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Comment on Website Vocabulary: Part II by Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:43 +0000

I think that the reason is languages tend to write their words in the way they are pronounced and not in the way other languages write them. So, in English, it’s more frequent to have the letter “z” for the sound “zzz.” In Portuguese, “z” is a much more foreign language and they have the “s” for the sound “z.”
I hope it helps. If you ever get a better answer, please let me know.

Comment on Rio de Janeiro vs. São Paulo by Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:18:33 +0000

I definitely love Rio…Sao Paulo is too big, too confusing…Rio has the beaches, the sun, the amazing history, the beautiful people scantily dressed….is screams relaxation and vacation while Sao Paulo makes you think of work and reminds you of all the huge cities in the US with plenty of crime, poverty and people

Comment on Website Vocabulary: Part II by Carlos R. Barron

Carlos R. Barron — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:44 +0000

Can anobody anser to my e mail why Brasil when is wrtten in English is written with Z like this BRAZIL.
It always amased me take an example Argentine is Argentina in any language ; please let me know this is the second time I asked; there must be a hidden answer . BY the way I am learning more portugese thanks to the blogs ;it help me when I talk to some friends o Porto Alegre

Obrigado por sua resposta IN English or Porugese I undertand both.Portugese I unnderstan 97%.

Comment on Rio de Janeiro Elected Best Gay Global Destination by Fab S.

Fab S. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Instead of pandering to gays, how about cleaning up the favelas which makes Rio the international murder capital of the world? I’d like to go to both the World Cup and the Olympics with my family but am scared.

Please read: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/05/091005fa_fact_anderson

Comment on U.S. to Invest $2 Billion in Brazilian Oil by Paul Diemer

Paul Diemer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:08:03 +0000

All of Petrobras production goes to China. Why should the U.S. even be involved?

Comment on How to sing Happy Birthday in Portuguese by cezaar32

cezaar32 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:38:29 +0000

Parabéns a você
Nesta data querida
Muitas felicidades
Muitos anos de vida

Hoje é dia de festa
Cantam as nossas almas
Para o menino/a [name]

Uma salva de palmas

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Comment on Portuguese Verb Tenses by Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:28:56 +0000

I speak spanish and there is nothing like that in spanish. As for the past perfect portuguese, like spanish you can say, for example: voçe tinha tido or eu tinha visto. So are you saying that portuguese has two past perfect tenses? What is the difference between eu tinha visto and eu vira…?

Comment on Orkut, the Brazilian Facebook by Magda Fonseca

Magda Fonseca — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:09:03 +0000

Looking for friends from Santos Sao Paulo Brazil

Comment on Best Brazilian Movie by nanamcp

nanamcp — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:36:23 +0000

Just saw “Era Uma Vez no Rio”… The last comments of the actor were not traslated and they were the most important words in the movie.
Considering what happened in Rio this past weekend this movie was very on TARGET. Slums,drugs and gangs.

Comment on How Hard is Portuguese to Learn? by Renato Arquino

Renato Arquino — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:27:13 +0000

These are just some slang used, but that confuses foreigners. If you did not understand the text above I can translate.