Learn about sports that are popular in Brazil
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I’m Eric. |
| Felipe: And I’m Felipe! |
| Eric: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary, Lesson 16! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to recreation and leisure. These are five sports that are commonly played in Brazil. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PortuguesePod101.com. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Felipe, what’s our first word? |
| Felipe: futebol |
| Eric: soccer |
| Felipe: (slow) futebol (regular) futebol |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: futebol |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Brazil is "the country of soccer." The Brazilian team has won many FIFA World Cups. National championships are also taken very seriously, and there's a lot of rivalry amongst teams. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) Dizem que os ingleses inventaram o futebol, mas os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram. |
| Eric: They say the English invented soccer, but the Brazilians perfected it. |
| Felipe: (slow) Dizem que os ingleses inventaram o futebol, mas os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: capoeira |
| Eric: capoeira martial art |
| Felipe: (slow) capoeira (regular) capoeira |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: capoeira |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, acrobatics, and music. Capoeira players make a circle in which everyone sings or plays songs while the action takes place in the middle of the circle. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) O berimbau é que dá o ritmo na roda de capoeira. |
| Eric: The “berimbau'” musical bow is what gives the rhythm to the capoeira circle. |
| Felipe: (slow) O berimbau é que dá o ritmo na roda de capoeira. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: vôlei |
| Eric: volleyball |
| Felipe: (slow) vôlei (regular) vôlei |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: vôlei |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Volleyball is the second most popular sport in Brazil. Both male and female national teams have won numerous gold medals in various championships, including the Olympics. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) Um dos nomes mais conhecidos no vôlei brasileiro é o do ex-jogador e treinador Bernardinho. |
| Eric: One of the best known names in Brazilian volleyball is the former player and coach Bernardinho. |
| Felipe: (slow) Um dos nomes mais conhecidos no vôlei brasileiro é o do ex-jogador e treinador Bernardinho. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: jiu-jitsu brasileiro |
| Eric: Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Felipe: (slow) jiu-jitsu brasileiro (regular) jiu-jitsu brasileiro |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: jiu-jitsu brasileiro |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Brazilian jiu-jitsu is an adaptation of the Japanese martial art form of the same name. It focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting, and it's commonly used in mixed martial arts competition or self-defense. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) Foi a família Gracie que desenvolveu o jiu-jitsu brasileiro. |
| Eric: It was the Gracie family who developed Brazilian jiu-jitsu. |
| Felipe: (slow) Foi a família Gracie que desenvolveu o jiu-jitsu brasileiro. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Felipe: futebol de areia |
| Eric: beach soccer |
| Felipe: (slow) futebol de areia (regular) futebol de areia |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: futebol de areia |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Beach soccer started on Leme beach in Rio de Janeiro. It's played as a hobby by many people on the beaches of Brazil. The national league is the leading and dominant team in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) No futebol de areia, cada time tem só cinco participantes na quadra. |
| Eric: In beach soccer, each team has only five members on the field. |
| Felipe: (slow) No futebol de areia, cada time tem só cinco participantes na quadra. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Felipe will give you the Portuguese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Felipe: futebol |
| [pause]Eric: soccer |
| Felipe: capoeira |
| [pause]Eric: capoeira martial art |
| Felipe: vôlei |
| [pause]Eric: volleyball |
| Felipe: jiu-jitsu brasileiro |
| [pause]Eric: Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Felipe: futebol de areia |
| [pause]Eric: beach soccer |
Outro |
| Eric: There you have it – five sports in Brazil! We have more vocab lists available at PortuguesePod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Felipe: Tchau. |
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