Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation

Cafuné. Abraço. Carinho. Beijo. Chamego. Amor.  For the final episode of Season 7, we are looking into 6 words that explain a lot about Brazil and Brazilian culture. If you want to sound, speak, and feel more Brazilian - this is episode is for you. Enjoy! Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

In this episode, we talk about the new Netflix series "The Greatest Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank." More specifically, we teach you our methods for learning vocabulary most effectively when watching series and movies in Brazilian Portuguese. Enjoy! Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Do you know how to say the title of this episode in the correct way in Portuguese? Today with this episode you will finally learn. Don't worry, we know that the difference between TEMPO and HORA in Portuguese can be very confusing.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Today we bring to the table the difference between TEMPO and HORA in Portuguese. It can be very confusing so it's good to have an episode explaining this. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

In this episode, Alexia provides a quick analysis of the song Oração Ao Tempo from Caetano Veloso.  This beautiful song holds a special place in Alexia’s heart, so she wanted to share it with you and help you read between the lines.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

There are many uses of the word "time" in Portuguese. Today we continue our conversation about Alexia's favorite word and how you can make the most with your vocabulary. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

We are back talking about favorite words in Portuguese. This was one of the subjects from our last Live Class from Carioca Connection Club and we wanted to share a little bit more of Alexia's favorite word in Portuguese and the different ways it can be used.New open spaces available in the Carioca Connection Club! Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

If you listened to the previous episode, you already have a pretty good idea of what stage fright is. Well, we’re podcasters so we have to deal with it every single day. In this episode we share some tips and methods we came up with to make handling with stage fright a lot easier.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

We all had to speak in front of a relatively big audience at some point of our lives, and that can be terrifying. That's exactly what we’ll talk about in this episode.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Alexia is visiting the U.S. to meet her nephew, so we're bringing another episode with more family vocabulary. Don't panic just yet... As Alexia says, if you don't remember who that family member is, "Chama de primo que tá tudo certo." Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Alexia and just Foster became tios! And as you probably guessed, there is a lot of family vocabulary involved.  Sobrinho, primo, cunhada, madrasta... You should just press play and enjoy! Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today:

Adeus, ano velhoFeliz ano novoQue tudo se realizeNo ano que vai nascerMuito dinheiro no bolsoSaúde pra dar e venderPara os solteiros, sorte no amorNenhuma esperança perdidaPara os casados, nenhuma brigaPaz e sossego na vidaLevel-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

It's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about Christmas. On this episode, Alexia and her dad Marco talk about the meaning of Christmas for Brazilians and some of the differences between celebrating Christmas in Brazil and in Portugal. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Do you know the difference between "pintura" e "pintora"? Alexia is getting into painting and, in this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about art, vocabulary and the importance of having a hobby.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Thanksgiving was last week and this time of the year normally gets us thinking about gratitude. In this episode, Alexia reflects on gratitude and shares some of the things she is grateful for in her life.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

In this episode, Marco Antonio and Alexia talk about thanksgiving, or friendsgiving outside of the U.S., and the importance of this date for them. In Brazil, we normally don't celebrate Ação de Graças (thanksgiving) but there are definitely a lot of things we are thankful for. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses.In this episode, we continue our conversation about the blackout and how scary our dependency on technology is.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses. So... How dependent are we really on our technology? Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

For the past year, we've been working on a completely new program — the Carioca Connection Club, your one-stop shop to improve your Brazilian Portuguese.How does it work, you ask? It's actually quite simple. We did all the heavy lifting so you can put your Portuguese on autopilot with unlimited content, members-only material, and a community of Brazilian enthusiasts.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!

For the past year, we've been working on a completely new program — the Carioca Connection Club, and this episode is all about it.We've curated more than 5 years of work into your one-stop shop for all things Brazilian. With hundreds of episodes, thousands of worksheets, exclusive members only content and events — your Brazilian Portuguese will be on a fast-track to fluency. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today!