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I am preparing for my upcoming trip to Brazil (yay) and thought that my to-do list would provide good examples of how we use the verb Precisar.

Precisar = To need

The verb PRECISAR does not require preposition when it is followed by a verb in the infinitive.

Examples:
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To speak truly Street Smart Portuguese, you need to learn how to use ‘a gente’.

A gente = Nós = We, but you conjugate the verb in the singular, as you do for você, ele, and ela. 

In spoken Portuguese, we frequently use ‘a gente’.

Check out the examples below:
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E aí  is one of the most popular informal greetings in Brazil these days. It simply means hello or hi. 

Its main uses are as follows:

1.To answer the phone when you see that a friend is on the other side. Example:

Paula sees that her friend Márcia is calling. She can answer the phone by saying: READ MORE>