Free Web Resources
Either if you are learning Portuguese on your own or taking classes, these links will be very helpful for you to learn a lot more, provided that you dedicate a few hours of your week to study.
Brazilian Portuguese Podcast Brazilian Portuguese Podcast. Great tool for anyone studying Portuguese. Download the FREE podcasts, have them in your iPod and listen to them everywhere. Culture, Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation. Highly recommended!!!
Tá Falado! Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation. Originally made for Spanish speakers, the oral exercises presented on this website are recommended to speakers of any language.
Portuguese Communication Exercises Video/Audio exercises with Portuguese speakers from different regions talking about a range of subjects. Great for pronunciation and to expand your vocabulary.
SmartPhrase.com-Portuguese Good website with Portuguese vocabulary.
Free Portuguese Resources on the Web A very good list of links to Portuguese language related websites.
Sonia Portuguese A very good website by a Portuguese instructor from Brazil teaching abroad. From Portuguese grammar to typical Brazilian recipes, her website has everything covering all aspects of Brazilian culture. I strongly recomment her grammar book.
BBC Brasil Read, watch and listen to the news in Portuguese from the most trusted and reliable news service in the world.
Brazilian Portuguese Grammar A great website with all you need to learn about Brazilian Portuguese grammar; everything is very well organized and with the equivalent in English.
Portuguese verbs conjugator Don’t know how to conjugate that irregular verb? Just enter it in the box and this wonderful website will give you its full conjugation, every single tense.
Vagalume Read the lyrics while you listen to Brazilian songs. Search by the song or by the artist; or download the pulg-in and the lyricis will automaticly pop up every time you play a song. Available for Windows Media Player, Itunes and Winamp.
Test your Portuguese A good way to check how good your Portuguese is.
Site Pal Enter the text, choose a language and hear it. You can choose between Brazilian and European Portuguese. Good help on pronunciation.
CBN News Radio Listen to a Brazilian News Radio 24/7.
Casa de Cultura Brasileira
The “Casa” is located at 1022 W. Argyle Street, Suite 202 – in the heart of Little Vietnam, and its mission goes beyond that of a language school. We are constantly in touch with Brazilians working with different aspects of Brazilian culture and are scheduling a number of presentations, workshops, lectures and shows on music, dance, culinary, religion and much more.
Casa de Cultura Brasileira first opened its doors in January 2007 and is proud to announce that by the end of that same month we had eight groups, ranging from a beginner course to conversation classes.
Soon Casa will be also an open space for everyone interested in Brazilian culture. There will be a library with books and videos; live Brazilian TV and, of course, “cafezinho” for our visitors and students.
Please join our mailing list so that we can keep you updated on all the activities going on at Casa de Cultura Brasileira.
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Testimonial
Marcelo is simply a great teacher. He has the ability to roll with the conversational punches…”
-Dr. Jeff Dreyfuss, PhD (Private student)
“Quero dizer, LEGAL!...It’s amazing how much Portuguese I learned in just two months. Muito obrigado.”
-Jeremy Cadiz
Marcelo’s ability to patiently transmit his knowledge of teaching and learning languages will allow you to securely use your beginning and emerging skills from the first class.
-Maria Eliza Hamilton Bispo de Jesus Abegunde, Poet
