Learn Portuguese for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple Portuguese, Explained in English

Today's story: Ed Sheeran speaks about Macklemore on stage in the United States. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Ed Sheeran fala de Macklemore no palco nos EUA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:25) Saying sorry

(03:08) The first time

(03:54) The tour continues

(04:50) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-20

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Ed Sheeran fala de Macklemore no palco nos EUA

No concerto de sábado, ele pediu desculpa aos fãs pelos seus erros.

Houve uma polémica com Macklemore.

Foi a primeira vez que falou ao vivo sobre o caso.

Os bilhetes para o espetáculo baixaram para 32 dólares.

A digressão continua na América do Norte e na América do Sul.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Grupos automóveis dos EUA pedem a Trump bloqueio a marcas chinesas

Golfista Rory McIlroy quer novo título no PGA Championship em Inglaterra

Lord Tom Watson entra na Palantir no Reino Unido

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (pedir desculpa)

- vocabulary (Houve)

- vocabulary (primeira vez)

- vocabulary (baixaram)

- vocabulary (continua)

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Today's story: Trump, the President of the United States, will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Trump, presidente dos Estados Unidos, vai proibir CNN, MS NOW e Politico da Casa Branca

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:38) Announcing something

(03:14) What happened after

(04:02) A case that continues

(04:53) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-19

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Trump, presidente dos Estados Unidos, vai proibir CNN, MS NOW e Politico da Casa Branca

Na sexta-feira, Trump anunciou a proibição.

Ele disse que as notícias o mostram mal.

A decisão vem depois de um caso com jornalistas da Associated Press.

Trump não deu detalhes sobre a medida.

Esse caso ainda está na Justiça.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Trump diz que houve acordo de segurança com a Dinamarca sobre a Gronelândia

JP Morgan, banco de investimento dos Estados Unidos, tem dificuldade para prever o petróleo

Hacktron AI diz que usou Claude para entrar no ChatGPT

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (anunciar)

- vocabulary (o)

- vocabulary (depois de)

- vocabulary (detalhes)

- vocabulary (ainda)

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Today's story: A UN mission is investigating US attacks in Iran. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Missão da ONU investiga ataques dos EUA no Irã

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Publishing

(03:00) The attack and the school

(03:53) Also during protests

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-18

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Missão da ONU investiga ataques dos EUA no Irã

A missão publicou um relatório na quinta-feira.

A missão é um grupo de especialistas da ONU.

Um ataque atingiu uma escola em Minab, no sul do Irã.

Outro ataque feriu 22 civis e danificou casas e uma escola.

O relatório também diz que as autoridades do Irã atacaram civis durante os protestos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Banco de Inglaterra mantém juros em 3,75%

Chefe da Nato pede plano claro para mais defesa no Reino Unido

Anthropic bloqueia tentativa ligada ao Irã nos EUA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (publicar)

- vocabulary (especialistas)

- vocabulary (atingiu)

- vocabulary (civis)

- vocabulary (também)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The lower chamber of the United States approves sanctions against Russia and Iran. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Câmara baixa dos Estados Unidos aprova sanções contra a Rússia e o Irão

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) Present tense of votar

(03:16) The number of votes

(04:01) Buyers of energy

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-17

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Câmara baixa dos Estados Unidos aprova sanções contra a Rússia e o Irão

Na noite de quarta-feira, a Câmara votou na medida por 262 a 159.

A lei inclui sanções contra pessoas, bancos e outras instituições na Rússia.

Sete republicanos votaram contra a medida.

O texto também dá ao presidente a opção de impor tarifas.

As tarifas são para alguns grandes compradores de petróleo e gás russos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

A Apple, empresa de tecnologia, faz servidor de IA com chips M-Series Ultra

Manchester United perde para o Brighton na Taça Carabao

Banco de Inglaterra deve manter juros no Reino Unido

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (votar)

- vocabulary (sanções)

- vocabulary (Sete)

- vocabulary (opção)

- vocabulary (compradores)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: John Healey talks with Canada about a new defence bank. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: John Healey fala com o Canadá sobre um novo banco de defesa

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:28) To be

(03:13) A founding member

(04:00) Lower costs

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-16

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

John Healey fala com o Canadá sobre um novo banco de defesa

A reunião de John Healey com o Canadá vai ser no Reino Unido.

Ele está a pensar entrar no plano do Canadá.

O Reino Unido já foi convidado para ser membro fundador.

O plano quer juntar cerca de 100 mil milhões de euros.

