Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Saying beautiful in Portuguese is not difficult, in fact it is a very easy word to pronounce. “Beleza” is the noun for beautiful in portuguese. As in “Que Beleza!” (How Beautiful! / What Beauty!) – the wonderful Portuguese phrase that we heard in the Brazilian song Pais Tropical by Jorge Ben Jor. However, the word beleza also [...]
Crazy Brazilian Kid’s Parties Brazilians are great at throwing parties, but one thing that I’ve always found odd is how we regard the first birthday (primeiro aniversário) as this monumental occasion that needs to be extravagantly documented. I mean, why set the bar to such an incredibly high standard right out of the gate – [...]
Portuguese Government Vocabulary Random fact: voting for the presidential election in Brazil is required by law. If you don’t vote, you pay a fine. How do we talk about the government (o governo) the military or political elections in Brazilian Portuguese? Here’s a thematic vocabulary list! The Legislative Branch In Portuguese o poder legislativo – the [...]
Portuguese Shower Vocabulary tomar banho – to take a shower (this literally means “to take a bath” but Brazilians use it for showering as well. You could also say “tomar uma ducha” but I only rarely hear this.) ficar limpinho – to get clean chuveiro – this is the word for shower, but it also [...]
Here is a list of vocabulary words and phrases for the movies (A Cinema) in Brazilian Portuguese. If you can think of other relevent words, please leave a comment below. Thanks! Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary – At The Movies “Sucesso de bilheteria” – “Box office hit” Ex: It was a big box office hit. (Foi um [...]
AFRO-BRAZILIAN CULTURE Afro-Brazilian elements are fundamental to the history of Brazilian culture. Brazil has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa, and because of this, the culture of Africa has had a huge influence on Brazil, principally in the Northeast region. Today, Afro-Brazilian culture manifests in Brazilian music, religion, martial arts, language and [...]
Brazilian Portuguese Music Vocabulary List cantar – to sing a nota or a nota musical – (music) note o hino – anthem o gênero – genre a ópera – opera música clássica – classical music música eletrônica – electronic music o reggae – reggae (all of the other Musical Genres in Portuguese pretty much use the English names) o [...]
Portuguese For the Hair Salon As far as hair (cabelo) goes, it can get complicated. It seems that most women in Brazil who don’t naturally have straight hair seek out ways they can straighten it, which probably has to do with how beauty is portrayed in the Brazilian media. In terms of the different types, [...]
The 1000 Most Common Nouns in Portuguese [ First of all, thank you so much to Lauren from Hacking Portuguese for this post! ] Below are the top 1000 nouns in the online Corpus do Português, a database of Portuguese texts hosted by Brigham Young University. To generate this list I searched only 20th century sources, representing about 20 million [...]
PORTUGUESE LESSON: AT THE POST OFFICE How do you say you are going to the post office in Portuguese? Here’s a list of Brazilian Portuguese phrases for the post office. For other Portuguese “places” vocabulary lists, click here. Onde é o correio? - Where is the post office? Onde é a caixa postal mais próxima? - Where [...]
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 [...]
BAR GAMES IN BRAZIL What are some of the bar / pub games that are commonly played in Brazil? Pool (billiards), foosball and darts are among some of the most popular games played in Brazil…here is some vocabulary. PORTUGUESE POOL / BILLIARDS VOCABULARY - Portuguese Vocabulary List for Playing Pool sinuca - pool bilhar – billiards mesa de sinuca - pool [...]
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE OFFICE VOCAB How do you say office in Portuguese? On this page you will learn this word and many more. Below is a list of Portuguese vocabulary for the office. Feel free to add to the comments below if I have left anything out. Thanks! PORTUGUESE OFFICE VOCABULARY o escritório - the office a [...]
PARTS OF THE BODY IN PORTUGUESE How do you say the parts of the body in Brazilian Portuguese? Here’s a basic Portuguese vocabulary list for body parts in Portuguese: eyes – olhos mouth – boca head – cabeça eyelashes – cílios nose – nariz hair – cabelo (click here for more Portuguese hair vocabulary) brain [...]
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 In my opinion, 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 [...]
Brazilian Portuguese Lock Vocabulary How do you say “lock” in Brazilian Portuguese? Learn this and more!… fechadura – lock, door lock forçar a fechadura – to pick a lock buraco de fechadura – keyhole fechadura de segurança – deadbolt cadeado – lock, padlock (this describes something that looks more like a gym lock, the king [...]
BIKE RIDING IN BRAZIL Bicycle movements are popping up all over the world, and Brazil is no exception. Biking in Brazil has been on the rise for awhile, especially in São Paulo state and in Rio de Janeiro. Here’s an interesting video about the largest bicycle parking facility in the Americas, which is located in [...]
CATS AND DOGS AS PETS IN BRAZIL Cats and dogs are both common pets in Brazil (but in Brazil, many animals from small monkeys to exotic birds are kept as pets). According to Globo, sixty percent of Brazilian households have a pet. Unfortunately Brazil also has a problem with strays. Many cats and dogs in Brazil live in [...]
