Virginia Langhammer

Speaking Brazilian Podcast

Olá! I’m Virginia Langhammer, your Brazilian teacher. Welcome to my podcast! I created this podcast to help you learn authentic Brazilian Portuguese. In this podcast, I publish the audio of my YouTube lessons every Friday with tips on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. If you prefer watching, look for my YouTube channel @speakingbrazilianSince 2024, I have also offered a free worksheet with each lesson to help you practice what you’ve learned. Look for the download link in the show notes. About our school: Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in teaching...

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Virginia Langhammer

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Jul 10, 2026

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Brazil’s Other Big Party (Not Carnival!) 🇧🇷 🤠 Festa Junina 25.07.2025

Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/festa-junina Today you're going to learn about one of the most popular celebrations in Brazil: the Festa Junina (June Festival)! In this new vlog, I'm taking you with me to a festa junina in Indaiatuba, a small town in the state of São Paulo. Festa Junina is one of the most popular celebrations in Brazil. Let me show you...

PARA vs POR: A Simple Guide for Portuguese Learners (with real-life examples) 18.07.2025

Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/para-por Many students struggle with the prepositions “para” and “por” because there isn’t a single translation for them in other languages, and no simple rule to tell you which one to use. It all depends on the context. In this lesson, you’ll learn the most common uses of “para” and “por” across 12 different contexts, w...

Nasal Sounds 🇧🇷 How to Finally Get Them Right in Brazilian Portuguese 11.07.2025

Free 7-Day Pronunciation Minicourse 👉 https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course/ Today I’m going to share with you one of the most important pronunciation lessons I’ve ever made and one you definitely need to watch: How to pronounce nasal sounds in Brazilian Portuguese. In this lesson, you'll learn: - What’s the difference between oral vowels and nasal vowels? - What are nasal vowels...

Don’t Speak Portuñol! 20 False Friends to Avoid | Brazilian Portuguese 04.07.2025

Download your free PDF worksheet here 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/portunhol Today you’ll learn 20 false friends between Portuguese and Spanish. Recognizing these tricky words will help you avoid Portuñol and speak more confidently. Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access...

Trickiest words to pronounce in Brazilian Portuguese 27.06.2025

Free 7-Day Pronunciation Minicourse: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course/ This is the video about nasal sounds that I mentioned in the lesson! If you're working on your pronunciation, make sure to watch it! https://youtu.be/m-OLshYF07I?si=zVQpeHRwm599wtFH Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Bra...

How knowing English can help you learn Portuguese | Brazilian Portuguese Lesson 22.06.2025

Download your free PDF worksheet here 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/100-words Today, you’re going to learn how to use your knowledge of English to learn Brazilian Portuguese. Even though English isn’t a Romance language, it was also heavily influenced by Latin and other Latin-based languages. For this reason, hundreds of English words are identical or very similar to Portuguese. In this les...

How to Say “Should”, “Could” and “Would” in Brazilian Portuguese 13.06.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/would-should-could Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free re...

10 Brazilian Telenovelas to Learn Authentic Portuguese 06.06.2025

Get your FREE lesson transcript here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/telenovelas Did you know that watching Brazilian telenovelas is one of the best ways to learn real, everyday Portuguese? In this video, I share a brief summary of 10 iconic telenovelas and show you how they can help you learn the language and culture in a fun and authentic way. Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses h...

The BEST way to improve your LISTENING and SPEAKING in Brazilian Portuguese 30.05.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/shadowing In today’s lesson, we’re going to practice a simple but powerful exercise to help you improve your listening and speaking skills at the same time: the shadowing technique. Did you know that research shows this technique can boost your listening, pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary? If you’re already familiar with this ex...

15 Most BEAUTIFUL Words in Brazilian Portuguese 23.05.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/palavras_bonitas Many people say that Brazilian Portuguese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, and I have to agree. I may be a little biased, but I truly believe our language has a uniquely lovely sound. In today’s new video lesson, I’ll share 15 words that I consider some of the most beautiful in Brazilian Portugues...

DE, DA or DO? What’s the difference? Brazilian Portuguese 16.05.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/de_da_do In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the preposition DE (from/of) and its variations: DA, DO, DAS, and DOS. DE is usually translated into English as “from” or “of,” though it can have other translations depending on the context. This preposition appears in many different contexts, but in this lesson, we’ll focus on the tw...

