguese, the following words describe the level of intimacy in relationships: Ficante - From the verb “ficar” (to hook up) we have the word “ficante,” which is someone you are casually hooking up with. This may be seen as the stage between someone being your friend vs. boyfriend/girlfriend. You can also describe this with “amizade [...]
