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É isso aí, vamos conversar! Conversation group class starts November 10.

This is another great partnership between Street Smart Brazil and Abadá Capoeira Arts Center.  READ MORE>

New beginner group class starts October 19.

You are in for a treat. This is a partnership between Street Smart Brazil and Abadá Capoeira Arts Center.  READ MORE>

Larissa and I are thrilled to announce the date of our next Aula Viva workshop: Saturday June 11, 10am to 1pm. READ MORE>

How would you say the following sentence in Portuguese?

Speaking Portuguese is fun.

You were right if you said:

Falar português é divertido. READ MORE>

I have great news: Our team of expert Portuguese teachers is growing. I am thrilled to share with you that we have four new teachers in our team. READ MORE>

Any student can get a dictionary and look up the meaning of these verbs, right?

• To bring = trazer
• To take = levar

However what you do not find in dictionaries or in any traditional Portuguese language blog is the key difference in the use of these verbs in Portuguese and in English. These verbs are tricky for both students of Portuguese and for Brazilian students of English. READ MORE>

Street Smart Brazil brings you a Roda with which to learn Portuguese!

Roda is a circle. As a student of Brazilian Portuguese and someone who enjoys experiencing the Brazilian culture, you may be familiar with the concept of Roda de Samba – a group of musicians who sit in a circle to play and sing samba. Here in Brazil it is very common to see rodas de samba in bars, at a friend’s party, at the beach, or anywhere where friends can get together, share a beer or caipirinha, sing and dance together.  READ MORE>

New Group Class Starts January 11! Sign up now to save your seat. Only three seats available.

You probably know that:

• Nunca = never

Now I am going to show you three ways to use “nunca” to express three different things. READ MORE>

Repetition and practice are crucial for learning a language. I was talking about this with my student Cathy today. She is a Pilates instructor and she was telling me that we need 1,000 repetitions to fully learn something new and have it as second nature. When we have a bad habit, it takes 10,000 repetitions to replace it with a good habit.

What is a bad habit in learning a language? READ MORE>