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Listening to short stories is an effective and fun way to learn Portuguese! By adopting a storytelling approach, this book presents the listener with a semi-communicative language method, wherein they are encouraged to engage with the story thus reducing the chances of losing motivation, interest, or confidence. With 15 simple yet challenging short stories, this book takes the listener on an adventurous journey throughout the world, in the company of a group of Portuguese conquerors who are thirsty to teach the language to whomever is eager to learn it.

I am Blooded, and this is my creed. I am warrior, and this is my sword. I am shadow, and this is my cloak. I am darkness, bringer of light. The whisper in the wind. The order in the chaos. I am the blood, and the blood is me. From this breath until my last. I am Blooded, and this is my creed. A great spirit rises from the ashes of a dying world. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital and greatest city in the New World, crumbles and burns under the weight of the Spanish onslaught.

A revolutionary new look into everything “Portie”; a MUST-READ that includes practical tips, tricks, and insights to help a new (or veteran) Portuguese Water Dog owner. Author Jordan Honeycutt used interviews with EIGHT top PWD breeders to create an in-depth look at what it REALLY takes to successfully live with, raise, and care for a Portuguese Water Dog. “The PWD is an active, energetic, intelligent breed. They require daily exercise, such as long walks, playing Frisbee or fetch, hiking, or swimming. Mental stimulation in the form of training is very important in the first year. ...

I don’t wish to frighten you, reads the anonymous note introverted and bullied eight-year-old Leo Cruz finds in his backpack. All the sender asks is that he avoid a certain spot on a certain day, or he’ll die. Leo has reason to be afraid. The warning hearkens back to nearly a decade ago - to the same site, where a murder has become local folklore and a favorite campfire tale reinvented year after year by the kids of Arenas, a small Spanish town.

Ten minutes a day is all you need to learn Brazilian Portuguese with this fast and easy-to-use 5 hour audio program! Imagine how great it will fell to immediately begin to speak authentic Portuguese in just 10 minutes a day, using your otherwise wasted down time. Learn to speak Portuguese during the time you spend waiting in traffic, on trains, for the dentist, from any location! And 10 minutes a day is all you need! Here's the secret!

My name is Rodrigo. I’m from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I’m a Brazilian Portuguese teacher for foreigners. I like to offer various methods for people learning Portuguese, and I believe that through short stories learning is not only fun, but also effective.

Although generally considered one of Portugal's greatest poets, Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888-1935) published but one book in Portuguese in his lifetime. That book, Message (Portuguese Mensagem), the esoteric epic at which he labored sporadically for more than 20 years before finally publishing it in the year prior to his death, is undoubtedly essential to an understanding of Pessoa's poetic vision, yet it remains, at least in the English-speaking world, relatively unknown and unread.

This celebrated collection of 44 love sonnets was composed in 1845-1846, during the period of the poet's courtship with Robert Browning. Despite the collection's title, the poems are not translations but original compositions. The notation "Portuguese" may refer to the poet's admiration for the work of the Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões.

I Was Born in the Forest encapsulates the freedom struggle of Africans brought to the Americas in the bowels of slave ships from Congo, Angola, and other parts of Central Africa. In the seventeenth century, many defied the odds by escaping and establishing Afrocentric communities in the mountains in Brazil. Palmares, the most notable among them, existed from 1605 to 1694.

Meyer Kayserling (1829-1905) was a leading Jewish scholar who wrote Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries by request of the Spanish government in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. An assortment of fascinating individuals feature in the book, including the astronomer Abraham Zacuto and the jurist Luis de Santangel. Christopher Columbus himself is thought to be of Jewish descent, and many Jews provided support for Columbus’ voyages in the fields of technology, funding, and personnel.

"The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha", or more simply "Don Quixote", is one of the most influential works of literature from a Spanish author. It is one of the earliest canonical novels, and is regularly cited as the best work of fiction ever published. A nameless hidalgo read so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to set out into the world as a knight, to bring justice under the name Don Quixote. The delusional hidalgo then recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, whose unique wit proves a marvelous addition to Don Quixote's idealistic bouts.

My name is Rodrigo and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I can communicate in six languages and I have a degree in Social Communication. As a Portuguese teacher for foreigners, working with people from around the world, I have identified and made it easy to learn the most common Brazilian Portuguese expressions.

Behind the Wheel Portuguese 1 covers beginning to intermediate level standard Portuguese, with an emphasis on Brazilian Portuguese. The course provides a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Brazilian Portuguese and features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and a native speaker to aid with your pronunciation.

Brazilian Portuguese puts the words and phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, bu talso transports them deep into your long-term memory. Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Brazilian Portuguese and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your auditory cortex.

"The 1000 essential words in Portuguese". With approximately 220 million native speakers and 260 million total speakers, Portuguese is usually listed as the sixth most natively spoken language in the world. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Taste Portugal, 101 easy Portuguese recipes from Tia Maria's Portuguese Food Blog by Food Blogger Maria Dias and her daughter Lisa Dias will bring you a taste of classic Portuguese cuisine into your home. The recipes contained in this cook book are easy for the everyday home cook to prepare, they’re made with simple ingredients, and they require basic equipment that most home cooks have in their kitchen. Portuguese cuisine is a simple and healthy Mediterranean style diet which consists of fresh fish and seafood, fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, cheese, wine, olive oil, and egg rich ...

This Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese Language Course by Anthony Caldas offers a structured and engaging approach for learners looking to advance their conversational skills. It combines practical vocabulary, comprehension exercises, and short stories designed to enhance fluency in real-life contexts. The course covers essential everyday topics, including making plans, discussing health, dining out, navigating travel, and workplace interactions, helping learners build confidence in various situations.

earworms mbt® Brazilian Portuguese puts the words and phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, but also transports them deep into your long-term memory. Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Brazilian Portuguese and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned the Brazilian Portuguese phrase and have the correct accent ringing in your ears.

The perfect companion for tourists, students, and business travelers in Portugal! This affordable, quick reference tool is designed as an easy-to-use guide, offering fast, effective communication for handling common situations.

The timely story of Dutch Brazil (1631-1654), intriguing in itself, opens a window on a clash of ideas. What is liberty? Is it freedom for a narrow class to run things as it pleases? Or is it an equality of rights for all? By the seventeenth century, the Dutch and Portuguese had diverged on this point. The invasion of Portugal's prize colony of Brazil by the Dutch Republic can serve to highlight the move to contemporary views. Today both nations are comembers of the European Union, NATO, and other bodies, and embrace democratic norms. What changed? This question is addressed throughout the ...