Carioca Connection. Brazilian Portuguese Conversation.

In this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about New Year’s Resolutions and how to set goals in Brazilian Portuguese.  2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In the first episode of Season 8, we ring in the New Year by talking about some bizarre Brazilian traditions and superstitions. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Cafuné. Abraço. Carinho. Beijo. Chamego. Amor.  For the final episode of Season 7, we are looking into 6 words that explain a lot about Brazil and Brazilian culture. If you want to sound, speak, and feel more Brazilian - this is episode is for you. Enjoy! 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In this episode, we talk about the new Netflix series "The Greatest Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank." More specifically, we teach you our methods for learning vocabulary most effectively when watching series and movies in Brazilian Portuguese. Enjoy! 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Do you know how to say the title of this episode in the correct way in Portuguese? Today with this episode you will finally learn. Don't worry, we know that the difference between TEMPO and HORA in Portuguese can be very confusing.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Today we bring to the table the difference between TEMPO and HORA in Portuguese. It can be very confusing so it's good to have an episode explaining this. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In this episode, Alexia provides a quick analysis of the song Oração Ao Tempo from Caetano Veloso.  This beautiful song holds a special place in Alexia’s heart, so she wanted to share it with you and help you read between the lines.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

There are many uses of the word "time" in Portuguese. Today we continue our conversation about Alexia's favorite word and how you can make the most with your vocabulary. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

We are back talking about favorite words in Portuguese. This was one of the subjects from our last Live Class from Carioca Connection Club and we wanted to share a little bit more of Alexia's favorite word in Portuguese and the different ways it can be used.New open spaces available in the Carioca Connection Club! 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

If you listened to the previous episode, you already have a pretty good idea of what stage fright is. Well, we’re podcasters so we have to deal with it every single day. In this episode we share some tips and methods we came up with to make handling with stage fright a lot easier.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

We all had to speak in front of a relatively big audience at some point of our lives, and that can be terrifying. That's exactly what we’ll talk about in this episode.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Alexia is visiting the U.S. to meet her nephew, so we're bringing another episode with more family vocabulary. Don't panic just yet... As Alexia says, if you don't remember who that family member is, "Chama de primo que tá tudo certo." 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Alexia and just Foster became tios! And as you probably guessed, there is a lot of family vocabulary involved.  Sobrinho, primo, cunhada, madrasta... You should just press play and enjoy! 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Adeus, ano velhoFeliz ano novoQue tudo se realizeNo ano que vai nascerMuito dinheiro no bolsoSaúde pra dar e venderPara os solteiros, sorte no amorNenhuma esperança perdidaPara os casados, nenhuma brigaPaz e sossego na vida2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

It's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about Christmas. On this episode, Alexia and her dad Marco talk about the meaning of Christmas for Brazilians and some of the differences between celebrating Christmas in Brazil and in Portugal. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Do you know the difference between "pintura" e "pintora"? Alexia is getting into painting and, in this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about art, vocabulary and the importance of having a hobby.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Thanksgiving was last week and this time of the year normally gets us thinking about gratitude. In this episode, Alexia reflects on gratitude and shares some of the things she is grateful for in her life.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In this episode, Marco Antonio and Alexia talk about thanksgiving, or friendsgiving outside of the U.S., and the importance of this date for them. In Brazil, we normally don't celebrate Ação de Graças (thanksgiving) but there are definitely a lot of things we are thankful for. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses.In this episode, we continue our conversation about the blackout and how scary our dependency on technology is.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses. So... How dependent are we really on our technology? 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com