The Portuguese Language Museum in São Paulo, Brazil

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By Celeste Gattai ( Language Republic)

I spent many years of my adult life studying and working at various places scattered in the centre of São Paulo. It is the kind of place that most people either love or hate. It…

Reflections on the 1st. European Symposium on the Teaching of Portuguese as a Heritage Language

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By Celeste Gatai
 

“Heritage speakers are the children of immigrants born in the host country or immigrant children who arrived in the host country some time in childhood” Montrul (2012:2)

Meet Sandra (not her real name). She is the daughter of a…

Expressions from Minas Gerais

By Celeste Gattai
With a territorial area of 8,511,965 square kilometres spread between the equator and Tropic of Capricorn, it goes without saying that Brazil is a vast country with diverse landscapes and climates. Regional geographical and ecological features, a long history of migratory movements from Europe, Africa…

From 16/09 - Storytelling Events with J.N. PAQUET - Book Tour 2013 UK

J.N. PAQUET’s UK Book Tour 2013

Last year’s UK Book Tour took J.N. PAQUET to London, Ashford, Bristol, Bath, Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
After his successful book tour in Britain, last year, children’s author J.N. PAQUET is planning a new promotional tour in the…

Portuguese for your son sign up now @ Clube dos Brasileirinhos

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The Clube dos Brasileirinhos is a small supplementary Saturday school with the objective to teach Brazilian Portugues to children from 4 to 11 year old. On the whole, the majority of children are Anglo/Brazilian descent but we also have other…

The Difference Between “Ser” and “Estar” in Brazilian Portuguese

In Portuguese, there are two verbs that can be translated as “to be”.  These two verbs are ser and estar.
To address temporary condition, use estar. Estar is an irregular verb. It does not follow the standard rules of conjugation for regular -ar verbs. Therefore, you must memorize it.
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