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In Portuguese, there are several rules to form the plural of the words. It all depends on the word ending or the stressed syllable of each word. We will show you the main rules in a series of posts about this topic. READ MORE>

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>

I will show you in a simple way how to use the pronouns lhe, o, a, and their plural forms. I will also show you a few common mistakes with the use of lhe. READ MORE>

• Maria é do Brasil. Maria é de São Paulo.

• Maria está no Brasil. Ela está em São Paulo.

When to use de, do, or da? When is it em and when is it no or na? How do you choose the correct preposition to use with countries, cities, and states? I hope this lesson will answer many questions and make things much easier for you. 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>

Below are 40 words that follow an easy pattern between English and Portuguese:

• English ending in –ence .................. audience
• Portuguese ending in –ência ......... audiência

Watch out! There are tricky exceptions: 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>

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

In my recent trip to Brazil, I spent quite some time in bookstores, as usual. I have always enjoyed livrarias. My mom says that when I was very little I would spend a long time in bookstores reading comic books. She said that by the very serious look on my face you would think I was reading about the meaning of life :) I also remember visiting bookstores when I was a teenager spending vacation with my family in Rio, Fortaleza, or São Paulo. Simply put, I feel happy inside a beautiful livraria.

The good news is that this time I got books and audiobooks for me and for you, students of Portuguese! READ MORE>