Author Archives: Lauren

Semántica hints of a new video series in the works

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Lauren

One of the best resources on the web for learning Portuguese is Semántica, a Rio-based group of producers who have put together two wonderful video series that I’ve reviewed extensively on this site. I didn’t notice this until now, but … Continue reading →

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Vou pra São Paulo!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Lauren

Que delícia! Acabei de aprender que a minha empresa ganhou um projeto de remediação ambiental em São Paulo, e é eu que vai fazê-lo. Vou estar na cidade em novembro e dezembro, no auge de verão. Então, uma pergunta pra … Continue reading →

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A Linguistic Dissection

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lauren

So, I came across this sentence today in a book on rural development in Brazil: A pesquisa de Willems é fonte importante de referências para que se compreendam as principais características socioeconômicas e culturais da communidade rural de Cunha, na … Continue reading →

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Conjuga-me, an online verb conjugator

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lauren

There are a few online conjugators out there, but Conjuga-me, with its nice-looking interface, is the one I have bookmarked. Can it replace 501 Portuguese Verbs? Well, it doesn’t give the compound tenses (e.g., eu tinha chegado; se ela tivesse chegado, eu … Continue reading →

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Blog roundup: Brazilian slang, tasty recipes, and a linguist blogs about Portuguese

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Lauren

Laurena Rowe, who runs the excellent Portuguese Blog (and who, I suspect, isn’t getting as many readers as her wonderful new blog deserves, so go check it out!) has written several fascinating posts on Brazilian gîria. Slang is always difficult … Continue reading →

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