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02/26/2024

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I'm still teaching Portuguese-English!

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03/09/2022

"Portinari Para Todos", a exposição está acontecendo agora em S. Paulo,no MIS. Para quem não pode visitar o museu, temos outras opções. Candido Portinari, é o primeiro artista brasileiro a ter seu acervo no Google Arts and Culture. Confira: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/portinari
Candido Portinari is a Modern Brazilian artist one must know if you a serious about understanding Brazilian Culture. Google Arts and Culture offers now a virtual tour of his work. Enjoy it!

02/27/2022

Então, celebrar nosso querido Carnaval não é possivel no momento,mas o Brasil é muito mais que Carnaval! Se quer saber mais sobre a cultura Brasileira, visite a Pinoteca!

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo - Museu de São Paulo de Arte Contemporânea - Estação Pinacoteca, Memorial da Resistência, Cedoc Pinacoteca, Coleção Nemirovsky, Coleção Brasiliana.

04/01/2020

As you may know, I teach English as a Second Language as well as Portuguese. It's been particularly hard to stay away from the COVID-19 topic, so I have been using music to explore language, vocabulary, culture and to add some fun to our routine! This lesson is a huge success with my learners! Lots of interviews and links to explore the theme. We all need a distraction, here is my contribution to keep you entertained and engaged during this social distance period. Enjoy!

AMERICAN MUSIC, learning objective Lesson created by Eliane Zavala, Inside Culture Languages What types of music originated in the United States? The country's most internationally renowned genres are jazz, blues, country, folk, bluegrass, gospel, rhythm and blues, ragtime, rap, hip-hop, pop...

08/06/2018

Celebrando Adoniran, celebrating Adoniran Barbosa
Know your audience/conheça a sua audiência

Boa comunicação acontece quando tomamos em conta quem vai receber a mensagem.
Adoniran Barbosa é um bom exemplo disso. Escreveu músicas para o povo, com pronúncias incorretas de acordo com a elite intelectual. No entanto, se tornou famoso, alcançou sua audiência! Antes de se comunicar com alguém, sua avó, seu amigo, o encanador, seu cliente...tente falar a língua que vai promover a melhor comunicação entre as duas partes da fala. Parece lógico mas muitas vezes esquecemos o obvio! Feliz aniversário Adoniran!

Good communication happens when we take into consideration our audience. Adoniran Barbosa is a good example to follow. He wrote songs for the people, the pronunciation was considered incorrect by the norm. Still, he became famous, he reached his audience. Before you talk to someone, your grandma, your friend, the plumber, your client… try the language that will promote the best communication possible for both parts. It's just common sense, yet we often forget the obvious! Happy Birthday, Adoniran!

Samba no Bexica, Adoniran e Elis Regina

Domingo nós fumo num samba no Bexiga / Na Rua Major, na casa do Nicola / À mezza notte o'clock / Saiu uma baita duma briga / Era só pizza que avuava junto

06/20/2018

World Cup is here! My last post about this topic had a loading error.
Here is my full-lesson for your viewing:

Futebol Lingo lição preparada por Eliane Zavala, http://insideculturelanguages.com/index.php/pt/ Pelada? Pipoqueiro? Estrangeiros tentam decifrar expressões do futebol brasileiro https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-44488952 Expressões usadas no vídeo: Pelada/uma pelada Onde a coruja do...

05/18/2018

Got share this with you, if you want to explore the complexities of culture in America. Enjoy!

10/25/2017

Halloween is here again!This very American Holiday is now part of our Pop-Culture and many countries joined in on the celebration adopting some of our fun traditions. From Micheal Jason "Triller" to the Hocus Pocus movie, Halloween now have many new enthusiasts around the globe. I wanted to introduce you to another related celebration "El Dia de Los Mu***os". Many Americans influenced by our beautiful Mexican neighbors are now also celebrating " El Dia de Los Mu***os. Here is a link for you:

Music video by La Santa Cecilia performing Calaverita. (C) 2015 Universal Music Latino/Arju Productions, Inc. http://vevo.ly/iuyCm1

10/13/2017

Hello my friends! I have been busy getting lots of training and updating my teaching methods. Now, I also offer a wide range of communications skills classes from business writing to cultural identity. Still, my main focus is a fun learning experience. Here is a video that represents the beauty of cultural fusion. Feliz sexta-feira. Que seu astral se mantenha alto,com muita sede de aprender coisas novas!

https://www.facebook.com/pg/LiteraBrasil1/videos/?ref=page_internal+Alunos+de+direito+em+Portugal+tocam+Seu+Jorge

LíteraBrasil (Literatura Brasileira, Artes e Cultura Pop).
Acesse meus cursos: https://obrasliterarias.com/

05/19/2017

Feliz sexta-feira! Happy Friday!
Pare de assistir notícias, e ouça boa música! Stop listening to the News; instead, listen to good music!
Like most of you, I’m a little down…so much going on that is so negative! So, I’ve decided to write a piece on something to cheer you up this Friday evening.
Have you heard of Forró? Já ouviu falar de Forró? Forró is a type of music very popular in Brazil, it started more specifically in the Northeast of the country. Usually, there are 3 musicians playing the Forró: o sanfoneiro (an accordion player), o zabumbeiro (a bass drum player) e o tocador de triângulo (the idiophone player).
There are very talented Forró players, but I choose the band “Forro in the Dark” because of its fusion appeal. The purists must forgive me here, we are trying to bring people, language, and culture together!
“Forro in the Dark “is formed by a group of expatriates living in New York joined by the need to foster their cultural traditions. They got together back in 2002; now they have several albums out. Some of their hits are instrumental only, others have lyrics difficult to fully translate. In any case, enjoy the sound, sing along, and even add it your workout list!
This band showcases the richness of two different cultures brought together by individuals facing unforeseen circumstances as immigrants! I’m already feeling better!
Enjoy it!
Forro in the Dark(with David Byrne Talking Heads) – Asa Branca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8OWpeF8jy0&list=PLC9286584F8C2981A&index=3

Forro is a native music of Northern Brazil. Roughly translated it means 'love' and/or 'for all'. The music was brought to us over at Nublu, the Ave. C music ...

04/10/2017

Filmes Brasileiros no Netflix:

Right now, Netflix has a wide variety of titles in Portuguese! As always, I want to emphasize the importance of culture in language learning. Also, you will laugh a little, there's a lot of comedy in this package. I haven't seen all the titles, but I think you can select those relevant to you according to your own interests and level of understanding.

I personally need a lot of comedy to distract me from the current social and political realities!
Have fun!

No momento, Netflix tem uma grande variedade de títulos em português! Como sempre, quero enfatizar a importância da cultura no aprendizado de língua. E também, vocês vão poder rir um pouco, tem muita comédia neste pacote. Eu não vi todos os títulos, mas acho que vocês podem selecionar aqueles que lhes sejam relevantes de acordo com seu interesse e nível de entendimento.

Eu pessoalmente preciso de muita comédia para me distrair da realidade social-política dos dias de hoje.
Divirtam-se!

• Felipe Neto, My Life makes no Sense (stand up comedy)
• Amor no Divã (comedy)
• Trinta (drama)
• Casa Grande (drama)
• This is Bossa Nova (documentary)
• Sunday Ball (documentary)
• 4 all/Para todos (documentary)
• Chato, the King of Brazil (drama)
• City of God, ten years later (documentary)