Learn about three scary monsters in Brazil
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| Hi, everybody! |
| Do you know what monsters Portuguese people are scared of? In this lesson, you'll learn about three scary monsters in Brazil. |
| Let’s start with the most popular monster. |
| Mula sem cabeça |
| [slowly] Mula sem cabeça |
| It means headless mule. |
| This is the spirit of a woman cursed for her sins. |
| The cursed woman's spirit was turned into a fire-spewing, headless mule. It gallops through the countryside from Thursday evening to Friday early morning, haunting anyone that crosses its path. |
| That sounds pretty scary, right? |
| You might have heard about the next monster. The next one is... |
| Alemoa |
| [slowly] Alemoa |
| It's the word for German, but when talking about a monster, Alemoa refers to a blonde, female ghost. |
| She is a blonde German woman who haunts the island of Fernando de Noronha. She seduces reckless, wicked men and carries them to their deaths. |
| Okay. Here's the last monster. |
| Boiúna |
| [slowly] Boiúna |
| Have you heard of this next one? This is the black snake. |
| The Boiúna is a scary black snake. |
| It lives in the Amazon and comes out only at night. The snake scares fishermen and others away from its watery home. |
| Let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what we've learned. Listen to the names of each monster and repeat after me. |
| Headless mule |
| Mula sem cabeça |
| * beep |
| Mula sem cabeça |
| German |
| Alemoa |
| * beep |
| Alemoa |
| black snake |
| Boiúna |
| * beep |
| Boiúna |
| Well done! [pause] |
| Do you know how Portuguese people celebrate Halloween? |
| Brazilians don't officially celebrate Halloween, but it is a well-known festival in the country. Schools have started to hold theme parties for their students, for instance. In Brazil, they do hold festivals to honor their dead. This takes place on November 2nd and is called the Day of the Dead or Finados. |
| You just learned about three scary monsters in Brazil and a cultural fact about Halloween in Brazil. |
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| I'll see you next time. Tchau. |
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