Você quer aprender falar melhor o português? Or maybe just interested in the culture of Portugal, Brazil, Africa's Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Principe), and even Portugal´s former colony Macau? Bem-vindo/a! Here's your spot for asking questions, finding resources, and/or just chatting.


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How are Continental and Brazilian Portuguese different?

  Both are fully mutually intelligible, much like British and Australian English and that spoken in the United States — yet the cultural flavor, pronunciation, and idiomatic expressions give each variety a distinct personality. Continental Portuguese feels concise and compact, whereas Brazilian often feels open and melodic. To understand a bit why, it helps to know that after Portugal started colonizing a huge swath of South America 525 years ago, its language mixed with indigenous tongues such…

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'6 Destinations Foodies Shouldn't Miss This Year' cites Lisbon

Some love to follow their hearts when travelling, others love to follow their stomachs and taste buds. And if you want to have something to tell people when they ask the – otherwise, legit – question of how was the food, you should consider some of the destinations below. A worthy question that deserves a worthy answer, and the answer to “Where should I go next vacation?” is below. read post

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  • Ken Kok Lee August 27, 2025 at 4:07pm
    An interesting look at some of the ways Portuguese culture remains alive in Macau https://macaonews.org/partner-features/macaos-portuguese-connection...
    Where to find Macao’s living Portuguese connections
    The city’s ties to Portugal aren’t merely historic. From bookshops to cafes, here’s a guide to the city’s present day Portuguese culture.
  • Helen Brown December 29, 2024 at 10:26pm
    An enlightening look at the role of the Portuguese language in five African countries> https://rollingout.com/2024/12/16/portuguese-africa-cultural-bridge/
    The powerful legacy of the Portuguese in Africa
  • María José July 15, 2023 at 3:14pm
    An interesting look at how some artists are reimagining the classic old fado musical form: https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-fado-list
    The Far-Out Sound of New Fado
    How 21st century artists are reinventing a 19th century sound.
  • José Balido October 2, 2022 at 11:53am
    I've spent time in both Brazil and Portugal, and as a language nerd I've always been fascinated by how Portuguese is spoken in these respective countries. I confess I have a slight preference for the continental version, but o português brasileiro definitely has its charms! In the course of looking into what distinguishes them, I found this post from LanguageTrainers.com especially interesting: https://www.languagetrainers.com/blog/brazilian-vs-portugal-portugu...
  • Riccardo R May 10, 2022 at 11:27am
    Plenty of non-Portuguese have heard of fado, but very few of this country's other UNESCO World Heritage song tradition, called "cante alentejano" - polyphonic, a capella, and named after the region where it originated, the Alentejo, which borders Spain. Here's a UNESCO video which gives a good overview: https://youtu.be/_Pn53uSYwOM
  • Portugal Dream Coast May 23, 2011 at 1:34pm

    9008620265?profile=originalIan Ritchie (Artistic Director of the Festival) and also Director of the famous City of London Festival wants to perpetuate what will be an amazing event in Setúbal at Portugal Dream Coast, called Setúbal Music Festival. 

     

    The 1st Annual Setúbal Music Festival will be on May 27th, 28th and 29th of May 2011 and during this three days the Festival will cover 750 years of Portuguese Music, from medieval era up to the editions of this year. The Setúbal Music Festival is the result of synergies between several entities : Municipality of Setúbal, The Helen Hamlyn Trust and the organization envolved several local schools and associations in this global community project. 

     

    The highlights of the program are three concerts of world class, which are : Pedro Caldeira Cabral and La Batalla, the Gulbenkian Choir and Pedro Carneiro Aries (born Azeitão) and the Goanese soprano Patricia Rozario Goan. The schedule of this event is at Portugal Dream Coast website, we leave you with the direct links : 27th , 28th and 29th May.

     

    Portugal Dream Coast is also making a competition giving away 20 tickets.

  • sandra sarandon February 9, 2011 at 11:01am

     Hi ! I am a New Zealander and live in New Zealand. I am thrilled to discover this Portuguese Language & Culture Club site. I will now contact my friend in Curitiba,BRAZIL and tell her about Tripatini and this site.

       CHEERS ! From Sandra Sarandon at www.palliserbaybb.co.nz 

  • Eco Tur Angola November 24, 2010 at 9:24am
    Ola as nossas saudações a todos!

    Eu sei que Angola esta provavelmente fora dos radares, mas se por ventura receberem algum pedido nos estamos aqui para vos servir. Verifique o nosso Web site e as paginas do Facebook (Eco Tur Angola)

    M. Cumps Paul
  • Eco Tur Angola November 23, 2010 at 8:47pm
    Hi there and welcome all !

    I know that Angola is probably off the radar so far, but if and when u get an inquiry, we are here ! Check out the pristine beauty at our website and Facebook pages :-)

    Kind Rgds Paul
  • David Paul Appell December 3, 2009 at 7:10pm
    Here, for your enjoyment, is the lovely vid and lyrics for our current Top Tune of the Week, "Rosa Branca" from Portugal's "new fado" sensation Mariza:


    De rosa ao peito na roda
    Eu bailei com quem calhou.
    De rosa ao peito na roda
    Eu bailei com quem calhou.
    Tantas voltas dei bailando
    Que a rosa se desfolhou.
    Tantas voltas dei bailando
    Que a rosa se desfolhou.

    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.

    Oh roseira, roseirinha
    Roseira do meu jardim...
    Oh roseira, roseirinha
    Roseira do meu jardim.
    Se de rosas gostas tanto
    Porque não gostas de mim?
    Se de rosas gostas tanto
    Porque não gostas de mim?

    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.

    De rosa ao peito na roda
    Eu bailei com quem calhou.
    De rosa ao peito na roda
    Eu bailei com quem calhou.
    Tantas voltas dei bailando
    Que a rosa se desfolhou.
    Tantas voltas dei bailando
    Que a rosa se desfolhou.

    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.

    Oh roseira, roseirinha
    Roseira do meu jardim...
    Oh roseira, roseirinha
    Roseira do meu jardim.
    Se de rosas gostas tanto
    Porque não gostas de mim?
    Se de rosas gostas tanto
    Porque não gostas de mim?

    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Quem tem, quem tem
    Amor a seu jeito,
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.
    Colha a rosa branca
    Ponha a rosa ao peito.
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