At any level, reading Brazilian Portuguese articles makes you speak Portuguese faster
Aside from coming to Brazil and speaking Portuguese every day, reading Brazilian Portuguese is the second-best way to develop a very strong command of Brazilian Portuguese.
It’s all too common.
You study Portuguese diligently. Yet, after a few months — sometimes years — you still can’t seem to understand what people are talking.
Why does it happen?
I talk about the many reasons a lot with my students. And I’ll tell you all about that someday. But now I will sum up all of it in four words for you:
Lack of proper input.
Brazilians speak too fast most of the time. And on TV and other media it gets worse. On top of it, reading materials often sit in either one of two extremes: too easy and thus boring, or too hard hence uninteresting.
There is a gigantic gap in between.
And we are here to bridge that gap.
If you’re a beginner — or an unsure intermediate-level speaker — you’ll benefit a lot from our resources.
Most of it is entirely in Portuguese. We’ve made an effort to put everything in their category (reading, listening…). But there is always some overlap. So, be patient when you find a listening comprehension exercise in the reading section. If you stick with us, you’ll learn a lot.
Resources
Read Brazilian Portuguese Every Day
We firmly believe you should read every single day of your life. If not for learning, at least for fun. And when learning Brazilian Portuguese, reading is essential. Click here for all reading comprehension articles.
In this daily podcast, you’ll have interesting stories that entertain and teach. Access the past episodes.
Grammar Exercises
Practicing grammar in Brazilian Portuguese doesn’t have to bog you down. With our simple and to-the-point, no-BS exercises, you can practice those areas that need most of your attention now.
Click here to check out the online grammar exercises.
Listening Comprehension for Beginners
Whenever you’re practicing listening comprehension in Brazilian Portuguese, you should have a specific task. In this way, you can make sure you’ll improve faster.
Check here the exercise bank for listening comprehension in basic Brazilian Portuguese.
In-depth Articles on Grammar and Vocabulary
Read Brazilian Portuguese is a website maintained by me, Eli, and Rodrigo — both of us are Portuguese teachers. And I have started it all with a comprehensive website called Portuguese with Eli. There, you’ll find a vast collection of articles in plain English about various topics that matter.
Check our main website by clicking here. (It’ll open in a different tab.)
Vocabulary Practice
If you can repeat words aloud but don’t know their meaning, your problem isn’t listening comprehension but rather lack of vocabulary.
Access here the exercises to improve your vocabulary today.
Interested in having lessons?
We’ve had students from most of the states in the United States (except Nebraska and the Dakotas; would that be you?), from the UK, and other 40 countries. Every month we organize workshops and crash courses to help people get started quickly and easily. If you want more information about the next workshop — or if you are interested a having one-on-one lessons — contact us here.