Do NOT say the L in these common words! Brazilian Accent 09.05.2025

Sign up for my FREE Pronunciation Minicourse here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course/ Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advan...

25 Essential Phrases Brazilians Use Every Day! 02.05.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/25phrases Today you’re going to learn 25 essential phrases related to house chores (tarefas domésticas) that most Brazilians use in their daily lives. If you spend time with Brazilians, you need to know these phrases! Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Spea...

You’re absolutely fluent in Portuguese if you can understand these Brazilian jokes! 25.04.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/340_70_expressions Today you’re going to learn Portuguese in a super fun way! Let’s see if you can understand “piadas” (jokes) in Brazilian Portuguese. Understanding jokes in a foreign language is one of the hardest things because you need to understand vocabulary, nuance, cultural references, and wordplay or puns. But don’t worry! I...

50 Must-Know Verbs — Past Tense Practice in Brazilian Portuguese 18.04.2025

Get your free PDF here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/50verbs Do you know how to conjugate the 50 most essential verbs in the past tense in Portuguese? Let’s practice! Today’s lesson is an interactive exercise that will help you memorize past tense conjugations and practice accessing this information quickly from your memory. Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.sp...

If you know these 15 words, your Portuguese is excellent! Brazilian Portuguese 11.04.2025

⭐️ DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE PDF: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/15_informal_words Today’s lesson is a fun quiz! I picked 15 informal words that Brazilians use all the time in daily life, but you won’t usually find these in traditional Portuguese courses. If you don’t know them yet, this is your chance to learn! These are the kinds of words that make your Portuguese sound natural and authentic. Use t...

Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners: The 3 Most Used Tenses (+ Quiz!) 06.04.2025

In today’s lesson, you’re going to learn and practice the three main verb tenses used in Portuguese: present, past, and future. To help you learn how to use these verb tenses in a real-life context, we’re going to look at how to talk about a weekly routine, which is a very common conversation topic, using the three verb tenses. If you still don’t know how to conjugate verbs in Portuguese in the pr...

Top 10 Weird and Funny Words in Brazilian Portuguese 28.03.2025

Get your FREE lesson PDF with exercises here: https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/d9666ec6ac In this lesson, you’re going to learn the funniest and most peculiar words in Brazilian Portuguese. I’ve picked 10 words for this list. These words are funny and kind of strange, mainly because of their pronunciation and unexpected meaning. Using these words will make your Portuguese more authentic and fun....

Crazy Expressions ONLY Brazilians Understand | Learn Brazilian Portuguese 21.03.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/70-brazilian-expressions/ Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the...

Mastering the ‘S’ Sound in Brazilian Portuguese | Accent and Pronunciation Lesson 14.03.2025

Join my FREE Pronunciation Minicourse: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course/ Did you know that the letter S in Brazilian Portuguese can be pronounced in different ways? Its pronunciation varies depending on: 1. Its position in the word 2. The letters that come before or after it 3. Regional accents Mastering the pronunciation of the letter S is essential for speaking Portuguese c...

100 Most Common Words in Brazilian Portuguese 07.03.2025

Download your FREE PDF here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/100-most-used-words/   Did you know that just 100 words make up about 50% of the Portuguese used in daily life? But does this mean that if you learn only these 100 words, you'll already be able to understand and communicate in Portuguese? In this lesson, you'll learn the 100 most common words in Brazilian Portuguese. You'll also discov...

The Fascinating History of Brazilian Carnival 28.02.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival/ Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all...

ADVANCED PORTUGUESE QUIZ - Do you accept the challenge? | Infinitivo Pessoal vs. Impessoal 21.02.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/quiz-infinitivo-pessoal/ Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the f...

17 most ROMANTIC and SENSUAL words in Brazilian Portuguese 14.02.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://bit.ly/SB_romanticwords Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Sp...

Don't be RUDE in Brazil - Brazilian Portuguese 07.02.2025

Get your FREE lesson pdf here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/how-to-be-polite-in-brazil/ Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/ Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to have access to the transcript of my videos:  https://school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all th...

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