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Attention all U.S. and Canada-based readers! Seu Jorge, an epic Brazilian musician, will be on tour in the United States for the next few weeks. This is an excellent opportunity to see one of Brazil’s premier performers and to practice your Portuguese skills. See the list below to see if Seu Jorge is coming to your city or a city near you.

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Seu Jorge Tour 2010

Jul 27     Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club
Jul 28      Philadelphia  at the Trocadero / Projektfest’10
Jul 30     New York City at Terminal 5
Jul 31     Boston at the Royale Nightclub
Jul 31 – Aug 1 Montreal, Quebec at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
Aug 2     Toronto at the Phoenix Concert Theatre
Aug 3     Chicago at Logan Square Auditorium
Aug 6    Vancouver at The Vogue Theater
Aug 7    Seattle at The King Cat Theater
Aug 8    Portland, OR at McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
Aug 10  San Francisco at The Regency Ball Room at the Regency Centre
Aug 11   San Diego at Belly Up
Aug 14  Los Angeles at Club Nokia

Up here on the East Coast of the U.S., we had a massive snowstorm (nevasca, in Portuguese). It reminded me of one of my favorite videos of Brazilians living in the U.S., mineiros in Massachusetts shoveling snow in their flip flops.

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Test your knowledge:

1. What’s the temperature outside, according to the cameraman?

2. What’s the word for “ice”?

3. What’s a “pá“?

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Today, we’re going to practice reading comprehension with an article about a new restaurant.

A aventura americana de Benny Novak

“Benny Novak abre na próxima terça-feira sua terceira casa, o 210 Diner, na mesma Rua Pará do primogênito Ici. Um pouco mais longe do italiano Tappo, o único localizado nos Jardins.”

Read the full article here

Questions

1. What type of food will the restaurant serve? What are some of the dishes on the menu (some not written in English)?

2. How many restaurants does Benny run?

3.  What does Benny expect from his chefs?

4. When does Benny decide on a final menu for the restaurant?

Answers after the jump.

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President Lula is making a big splash in the U.S. this week, where he’s attending several important events.

First, he accepted an award from the Woodrow Wilson Center, where he celebrated with other world leaders. Yesterday, he attended the UN General Assembly in New York, where he gave a long speech (watch and read the speech here). Now he is off to Pittsburgh for the G20 Summit.

Also, Lula was featured in Newsweek this week as “the most popular politician on earth” — read the article here. There’s also a special Q and A section with Lula available on the Newsweek website.

For those of you who can’t make it to a Brazilian Day celebration, I’m leaving you with a few videos from past Brazilian Days in New York. Have a happy holiday weekend!

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