PortuguesePod101 Audio Blog S2 Curriculum 

This series is entirely in Brazilian Portuguese. Paloma will tell you about famous Brazilian tourist destinations, important holidays and Brazilian leaders all while speaking natural native speed. Along the way, you’ll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar. The transcript for each lesson can be found in the accompany PDF-lesson notes.

Lesson Title Topic Summary Cultural Fact Vocab
1 The Brazilian Easter Bunny Easter in Brazil significance, background, food, and traditions Chocolate eggs igreja, santo, missa, ansiosamente, lúdico, ninho, parreira
2 Brazilian Award Hits Close to Home The holiday of Tiradentes story of a martyr Awards to citizens for outstanding service comerciante, delatar, perdão, dívida, enforcar
3 Brazilian Fun for Everyone! Day of Our Lady Aparecida history, religion, architecture Children's Day and Discovery of America Day padroeira, rumar, romaria, pescador, pescaria, anualmente
4 International Labor Day Includes Brazil International Labor Day history, labor, protest, holiday Ex-President Lula's activism passeatas, reivindicar, salário mínimo, suprir, emprego, seguro disemprego, abono
5 Flower Sell-Out in Brazil Souls Day religion, holiday, flowers Funeral symbols túmulo, ente querido, vela, saudade, perder, crescimento
6 Statue of Brazilian Stature Christ the Redeemer history, religion, art Pop-culture references cartão-postal, morro, doação, arrecadar, cimento, pedra sabão, degrau
7 Brazilian Summit Stories Sugar Loaf Hill geography, transportation, tourism Etymology século, teleférico, caminhada, montanhismo, escalada
8 A Brazilian Love Legend The Iguazu Falls geography, folklore Discovery and naming tribo, rocha, palmeira, garganta, fronteira, abismo
9 Art Assignment in Brazil St. Francis of Assisi Church religion, architecture, art, history St. Francis lucro, estudioso, nascer, fortemente, obra-prima, portador, articulação
10 Pirates in Brazil City of Paraty history, tourism, architecture, beaches The Royal Road tesouro, refugiar, pólo, conferir, quadra, aleatório
11 Amazing Amazon Facts The Amazon River geography, ecosystem, tourism Rionegro and Solimões dádiva, barrento, lendário, matéria orgânica, flutuante, viagem
12 Extreme Brazilian Dating Chapada Diamantina geography, paleontology, tourism, conservation Importance of Chapada Diamantana minério, cair no esquecimento, recuperar, especialista, carvão, névoa, chão
13 Heaven Really Does Exist…in Brazil! Lençóis Maranhenses geography, geology, tourism Pop-culture references abranger, oscilação, maré, areia, arenoso, corda
14 Rich Brazilian Plains The Pantanal geography, geology, ecology tereré beverage pantanal, exuberância, vazante, ninho, lagoa
15 The Invisible Brazilian Camel Vila Velha State Park geography, geology, folklore, tourism, ecology City of Vila Velha coberto, geleira, gigantesco, furna, subterrâneo, sensível
16 Tragedy among a Brazilian President President Getúlio Vargas politics Brazil's 7 consitutions paulista, mineiro, golpe, mandato, trabalhista, desentendimento
17 A Brazilian Legend Zumbi of Palmares history, politics, slavery Black Awareness Day escravidão, época, Guiné, porém, missa, capitania
18 Brazilian Madman or Preacher? Antônio Conselheiro history, politics, religion, sociology Os Sertões (Rebellion in the Backlands) sertanejo, Sertão, pregar, seguidor, cangaceiro, jejuar
19 Protecting the Brazilian Forests Chico Mendes history, politics, ecology Amazon deforestation seringueiro, borracha, desabar, vereador, ameaça, ONU (Organização das Nações Unidas), exigir, ambiental, floresta tropical
20 Brazilian Independence or Death Pedro I of Brazil history, politics Pedro's full name real, derrota, temer, regressar, recusar, reinado, conturbado, charada
21 Brazilian Poverty to Presidency President Lula history, politics Lula's last name greve, então, candidatar, carreira, estréia, apelido
22 An Innovative Brazilian President President JK history, politics Brazil's capitals cigano, destacar-se, inovador, exterior, falecer, litoral
23 The First President of the Brazilian Military Club Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca history, politics Brazil's flag conforme, ciente, intuito, boato, dano, majestade, impressionante, tropa
24 The Brazilian Knight of Hope Prestes history, politics The Column's true tactics eleitor, encarar, despistar, trajeto, baixa, abalar
25 The Brazilian Toothpuller Tiradentes, the Toothpuller history, politics City of Tiradentes perceber, coroa, apoio, trair, enforcar, esquartejar, desencorajar