Author Archives: Lauren

Review: 50 Ways to Improve Your Portuguese

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Lauren

50 Ways to Improve your Portuguese – I got this slim little book off of Amazon, and read it before my trip to Brazil in December. My hope for this book was that it would deepen my knowledge in areas … Continue reading →

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Analepse Tropicália: Caetano Veloso and the Foreign Gaze

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lauren

Cristo Redentor, braços abertos sobre a Guanabara… – Tom Jobim If you’ve ever been to Rio, know anything about Rio or have even just seen postcards of Rio, chances are you are familiar with this view. The statue of Cristo … Continue reading →

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Through the looking glass: the deep grammar of everyday Portuguese

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lauren

Being here in Bahía, working as part of a large team, has made me realize how much of my past language study was really a solitary endeavor, cut off from the living language. At home, I feel starved of exposure … Continue reading →

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Te ligo!

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lauren

While I’m in Salvador, I’d like to do a few posts on the language that I’m hearing and the things that I’m picking up on during my second trip to Brasil. And one thing that I’ve been hearing everywhere is … Continue reading →

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Salvador and the geography of the Brazilian city

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lauren

After weeks of anticipation, I’m finally in Salvador! E aqui é tudo beleza. This is my first trip to Brazil on business, and I’m finding that working in a bilingual, binational team is incredibly exciting, but it does come with … Continue reading →

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