Hi readers,
I just wanted to update you to let you know we’ve had some problems posting photos and files on the site, including podcasts. We’re working on the problem, and in the meantime, I posted a temporary link to the most recent podcast on the original post. Thank you for your patience!
Let’s take a look at what’s going on with the Brazilian economy, one of the most resilient in the world against the global economic crisis.
The One Country that Might Avoid the Recession is…, Time
Petrobras talks oil, biodiesel with Sao Tome & Principe, Energy Current
Once solid, Brazil’s big food companies now wobbling, CNN Money
Lula says economy will still grow in 2009, Reuters
Brazilian bond yield falls as investors bet on more rate cuts, Bloomberg
Brazilian stocks decline, erasing earlier gains, Market watch
Brazil economists slash 2009 growth forecasts, Latin American Herald Tribune
Lula: Main G20 goal to restore credit, confidence, world trade, Easy Bourse
Brazil debt safe alternative to treasuries, Reuters
Brazil wants help lifting US ethanol tariffs, International Herald Tribune
Byki iPhone apps have been gaining momentum since we introduced the first apps in January 2009. Thousands of people have downloaded our language learning software onto their iPhone or iPod touch. Now, we’ve got a new addictive application: Byki Brazilian Portuguese.
So, now you can spend 10 minutes increasing your Portuguese vocabulary. Byki for iPhone includes approximately 1,000 Portuguese words and phrases - so you can learn wherever and whenever you want! Just like its computer-based counterparts, Byki for iPhone uses research-backed memory-locking techniques designed for adults learning second languages. All three modes, Preview It, Recognize It, and Produce It are active, plus there’s an excellent new quiz mode for those of us who have a penchant for testing ourselves!
Some of the things that make Byki a killer iPhone application:
Try it out, and if you like it, leave a comment on the iTunes store and let the rest of the world know there’s a premium language-learning application out there. Plus, keep your eye out for more languages!
Visit Transparent Language (that’s the name of our parent company) on the Apple App Store
In Brazil, a college major is called a graduação. Unlike American universities, Brazilian colleges allow students to graduate as lawyers, doctors, and other specialized careers from their undergraduate studies, which for these majors is sometimes more than four years of study. We’re going to take a look at some common Brazilian majors:
Administração: Administration
Arquitetura: Architecture
Ciências Biológicas: Biology
Ciências Sociais: Social Sciences
Comunicação Social: Communications
Direito: Law
Enfermagem: Nursing
Engenharia: Engineering
Física: Physics
História: History
Letras: Portuguese or a Foreign Language
Matemática: Math
Medicina: Medicine
Odontologia: Dentistry
Pedagogia: Teaching
Química: Chemistry
Relações Internacionais: International Relations
Serviço Social: Social Work
Turismo: Tourism
A heartwarming holiday story from Belo Horizonte, MG
Gêmeas siamesas separadas em abril passarão pela primeira vez o Natal em casa - O Globo Online
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