On this day, September 16, 2015 the Brazilian Gringo Youtube channel hit 10,000 subscribers. I filmed a video where I reflect upon this milestone and what it means for the future. Can you give me the cliff’s notes version? You can read the bullet points to get an idea of what I’m saying, but you’ll be […]
20 Questions Every Traveler Should Know How to Answer
Meeting different people is my favorite part about traveling. The people you meet on your travels can change your entire life’s trajectory by introducing you to new ideas and experiences that you wouldn’t have encountered otherwise. As a foreigner in a foreign land, it’s crucial that you speak the local language so that you gain access […]
How much of a language can you learn in 30 days?
Have you ever wondered how much of a foreign language you can speak after a month? I’ve been learning Russian for about a month now, and have been making decent progress with the language. Don’t take my word for it though, here, here is a video of my progress after 30 days. In this post […]
How to Pick The Right Teacher on Italki
In the previous post I mentioned three places where you can find online teachers to help you learn Portuguese. One of the suggestions was Italki, the language learning social network that connects teachers and students. One of the advantages of Italki is that it is an open marketplace that any qualified teacher can join and sell their […]
Where to Find Online Portuguese Teachers
A lot of people who visit this site email me and ask me where they can go to find a good Portuguese teacher. Regardless of where you are in the world right now, I would recommend that you begin your search by looking for an online Portuguese teacher. There are several advantages to using an […]
What’s going on behind the scenes at Brazilian Gringo
I want to take a moment here and address the elephant in the room that the so called Brazilian Gringo is not in Brazil. To complicate things further I’ve been intensively studying Russian recently, which draws into question where my allegiances really lie. For the past few weeks I’ve been taking Russian classes at a […]
Five Quotes For A More Successful Life in Brazil
There’s this phenomenon on Youtube called tagging, where someone makes a video about a specific topic then calls out other Youtubers to do the same. I was recently tagged by Elen Fernandes of Experts School Online to make a video about 5 quotes in Portuguese. Well it was supposed to be 5 quotes in English […]
How to Use HelloTalk App To Learn Portuguese
Today I want to share with you one of the most useful apps for learning Brazilian Portuguese to come out on the app store in recent years. Hellotalk is a language learning app that helps you find Brazilians who are interested in doing a language exchange. It has a huge userbase and is available for more than […]
How to Type Portuguese Characters on Your Keyboard
Once upon a time before I had ever been to Brazil, I used to look at all the accents in Portuguese words and think, “ooh how exotic.” By putting a little hat on the letter e it went from being a symbol that I recognized and associated with a particular sound to something scary and […]
Tips for Learning Portuguese
Everything you know about learning a foreign language is wrong. If you’re like most people who tried learning a language in school, you probably spent a lot of time studying and got frustrated results. The sad truth of the matter is that very few language courses are designed to actually get students fluent. They are often […]