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World Cup Vocabulary in Portuguese - How to say that a team thrashed another one in Portuguese ?

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 Hi guys!  So, you know, we Brazilians are very passionate about football and we have several expressions to talk about that and  I'm gonna teach you some of them.  First, you going to learn how to say  when a team thrashed another one in Portuguese.  In Portuguese we used the expression " Ganhar de goleada" or " golear um time" . Lets see some examples.  Portugal ganhou de goleada da Suíça.  (Portugal thrashed Switzerland) Brasil goleou a Coréia do Sul (Brazil thrashed South Korea) To know how to pronounce correctly and learn more, see the video below.  Thank you guys!   

Brazilian curiosities - The Brazilian Nation Team Nickname

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 Hello guys!  Today I'm gonna talk about a Brazilian football team curiosity.  Brazil is famous around the world by its brightness  in the field and it's the only one which has five world cup titles!  Here in Brazil, A seleção brasileira (The national team) is known as "Seleção canarinho" But why that? The Brazilian National Team used to wear a white uniform, but after loosing the match against Uruguai in 1950, it was decided to change it.   Listening the whole story in the video below.  So, for you who have good knowledge in Portuguese, I'm leaving links for a podcast totally in Portuguese about " Seleção canarinho" for you practice your listening and an activity about the podcast.  Podcast "Seleção Canarinho" 

How we celebrate Halloween in Brazil?

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     Halloween is famous celebration in The USA, but here in Brazil, we stared to celebrate it after some years. Nonetheless, not like in America. Here, you'll not find houses decorated for halloween or children dressed up as your favorite character asking for candies at the streets. We only celebrate Halloween in English courses or schools, especially, bilingual schools. Learn more about it in the video below, where you will also learn some halloween vocabulary in Brazilian Portuguese.  Now, after watching the video, download the exercise to practise the vocabulary Halloween Vocabulary Exercise