Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and her dad, Marco Antonio, talk about the last day of their Belgium trip: the city of Ghent and a final museum day in Brussels, told entirely in natur...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and her dad, Marco Antonio, talk about their night at an Olivia Dean concert in Brussels, told entirely in natural Brazilian Portuguese. This is Part 4...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and her dad, Marco Antonio, talk about their first full day in Brussels, told entirely in natural Brazilian Portuguese. Part 3 of their Belgium trip. T...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and her dad, Marco Antonio, talk about their day trip to the medieval city of Bruges, told entirely in natural Brazilian Portuguese. This is Part 2 of...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and her dad, Marco Antonio, talk about their five-day father-daughter trip to Belgium. This is Part 1: getting there and their first night in Brussels,...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster talk about going to see Gilberto Gil live: the night itself, his career as a musician and former Minister of Culture, and what it feels like...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into a very special journey: Alexia’s future plans with her father, Marco Antônio. They’re going to explore Belgium together, which lead...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster talk about their unexpected obsession with the Brazilian TV series Aeroporto Área Restrita. They explore why the show is so popular, break d...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the world of Brazilian cinema, discussing the film "O Agente Secreto," starring Wagner Moura. They explore the film's relevance in...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the quirks of the Winter Olympics, highlighting sports like bobsled, luge, and speed skating. They share fun moments and curiositie...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the 2026 Winter Olympics and Brazil's surprise starring role in it. They share how the Italy time zone made following the games unu...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into a topic that resonates with many: mental health and personal well-being. They open up about their personal experiences with anxiety...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In the previous episode we talked about anxiety and the importance of mental health. In this episode, Foster and Alexia talk about the most important vocabulary that you need for your Brazilian Port...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode we talk about one of the most recurrent themes of our generation: anxiety. Let's "name the bulls" (Brazilian expressions can be a little weird sometimes) and get started! Carioca Con...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com Coming to you live from the Lisbon airport! 🇵🇹  Alexia is returning home to Rio de Janeiro, so Foster checks in with her to see how she is feels about returning to Brazil.  Carioca Connection is tur...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In today's episode, we talk about one of our favorite subjects: dogs! If you've been following the show for a while now, you probably already know that we are huge dog lovers. Even if you don't like...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com As vogais nasais são de causar confusão. E existem tantas em português que criamos esse episódio especialmente para você conseguir treinar e tirar todas as suas dúvidas. Nesse episódio focamos nas V...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode, we talk about one of the most difficult sound in Portuguese for many native English speakers. Yes, the LH sound. It's not an L, it's not quite a Y...so what is this crazy Portuguese...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster dive into one of the most useful verbs (in Brazilian Portuguese. The verb ficar. They discuss the many different ways you can use ficar and...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster reflect on their favorite episodes as they prepare to take a short break. With a blend of nostalgia and excitement, they delve into episodes...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the practical differences between the Portuguese verbs “ser” and “estar.” Using engaging mini-dialogues, they encourage listeners t...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster tackle the often confusing topic of when to use “ser” and “estar” in Brazilian Portuguese. They break down these essential verbs with easy ex...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the world of television and series, discussing how these have been a comfort during challenging times. They explore the impact of w...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about ceramics and how small experiments can lead to big changes. Alexia shares her journey from a casual hobby to creating her own cera...

Check out our brand new Portuguese Playbooks! Free, practical guides to help you understand real Brazilian Portuguese and speak with confidence. Get your free Playbooks at https://cariocaconnection.com In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster explore the sea and its phenomena in Brazilian Portuguese. They discuss "ressaca do mar," a term often misunderstood by Portuguese learners,...