Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Why You Should Learn Portuguese If you are asking yourself “Why should I learn Portuguese?” here are a few really good reasons: The economy in Brazil is BOOMING, meaning that Portuguese is becoming more relevant to the global market. Is Portuguese the next Chinese? Well, maybe not, but it sounds much nicer. And also, it’s [...]
What is a Gaúcho? Next on my Brazilian dialect series, is probably one of the most different of Brazilian states, “Gauchês,” spoken by those who live in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (and parts of Mato Grosso do Sul), the southernmost state in Brazil. Those who live in Rio Grande do Sul are [...]
Pernambuquês: The Portuguese of Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state in the northeast region of Brazil and Pernambucanos have great accents that are as phonetic as you’ll get with Brazilian portuguese. Pernambucanos, like other states in Brazil, also have their own vocabulary that is distinct to the region. For example, the word escroto to me means something sketchy or someone who’s [...]
Paulistanês: Speaking Like You’re From São Paulo City The funny thing about people who live in the city of São Paulo is that they think everyone else has an accent except for them. And travelling to other parts of Brazil, I’ve learned most other people around the country realize they have a regional accent, except paulistanos who [...]
WHAT DOES ARRASAR MEAN? The Portuguese word arrasar has a few similar negative meanings, and also a few positive meanings. 1. Destroy, devastate (literally or emotionally) As chuvas arrasaram a Região Serrana do Rio. The rains devastated Rio’s mountain region. A namorada arrasou o garoto quando acabou o namoro. The girlfriend destroyed the boy when she ended the [...]
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 [...]
Brazilian Portuguese Bird Vocabulary pássaro or ave – bird pássarinho – bird, a small bird pinto – a chick a águia (-s) – eagle a cegonha (-s) – stork a gaivota (-s) – seagull o gavião (-ões) – hawk o corvo (-s) – crow o falcão (-ões) – falcon o beija-flor (-es) – hummingbird o avestruz (-es) - ostrich o papagaio (-s) - parrot o [...]
