The flood drama in Brazil
Brazil is in mourning.
The flood tragedies have already taken more than 300 lives in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais.
Click on the link below to read about it in Portuguese (there’s a video too):
http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2011/01/regiao-serrana-do-rj-enfrenta-2-dia-de-calamidade-causada-pela-chuva.html
Click on the link below to watch an amazing rescue effort peformed by regular people trying to save a woman:
http://g1.globo.com/bom-dia-brasil/noticia/2011/01/video-mostra-resgate-dramatico-de-mulher-em-cidade-da-regiao-serrana.html
If you want to help (and please do, they really need it) the link below contains useful information (in Portuguese):
http://g1.globo.com/bom-dia-brasil/noticia/2011/01/veja-como-ajudar-vitimas-das-chuvas-na-regiao-serrana-do-rj.html
If you’re still at a basic level, use a translator.
It’s been a sad January for many Brazilians. Please pray for us and help in any way you can.
Sincerely,
André Augusto Souto Barbosa.
Tourism Series, Lesson 1: Essential Portuguese Vocabulary
In this lesson you will learn the essential vocabulary to get started at Portuguese. If you’re a premium member you’ll get more vocabulary, activities, cultural notes and grammar close-ups.
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Lesson 338: Christmas (free PDF guide, get it!)
In this lesson you will learn vocabulary and expressions related to Christmas. Also you’ll learn some useful conversational expressions.
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New address, makes it much easier
Hello everybody. André here.
It’s really been a while since our last post. It doesn’t mean we’re not working, though. Pretty soon new lessons and features will come because we want to offer you the best service. As a start we made it easier for you to type BPP’s adress on your browser. The new (alternative) address is http://bestbpp.com.
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NOTIFICATION
Dear listeners and users,
We are sorry to inform you that Brazilian Portuguese Podcast’s services will be discontinued until January, 2011. We need to use this time as a break and most importantly as a moment to better plan your learning and to review and improve every aspect of our services.
In the meantime browse through our archive of lessons posted, to listen, comment, and learn new things.
If you are a paid subscription member as a compensation we’ll give you lessons 1 – 200 for free. If you already have them we’ll either give you a discount when new lessons are posted or issue a refund, as you like.
If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail us at contactus@brazilianportuguesepod.com
Sincerely,
The BPP team.
Lesson 337 – Regência Verbal.
Hoje falarei um pouco de regência verbal de forma bastante simples para facilitar na compreensão deste assunto que pode se mostrar bastante complicado no português.
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Lesson 336 – Resfriado.
Na lição de hoje falarei um pouquinho sobre o resfriado e darei algum vocabulário deste tema para vocês.
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Lesson 335: Planning a trip through a travel agency.
Looking for and choosing a vacation package inside Brazil can be tricky if you don’t know the basic vocabulary about travel agencies and vacation packages. In this lesson you will learn some important vocabulary to use in such situations.
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Lesson 334 – 7 De Setembro e a Urna Eletrônica.
Na lição de hoje detalharei um pouco mais a nossa urna eletrônica e falarei um pouco do feriado de 7 de setembro e outros feriados.
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Lesson 333 : O SUS — O sistema único de saúde
In this lesson you will learn about the SUS : its history, principles and coverage.
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