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What would you answer in the following situation? You are in Brazil and you meet your friend to go out for dinner:

YOU: Oi, tudo bem?
YOUR FRIEND: Nossa! Tô um bagaço. Bati perna o dia todo resolvendo coisas.
YOU: O quê?
YOUR FRIEND: Vamos? Estou verde de fome! E hoje vamos colocar o papo em dia :)
YOU: Ummmm... OK.

Colloquial expressions are a big part of life. In Brazil, they challenge even advanced students who often feel frustrated when they are among their Brazilian friends and participate in dialogues that are always full of idiomatic expressions. READ MORE>

Renata and I are so pleased with the response to our first eBook: 51 Portuguese Idioms – Speak Like a Brazilian. We’d like to say a big muito obrigada to all of you who got the book! READ MORE>

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From their artisan cheese to their coffee and cachaça, Mineiros (residents of Minas Gerais) are well-known throughout Brazil for their food and drink. Their habits extend to not only what goes into their mouth, but what comes out of it. Let's take a little look at two terms that Mineiros made famous: uai and trem. READ MORE>

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We had our premier Aula Viva this past Saturday and to our delight it was a great success! The students were fully engaged in working hard and totally willing to learn and have fun. What a wonderful time Larissa and I had with the students. We worked long and hard to create this unique experience for students of Portuguese and we were rewarded by the outstanding feedback that we received. READ MORE>

Street Smart Brazil had a fantastic get-together this past Sunday. Students, instructors, and friends met to socialize, practice Portuguese, and watch a Brazilian movie together. We saw the hilarious comedy Se Eu Fosse Você with renowned Brazilian actors Glória Pires and Tony Ramos. I can tell you that we did have a great laugh! Learning was on the menu, of course, and attendants received a vocabulary sheet with the main idiomatic expressions, colloquial language, and slang in the movie. I am so happy about the event! Several students are already asking when the next event will be! Muito obrigada, students. Valeu, friends. Show de bola, Street Smart team :) READ MORE>

On July 19th I posted a video teaching you how to say the months of the year. Now you are going to learn what articles and prepositions to use with the months.

First, a reminder: We do not capitalize the months of the year in Portuguese.

Let's go:

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I was in Brazil enjoying a fantastic cappuccino with crushed peanuts over it when I thought that it would be fun to write a post about the differences in the coffee drinks in Brazil and in the US. READ MORE>

I have talked about patterns between English and Portuguese in previous posts.  I gave you a list of cognates -- words that are very similar -- and I listed ninety words that are easy to memorize.

Today I will give you a list of 55 words with the following pattern: READ MORE>

Luciana created Street Smart Brazil™ based on many years of experience teaching Portuguese. Luciana has had numerous students who have lived and studied in Brazil, and therefore spoke Portuguese fluently. However, students were puzzled in the face of simple, everyday street language. With that in mind, she started teaching Expressões Bem Brasileiras, which was an immediate success in classes.
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The Street Smart Brazil Total Immersion Package is the ideal solution for those who speak some Portuguese and have an upcoming trip or business event. With our Total Immersion Package you will have the opportunity to: 

• Role play
• Practice mock interviews
• Emulate real world situations, such as dining out, meeting new people, shopping, etc
• Practice for a business presentation
• Receive inter-cultural and business coaching, safety tips, and travel advice

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