Comments on: Happy Birthday, Rio! http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/happy-birthday-rio/ Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: steve http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/happy-birthday-rio/#comment-324 steve Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:26:36 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/happy-birthday-rio/#comment-324 I wonder the meaning of the Brazilian word/term "Niver"? Is this the same as "birthday", or is it a specific birthday, or rite of passage. Does it have a religious meaning? thanks --Steve I wonder the meaning of the Brazilian word/term “Niver”? Is this the same as “birthday”, or is it a specific birthday, or rite of passage. Does it have a religious meaning?

thanks

–Steve

]]> By: Isabella http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/happy-birthday-rio/#comment-323 Isabella Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:19:08 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/happy-birthday-rio/#comment-323 Hi Rachel, there's a joke going around among Brazilians living in the US that someone wanted to congratulate an american for some achivement and said Happy Birthday! BTW, deixa, deixa? Means Can I, please? Very interesting to read all these things from your point of view. bj tchau, Isabella Hi Rachel, there’s a joke going around among Brazilians living in the US that someone wanted to congratulate an american for some achivement and said Happy Birthday!

BTW, deixa, deixa? Means Can I, please?

Very interesting to read all these things from your point of view.

bj tchau,

Isabella

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