O banco deve também ajudar projetos de defesa com custo mais baixo.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Governo do Reino Unido fala em entrar no DSRB

Trump, presidente dos EUA, enfrenta pressão sobre regras para a IA

Liverpool passa ao quarto round com vitória sobre o Spurs

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (ser)

- vocabulary (entrar no)

- vocabulary (membro fundador)

- vocabulary (cerca de)

- vocabulary (mais baixo)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Valve launches the Steam Frame headset. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Valve lança o headset Steam Frame

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:55) Today's headline, slowly

(02:39) Launch forms

(03:10) Using something for a purpose

(04:05) Talking about price

(05:10) Today's grammar point

(05:42) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-15

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Valve lança o headset Steam Frame

A Valve lançou o Steam Frame e o modelo de 1 TB custa £1.089.

A Valve diz que o Steam Frame também serve para ver jogos não VR.

Há também uma versão com 256 GB.

Esse modelo custa £889.

Os dois modelos podem receber jogos de um PC e também podem jogar no próprio aparelho.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Atletas criticam anúncio de Sydney Sweeney

Suprema Corte bloqueia limites de Trump ao voto por correio

Comboio militar russo leva suprimentos a Tartous

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lançar)

- vocabulary (serve)

- vocabulary (Há)

- vocabulary (custa)

- vocabulary (podem)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Russian drone hits train in Ukraine. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Drone russo atinge comboio na Ucrânia

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:18) The verb for hitting

(02:56) People on a train

(03:39) Orders and timing

(04:40) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-14

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Drone russo atinge comboio na Ucrânia

O drone bateu na frente do comboio.

O ataque foi perto da fronteira com a Polónia.

As autoridades disseram que não houve mortos nem feridos.

Todos os passageiros já tinham saído do comboio.

A ordem de saída chegou poucos minutos antes do ataque.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Trump minimiza pedido de pausa na IA

Alexander Zverev, cabeça de série, vence Ben Shelton nos Estados Unidos

GM planeia baterias nos EUA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (atingir)

- vocabulary (fronteira)

- vocabulary (houve)

- vocabulary (passageiros)

- vocabulary (chegou)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Dario Amodei asks for a slower pace in AI. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Dario Amodei pede ritmo mais lento na IA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:49) Today's headline, slowly

(02:38) The verb pedir

(03:22) Propor medidas

(04:14) Saying agreement

(05:13) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-13

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Dario Amodei pede ritmo mais lento na IA

No sábado, ele publicou a sua ideia.

Ele quer mais controle e mais tempo.

No texto, ele propôs três medidas.

Uma delas é ter pessoas de fora para ver os modelos.

Sam Altman e Elon Musk disseram que concordam com ele.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Arsenal vence em Sunderland

Trump diz que gostaria de ver uma Irlanda unida

CEOs da Anthropic e da OpenAI pedem IA mais lenta

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (pedir)

- vocabulary (quer)

- vocabulary (propôs)

- vocabulary (pessoas de fora)

- vocabulary (disseram)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Inflation in the US stays at 3.4% in August. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: Inflação nos EUA fica em 3,4% em agosto

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:51) Today's headline, slowly

(02:40) Verb box

(03:29) Fuel and living costs

(04:16) Rates on hold

(05:17) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-12

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

Inflação nos EUA fica em 3,4% em agosto

A Reserva Federal ficou atenta à inflação nos Estados Unidos.

Os preços subiram 3,4% no país no ano até agosto.

A gasolina mais cara ajudou a subir o custo de vida.

Os salários reais médios por hora caíram 0,3% no último ano.

As taxas de juro ficaram em pausa por cinco reuniões seguidas.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Sony, editora de jogos, lança Marvel's Wolverine para a PS5

Huthis tomam área chave do Mar Vermelho no Iêmen

Clubes da Premier League têm pouca presença na lista do Ballon d’Or

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (ficar)

- vocabulary (subiram)

- vocabulary (gasolina)

- vocabulary (salários)

- vocabulary (em pausa)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance in the United States. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Portuguese: OpenAI lança ChatGPT para finanças nos Estados Unidos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:49) Today's headline, slowly

(02:37) Launch forms

(03:26) Adding one more idea

(04:08) Wanting and making versions

(05:06) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-09-11

TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT

OpenAI lança ChatGPT para finanças nos Estados Unidos

A OpenAI fez o produto com a Morgan Stanley e a Evercore.

A ferramenta pode pesquisar empresas e ver dados financeiros.

Ela também pode fazer apresentações para bancos de investimento.

A versão usa o modelo GPT-6 Astra.

A OpenAI quer fazer mais versões para outros setores.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Benjamin Sesko, avançado do Manchester United, marca e dá nova ameaça

Autarcas em Inglaterra poderão cobrar taxa turística

Houthis tomam o porto de Mokha no Iémen

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lançar)

- vocabulary (pode)

- vocabulary (também)

- vocabulary (usa)

- vocabulary (quer)

New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Grammar explained in plain English:

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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us.

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