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Advanced Fluency Mission: Week 1 Update

February 2, 2014 By Josh Plotkin Leave a Comment

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A week ago I announced my mission to achieve Portuguese proficiency as close to that of a native speaker as possible in 3 months. In this post I’m going to talk about what I’ve done in the first week to reach that goal. When I announced my mission I stated that I want to improve […]

Como convidar seu amigo para sair em inglês

January 30, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 1 Comment

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O video de hoje é um pouco diferente do formato que tenho feito até agora. Neste video eu mostro como falar as coisas em inglês e em português. E aí bruda o quê que está arrumando hoje? – Yo dude what’s going down tonight? Ah não sei cara, eu acho que vou ficar aqui em […]

Como gritar “Vou descer motorista!” em inglês

January 29, 2014 By Josh Plotkin Leave a Comment

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Para descer no ônibus no Brasil, geralmente tem que gritar pro motorista alguma coisa. Assista o video e aprende como fazer isso em inglês. Depois de fazer o video eu reparei que não faz muito sentido fazer este video. Nos estados unidos os ônibus tem paradas designadas e não param em outros lugares. Mas quem […]

Como falar ‘cara’ em inglês

January 28, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 2 Comments

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A palavra de hoje é ‘cara’. Em português usamos a palavra cara para falar sobre alguém sem falar o nome dele. Em inglês temos muitas palavras que usamos neste contexto também. Uma das palavras mais usadas para falar sobre alguém sem falar o nome é dude. E aí cara, beleza? – What’s up dude? How’s it goin’? […]

Como falar ‘da hora’ em inglês

January 27, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 4 Comments

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Hoje vai começar uma novidade aqui no blog. Junto com a minha missão de falar português nativo, vou começar a dar dicas de inglês em português. Uma boa tática de melhorar a pronuncia e se gravar falando na lingua-alvo. Depois de gravar este video eu percebi muita coisa que eu falei errado, e isso me […]

My Mission to Speak Portuguese Like a Brazilian in 3 Months

January 26, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 15 Comments

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My goal is to achieve a level of fluency in Brazilian Portuguese as close to that of a native speaker as possible by May 1, 2014. I will judge my progress based on how frequently Brazilians ask me where I’m from. Right now about 80% of Brazilians that I meet ask me where I’m from […]

Which city is best for teaching English?

January 15, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 15 Comments

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You want to teach English in Brazil, but you aren’t sure in which city you should base yourself in. In this article we are going to look at several cities in Brazil and analyze their merits from an English teacher’s point of view. The Demand for English Teachers in Brazil Before we start talking about […]

5 Lessons Learned in 2013

January 9, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 6 Comments

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You may have noticed things have been pretty quiet around here for the last few weeks. Since mid December I’ve been up in the Amazon undergoing an intense process of soul searching and reflection. Now I’m back in civilization and am excited to get back to work helping people teach English to Brazilians. I want […]

How not to get robbed in Rio de Janeiro

December 19, 2013 By Josh Plotkin 5 Comments

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If you’re traveling to Rio de Janeiro in the near future there are two things you should know about in order to not get robbed. I feel compelled to write this post because there two places in Rio de Janeiro where foreigners consistently get ripped off, and the best way to prevent this from happening […]

Review of Rosetta Stone Brazilian Portuguese

November 19, 2013 By Josh Plotkin 2 Comments

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Are you considering using Rosetta Stone to learn Brazilian Portuguese? Watch this video to get my review of this language learning software. Rosetta Stone is probably the most popular language learning software out there, and they spend millions of dollars a year in advertising to convince people that it is the best. But how does […]

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