Short, practical articles about Portuguese, life in Brazil, vocabulary and everyday communication.
Learn how common Portuguese prefixes such as in-, im-, il-, ir-, des-, anti- and contra- change the meaning of words. Discover patterns that can help you understand new vocabulary without memorizing every word separately.
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Brazilian Portuguese contains hundreds of words inherited from Indigenous languages. Many of them are so common today that most speakers rarely stop to think about where they came from. Discover some fascinating examples related to food, animals, places, and everyday life.
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