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Olá! I'm Virginia Langhammer, your Brazilian teacher. Welcome to my podcast!
I created this podcast to help you learn authentic Brazilian Portuguese.
In this podcast, I publish the audio of my YouTube lessons every Friday with tips on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. If you prefer watching, click here to go to my YouTube channel.
Since 2024, I have also offered a free worksheet with each lesson to help you practice what you've learned. Look for the download link in the show notes.
About our school: Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in teaching Brazilian Portuguese as a second language. We offer digital courses, group classes, and private lessons. We work with a team of experienced teachers who are passionate about teaching the Portuguese language.
Would you like to learn more? Send us an email: school@speakingbrazilian.com
See you in the next lesson!
Your teacher,
Virginia
Episodes

Friday May 10, 2019
10 verbs in PORTUGUESE that don’t exist in ENGLISH
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Hi guys, Virginia here.
Did you know that there are several verbs in Brazilian Portuguese that don’t exist in English? Today, we are going to study 10 of these verbs. I'll explain the meaning and give some common examples.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation: http://bit.ly/sbminicourse
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons: youtube.com/speakingbrazilian
3. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/speaking.brazilian.school
4. Join my Facebook community: http://bit.ly/SB_FacebookGroup
5. Read my blog: www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Wednesday May 08, 2019
Vocabulary used on the Beach! | Brazilian Portuguese
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Hi guys! Last week, I was in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Isla Mujeres is a small island very close to Cancun. And while I was there, I decided to record a video to talk to you about beach vocabulary, which can be very useful if you're planning to go to the beach in Brazil.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation: http://bit.ly/sbminicourse
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons: youtube.com/speakingbrazilian
3. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/speaking.brazilian.school
4. Join my Facebook community: http://bit.ly/SB_FacebookGroup
5. Read my blog: www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Learn Portuguese | Q&A session with Virginia
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Today we’ll have a Q & A session. I selected three questions my students asked me to answer in this episode.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation.
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons.
4. Join my Facebook community.
5. Read my blog.
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Friday Apr 19, 2019
ADVANCED PORTUGUESE | Imperfeito do Subjuntivo
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
What would you do if you won the lottery? (O que você faria se você ganhasse na loteria?) In this question, I used the conditional tense and the past subjunctive tense. These two tenses are commonly used together. In today's episode, I will explain the most common use of these tenses so that you can use them easily. :)
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation.
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons.
4. Join my Facebook community.
5. Read my blog.
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Thursday Apr 11, 2019
ADVANCED PORTUGUESE | "Bate-Papo" about Couchsurfing
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
Today, I'm going to have a conversation with my friend from Rio Grande do Sul, Beatriz Cunha. The other day, we were talking about Couchsurfing and I loved the idea! So, I invited her to talk with us about it.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation.
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons.
4. Join my Facebook community.
5. Read my blog.
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
10 words from PORTUGUESE that don't exist in ENGLISH.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
Did you know that there are several words in Brazilian Portuguese that don’t exist in English? Today, we are going to study 10 of these words. I'll explain the meaning and give you some common examples.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation.
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons.
4. Join my Facebook community.
5. Read my blog.
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Intermediate & Advanced Portuguese: Presente do Subjuntivo
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
Do you know how to use the subjunctive tense in Portuguese? The present subjunctive tense is one of the most complicated verb tenses in Portuguese, but today I'm going to give you some tips to help you how to easily identify when to use this verb tense. I hope you enjoy this episode!
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation.
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons.
4. Join my Facebook community.
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Brazilian Portuguese Q&A
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
Today we’ll have a Q & A session. In this episode, I'm going to answer three common questions that I get asked often:
1. How long does it take for a person to learn Portuguese and speak fluently?
2. Is there any difference between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese?
3. How can I improve my pronunciation?
As of today, I'm going to make a Q & A video per month. If you want me to answer your question in the next video, leave your question in the comments section or send me an email to virginia@speakingbrazilian.com.
Your teacher,
Virginia
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Read the entire transcription of the video here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog/q-a-session-with-virginia
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation: http://bit.ly/sbminicourse
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons: youtube.com/speakingbrazilian
3. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/speaking.brazilian.school
4. Join my Facebook community: http://bit.ly/SB_FacebookGroup
5. Read my blog: www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
"Bate-papo" about language learning with Camila Barcelos
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Hi everyone, Virginia here.
Today, I'm going to have a chat with my dear friend, Camila Barcelos. This is the second episode of the series: bate-papo. I created this series for you to have the opportunity to listen to new accents, to learn a little about Brazilian culture, and to listen to an authentic conversation in Portuguese.
So, let's get started. :)
Click here to read the entire transcript of this episode.
