Learning Portuguese

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How to Learn Portuguese Quickly Online

April 5, 2012

There are many free and non-free online resources that solve the dilemma of how to learn Portuguese quickly. Today you’ll get a round-up of those tools!

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Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

March 28, 2012

If you are a native Spanish speaker or if you learned Spanish as a foreign language, it’s much easier to approach Brazilian Portuguese from a Spanish base rather than from an English one.

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Learning Portuguese: Beginner’s Tips

March 13, 2012

Why You Should Start Learning Portuguese According to the BBC, Brazil has surpassed the United Kingdom in size and now has the 6th largest economy in the world. It will host the World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016.

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How to Learn Portuguese With Soap Operas, Radio, TV and Movies

March 6, 2012

I am not in Brazil. How do I get to listen to real Brazilians speaking? Listen to Brazilian Radio CBN. You can listen to it live or download podcasts on all sorts of subjects (economics, music, health, alternative living, etc). Listening to the radio, even in the background, is key to learning a new language. [...]

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How to Learn Another Language: Passive and Active Listening Tips

February 16, 2012

If you want to know how to learn another language, you need to know how to listen both actively and passively.