Portuguese Language and Culture Blog

Watching videos can transport you to other realities.

If you watch a video on how to paint, you probably feel like you could totally paint those happy little trees.

If you watch a video of the Amazon rainforest, you …

Your YouTube addiction may have cost you a lot.

Hours of wasted time? Check.

Accidentally ending conversations with “don’t forget to subscribe”? Check.

The public embarrassment of your sad attempts at capoeira going viral? Check and check.

But finally, your …

Wait—what did he just say?

I didn’t catch that at all. 

Is she even speaking Portuguese?

If you’ve tried to watch content in Portuguese, these phrases may have escaped your lips a few times. That’s because understanding spoken Portuguese can …

Life is full of unexpected challenges.

A canceled flight can derail your vacation.

A huge pothole can make your drive a nightmare (and ruin your suspension).

A broken bone can destroy your budding professional Quidditch career, in a way …

Living in Brazil taught me one very important language lesson: Portuguese listening practice is as important as any grammar book.

I remember thumbing through the Portuguese dictionary and not always being able to find the word I’d just heard.

That’s …

You’ve gotten the ball rolling on learning Portuguese.

But without a little extra nudge, the notorious intermediate-learner hump could make your learning come to a grinding halt.

When you decided you wanted to learn Portuguese, nobody told you that …