80 – Extreme Sports

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to extreme sports and the verbs VIR (to come) and VER (to see) in the Present, Past, and Future Tenses.
João is sitting by himself in a bar when he sees his friend Rosana. He invites her to sit at his table and starts talking [...]

79 – Spring

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to flowers, and the Past Continuous Tense of the verbs in Portuguese.
Robert and Teresa are very happy because spring is here.
Roberto – Estou contente porque a primavera finalmente chegou!
Teresa – Eu também! Eu já não aguentava mais o inverno.
Roberto – Um dos problemas do [...]

78 – A Song – Gostava Tanto de Você

In this episode, we are going to learn some expressions in English with the verb to be that are translated into Portuguese with the verb to have, and the verb FUGIR (to escape, to flee) in the Present, Past and Future Tenses.
I am going to sing “Gostava tanto de você”. 
Gostava tanto de você
Tim Maia
Nem sei [...]

77 – Oprah’s Book Club

In this episode, we are going to learn a little more about how to use superlatives and pronominal verbs in Portuguese.
Joel and Marta talk about Oprah’s show and why they like to watch it.
Marta – Você vê o programa da Oprah Winfrey?
Joel – Vejo sempre que posso.
Marta – Acho interessante a parte do clube do [...]

76 – Interviewing Frederico Gomes

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to a wedding and the use of the Present Subjunctive to express wishes and hopes.
Today’s interview is with Frederico Luciano Galler de Magalhães Gomes, also known as Kiko, who is a nephew of mine living in Florianópolis, capital of the Santa Catarina State, in [...]

75 – At the Library

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to a library, and the use of the word “muito” in Portuguese.
Today Reinaldo decided to go the the library to borrow a book by Jorge Amado. The book is called “Dona Flor and her Two Husbands”.
Reinaldo – Estou procurando um livro do Jorge Amado.
Atendente [...]

74 – Maybe I’ll Stay Home

In this episode, we are going to learn some colloquial verbs and the use of the Present Subjunctive to express doubt.
Peter and Janet are learning Portuguese and like to talk in Portuguese in order to practice. They are now talking about a trip Peter is taking to Brazil. See how Peter expresses his doubts in [...]

73 – Do You Prefer Brazil or Canada?

Today we are going to learn how to express some states of mind and feelings, have some more practice with irregular superiority comparatives and superlatives, and the usages of “há” (verb HAVER) and “a” (preposition).
Lúcia and Jorge live in Canada. They miss Brazil a lot, but they prefer to live in Canada because of job [...]