Brazilian Portuguese Podcast, by RLP

There are times in our life when we feel like giving up things. Everyone has been through this, right? In today's episode, you will learn to use an expression in Portuguese that reflects this feeling very well.

Enjoy it!

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Hi there! Como vai você? Tudo bem?

As you already know, Brazil is a country full of natural beauty and also very rich in cultural diversity. This is the first in a series of episodes that we will record talking about Brazilian regions and states.

Today you will get to know a little more about the North region, where the Amazon and so many other Brazilian wonders are located.

Jikunahati - soccer game played by the indigenous communities

https://trilhacomandoesportivo.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/jikunahati/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6B1vGxBg8&ab_channel=LuizVitorSoares

https://reallylearnportuguese.com/podcast/rbc-56/

https://reallylearnportuguese.com/podcast/rbc-12/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR3jqHayULY&ab_channel=JoelmaVEVO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjUcNGbwG7Q&ab_channel=FafaDeBelemVEVO

One of the funniest games out there is the charades-inspired word-guessing game called Pictionary. In this game, the teammates try to guess the word the drawing is intended to represent. The expression of today's episode is all about this.

Similar expressions we mention in the episode:

Covid has transformed the behavior of thousands of people around the world. Due to the lockdown, Brazilians has increased substantially the search for pets. Specialized companies says the number of dogs and cats adopted by Brazilians increased by 2% and 3.8%.

Do you want to know more about it? Check out the episode. It's full of vocabulary, cultural context and much more. 

Whenever we receive a job offer or when we want to move to another citiy, we tendo to look for places that fit our needs for comfort, mobility, contact with nature, among many other reasons.

What if you were to move to Brazil? Where would you go? Would you look for the the “richest” places, maybe?

In today’s episode we’re going to talk about the top 5 cities with

Find the original article here: https://comoinvestir.thecap.com.br/onde-estao-os-ricos-no-brasil-cidades-com-maior-renda/

Do you like taking pictures? We live in a time when pretty much everyone has a smartphone and taking pictures is the simplest thing there is. However, it was not always so.

Brazilian TV has a very rich history that has influenced the lives of many Brazilians throughout the country for many years.

In this episode we will talk about the biggest TV stations in Brazil and how you can use them to learn Portuguese. Oh, I almost forgot: they’re all free!

Hi there! In today's episode, you're going to learn a very funny expression, which also has a very interesting background history.

"A cobra vai fumar" is a popular Brazilian saying that means something difficult to be accomplished, and if it happens, serious problems can happen.

Listen to the episode and check how this expression relates to the Second World War as well!

Check "O programa do Ratinho" bellow:

Today we are going to present you an expression that has a very beautiful meaning and at the same time is very rich in the Brazilian culture.

Here are some important information that we mentioned in the episode:

This is the “Pitanga” fruit:

The language of the Indians is Tupi. You can find more information about it HERE.

Listen to the episode we recorded about fruits HERE.

We also mention an expression that has to do with “chorar as pitangas“, which is the expression “chorar lágrimas de sangue” or translating it to english: “cry tears of blood“.

Have you had the opportunity to travel to other countries? Anyone who travels a lot and knows other cultures realize that there are several habits that can be quite common for an Asian, for example, but totally weird to a Latino.

That’s what we’re going to talk about in today’s episode. Find out the habits that are super common for Brazilians, but  can cause strangeness for other cultures.