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Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation: http://bit.ly/sbminicourse
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons: youtube.com/speakingbrazilian
3. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/speaking.brazilian.school
4. Join my Facebook community: http://bit.ly/SB_FacebookGroup
5. Read my blog: www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.

Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Brazilian Carnival Vocabulary | Speaking Brazilian
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Read the entire transcription of this episode below. :)
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation: http://bit.ly/sbminicourse
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons: youtube.com/speakingbrazilian
3. Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/speaking.brazilian.school
4. Join my Facebook community: http://bit.ly/SB_FacebookGroup
5. Read my blog: www.speakingbrazilian.com/blog
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Transcription of the episode:
Oi pessoal, aqui é a Virginia.
Você já foi a uma festa de carnaval? Hoje é terça-feira de carnaval no Brasil! Para comemorar, neste vídeo, eu vou ensinar o vocabulário de carnaval mais usado. Vamos lá?
Antes de começar, eu gostaria de lembrá-los que eu ofereço um minicurso de pronúncia gratuito. Para se inscrever, visite o meu site: school.speakingbrazilian.com.
Se você gosta dos meus vídeos, não esqueça de se inscrever em meu canal para receber notificações sempre que eu publicar um novo vídeo.
Muito bem, então vamos falar sobre carnaval!
O carnaval teve origem na Grécia antiga e hoje em dia é comemorado em muitas partes do planeta, mas não existe carnaval como no Brasil. Com a alegria do povo brasileiro e a energia do samba, o carnaval do Brasil se transformou no maior carnaval do mundo! São quatro dias de muita festa. As festas começam na sexta-feira à noite e só terminam na manhã da quarta-feira de cinzas.
O carnaval é comemorado em todo o Brasil. As duas cidades com as maiores festas de carnaval são Salvador e Rio de Janeiro. O carnaval em Salvador é mais conhecido pelas festas de rua e os famosos trios elétricos. Já o Rio de Janeiro é mais conhecido pelos desfiles maravilhosos das escolas de samba.
Além do carnaval tradicional, nós também temos carnaval fora de época, que são festas de carnaval em diferentes momentos do ano. Estas festas acontecem em várias cidades do Brasil, especialmente no Norte e Nordeste. Basicamente, no Brasil, você pode pular carnaval o ano inteiro.
Bom, vamos então falar sobre vocabulário.
Terça-feira de carnaval – também conhecida como terça-feira gorda, é a terça-feira que precede a quarta-feira de cinzas e é o último dia de carnaval.
Quarta-feira de cinzas – é o primeiro dia de Quaresma de acordo com o calendário cristão ocidental. No Brasil, só se começa a trabalhar depois do meio-dia. Ou seja, é um meio feriado.
Escolas de Samba – são associações ou clubes comunitários, geralmente associadas a um bairro, que tem como objetivo representar a sua comunidade através da música e da dança. Durante o carnaval, essas escolas participam de competições com outras escolas de samba através de grandes desfiles.
Desfile de Escola de Samba – é um grande evento durante o carnaval no qual um determinado número de escolas de samba disputa o título de campeã do carnaval. O maior desfile de escolas de samba acontece no Rio de Janeiro. São dois dias de desfile (no Rio de Janeiro, além das outras cidades). Você pode assistir aos desfiles pessoalmente no Sambódromo, ou você pode assistir ao vivo pela TV. Eu lembro que quando eu era criança, eu adorava assistir aos desfiles de escola de samba.
Fantasia – é a roupa que usamos para pular carnaval. Pode ser simplesmente uma roupa alegre e colorida com purpurina e lantejoulas, ou você pode se fantasiar de algo ou alguém, mais ou menos como as fantasias de halloween aqui nos Estados Unidos, mas com um tom mais alegre e divertido.
Carnaval de rua – é como chamamos as comemorações feitas ao ar livre. Salvador e Rio de Janeiro são as cidades que têm o maior carnaval de rua no Brasil.
Trio elétrico – é um termo usado para se referir a um caminhão adaptado com equipamentos de som para transmitir música ao vivo em movimento. Durante o carnaval, esses caminhões transportam bandas cantando música ao vivo pela cidade.
Pular carnaval – significa comemorar o carnaval. Essa expressão se refere ao fato de que geralmente quando vamos a uma festa de carnaval, estamos sempre pulando por causa da música animada. Então, quando alguém diz que vai pular carnaval, essa pessoa quer dizer simplesmente que vai a uma festa de carnaval.
Sambar – é um verbo que significa dançar samba, que é o estilo de música mais tocado durante o carnaval. Ao contrário do que muitos pensam, nem todo brasileiro sabe sambar, mas a maioria dos brasileiros consegue reconhecer o samba facilmente.
É isso! Agora, é hora do dever de casa! Escreva um comentário abaixo usando pelo menos um dos termos que você aprendeu hoje. Eu também adoraria saber se você gosta de carnaval. Você já foi a uma festa de carnaval?
É isso por hoje, pessoal. Lembre se dar um like neste vídeo e de se se inscrever em meu canal! Todas as semanas, eu posto um novo vídeo com dicas de gramática, expressões e pronúncia do português brasileiro.
Até a próxima! Tchau, tchau!
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
