Carioca Connection. Brazilian Portuguese Conversation.

We all had to speak in front of a relatively big audience at some point of our lives, and that can be terrifying. That's exactly what we’ll talk about in this episode.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Alexia is visiting the U.S. to meet her nephew, so we're bringing another episode with more family vocabulary. Don't panic just yet... As Alexia says, if you don't remember who that family member is, "Chama de primo que tá tudo certo." 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Alexia and just Foster became tios! And as you probably guessed, there is a lot of family vocabulary involved.  Sobrinho, primo, cunhada, madrasta... You should just press play and enjoy! 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Adeus, ano velhoFeliz ano novoQue tudo se realizeNo ano que vai nascerMuito dinheiro no bolsoSaúde pra dar e venderPara os solteiros, sorte no amorNenhuma esperança perdidaPara os casados, nenhuma brigaPaz e sossego na vida2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

It's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about Christmas. On this episode, Alexia and her dad Marco talk about the meaning of Christmas for Brazilians and some of the differences between celebrating Christmas in Brazil and in Portugal. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Do you know the difference between "pintura" e "pintora"? Alexia is getting into painting and, in this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about art, vocabulary and the importance of having a hobby.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Thanksgiving was last week and this time of the year normally gets us thinking about gratitude. In this episode, Alexia reflects on gratitude and shares some of the things she is grateful for in her life.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In this episode, Marco Antonio and Alexia talk about thanksgiving, or friendsgiving outside of the U.S., and the importance of this date for them. In Brazil, we normally don't celebrate Ação de Graças (thanksgiving) but there are definitely a lot of things we are thankful for. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses.In this episode, we continue our conversation about the blackout and how scary our dependency on technology is.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Last month we experienced a Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp blackout, and the consequences were varied. Some people took the opportunity to disconnect and do something different, while others were deprived of work or lost sales in their businesses. So... How dependent are we really on our technology? 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

For the past year, we've been working on a completely new program — the Carioca Connection Club, your one-stop shop to improve your Brazilian Portuguese.How does it work, you ask? It's actually quite simple. We did all the heavy lifting so you can put your Portuguese on autopilot with unlimited content, members-only material, and a community of Brazilian enthusiasts.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

For the past year, we've been working on a completely new program — the Carioca Connection Club, and this episode is all about it.We've curated more than 5 years of work into your one-stop shop for all things Brazilian. With hundreds of episodes, thousands of worksheets, exclusive members only content and events — your Brazilian Portuguese will be on a fast-track to fluency. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

This episode is a little bit different from what we normally do. Today's episode is a repetition audio from our Fundamentals course. Listen and repeat. Practice makes perfect. It may seem a bit boring at first, but if you've learned a foreign language before, you know how important this is. The Fundamentals is a 4-week course covering the foundations of Brazilian Portuguese & culture. We explore many of the common places and situations you are likely to find yourself in Brazil. From restaurants to supermarkets to a variety of accommodations — we've got you covered.You can listen to the entire course & learn along with the worksheets exclusively in our new membership: The Carioca Connection Club.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today: https://cariocaconnection.com/2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

On this episode of “The Fundamentals” Alexia and Foster talk about the things you need to know regarding accommodations in Portuguese.The Fundamentals is a 4-week course covering the foundations of Brazilian Portuguese & culture. We explore many of the common places and situations you are likely to find yourself in Brazil. From restaurants to supermarkets to a variety of accommodations — we've got you covered.You can listen to the entire course & learn along with the worksheets exclusively in our new membership: The Carioca Connection Club.Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today: https://cariocaconnection.com/2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

In this episode of Adventures with Alexia, Alexia talks to Adriana. An old friend of Alexia’s, Adriana knows a thing or two about living in different cultures. Growing up between Brazil and the U.S. — she is now married to an Englishman and lives in England. Adriana has a lot to share about adapting to different cultures and knows more about the hidden gems of Brazil than just about anyone. Adventures with Alexia is a collection of captivating conversations with Brazilians traveling the world. You can listen to all episodes & learn along with the worksheets exclusively in our new membership: The Carioca Connection Club. Level-up your Brazilian Portuguese and join the Carioca Connection Club today: https://cariocaconnection.com/2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

On this episode of Adventures with Alexia — a collection of captivating conversations with Brazilians traveling the world we offer at Carioca Connection Club, Alexia talks to Nuno. Nuno currently lives in Singapore and has a very interesting life story to share.Check out Carioca Connection Club at https://cariocaconnection.com/2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Alexia is working on a new project, one of the big ones. She's talking to Brazilians living outside of Brazil who have a lot of stories to tell. From Gasglow to Singapore, be ready to immerse on how Brazilians are making it in different parts of the globe. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Penedo is home to the biggest Finnish community in Brazil and you won't believe how it got started. A hint: it has a lot to do with the sun, vegetarianism and abstaining from coffee. 2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

A beautiful natural paradise in Rio de Janeiro that was once a place of isolation for lepers and a maximum security prison, Ilha Grande has a lot of stories you probably haven't heard about.2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com

Besides being one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil, Porto de Galinhas has an inspiring ecological preservation project to save seahorse population. Learn more about this must visit location before visiting Brazil!2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come join us in the Carioca Connection Club. https://cariocaconnection.com