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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

Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
19 min
Get your free PDF here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/50verbs
Do you know how to conjugate the 50 most essential verbs in the past tense in Portuguese? Let’s practice! Today’s lesson is an interactive exercise that will help you memorize past tense conjugations and practice accessing this information quickly from your memory.
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Apr 11, 2025
Apr 11, 2025
14 min
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Today’s lesson is a fun quiz! I picked 15 informal words that Brazilians use all the time in daily life, but you won’t usually find these in traditional Portuguese courses.
If you don’t know them yet, this is your chance to learn! These are the kinds of words that make your Portuguese sound natural and authentic. Use them, and you might even surprise your Brazilian friends!
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Apr 6, 2025
Apr 6, 2025
17 min
In today’s lesson, you’re going to learn and practice the three main verb tenses used in Portuguese: present, past, and future.
To help you learn how to use these verb tenses in a real-life context, we’re going to look at how to talk about a weekly routine, which is a very common conversation topic, using the three verb tenses.
If you still don’t know how to conjugate verbs in Portuguese in the present, past, and future, download the PDF for this lesson (it’s free!): https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/3_main_tenses
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Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
7 min
Get your FREE lesson PDF with exercises here:https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/d9666ec6ac
In this lesson, you’re going to learn the funniest and most peculiar words in Brazilian Portuguese. I’ve picked 10 words for this list. These words are funny and kind of strange, mainly because of their pronunciation and unexpected meaning. Using these words will make your Portuguese more authentic and fun.
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Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
10 min
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/70-brazilian-expressions/
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Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
9 min
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Did you know that the letter S in Brazilian Portuguese can be pronounced in different ways?
Its pronunciation varies depending on:
1. Its position in the word
2. The letters that come before or after it
3. Regional accents
Mastering the pronunciation of the letter S is essential for speaking Portuguese confidently and with clarity.
You’ll learn all about it in this lesson.
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Mar 7, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
25 min
Download your FREE PDF here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/100-most-used-words/
Did you know that just 100 words make up about 50% of the Portuguese used in daily life?
But does this mean that if you learn only these 100 words, you'll already be able to understand and communicate in Portuguese?
In this lesson, you'll learn the 100 most common words in Brazilian Portuguese. You'll also discover how many words you need to learn to speak Portuguese well and why these 100 words are so important.
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Feb 28, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
12 min
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival/
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Feb 21, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
11 min
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/quiz-infinitivo-pessoal/
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Feb 14, 2025
Feb 14, 2025
9 min
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://bit.ly/SB_romanticwords
Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/
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