Jan
23
There are many interesting, cool and funny popular expressions, idioms and proverbs in the Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary. We've posted some of them here in the blog, but there are still many more! This time I have put together a list with 10 most ...
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Jan
22
Today we are publishing a guest blog post written by John Clites, an American expat residing in Brazil. In this post John gives explains how to greet someone in Brazil. Do people shake hands? Read on and find out! Hi all, There’s a good chanc...
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Jan
13
This is a guest post written in Portuguese by Christine Marote, a savvy Brazilian expatriate residing in China. In this post Chris talks about the Chinese New Year and its celebration from the perspective of a Brazilian. O calendário chinês �...
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Jan
5
In this guest post Steve Brown gives us some useful and great tips that will help anybody to succeed in negotiation and benefit all the parties involved. The mere word “negotiation” invokes all sorts of images in people’s heads. Some see neg...
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Dec
18
In Brazil Christmas and New Year’s Eve are the most anticipated holidays of the year! So why not impress some of your friends by showing off your Portuguese skills and saying “Merry Christmas” in Portuguese?
Dec
15
Christmas is around the corner, and BRIC Language Systems is already in the holiday spirit! We are offering 15% discounts on all of its language courses. The savings will begin today, December 15th and continue until January 4th, 2015. BRIC Langua...
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Dec
10
In Brazil you can still find many professions and jobs which now are rare in the US, or not found at all, and some of these jobs are uniquely Brazilian! Check out this Slideshare we've put together:
Dec
3
For forty six years, The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce based in New York City, has fostered business relations and promoted trade between Brazil and the US. The Chamber has helped forge closer ties between the business communities of both na...
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Dec
1
Today we are publishing a guest blog post written by John Clites, an American expat residing in Brazil. In this post John gives an essential and easy tip for communication in Brazil, and explains when you can use the thumbs up in Brazil. Two thumbs...
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My name is Lidi Albuquerque, I am from São Paulo. I have a B.A. degree in Journalism, and many years of experience as a Portuguese teacher, Linguist and Journalist. As a Regional Manager of BRICs NY office, I am here to make sure our students have an outstanding language learning experience and succeed in achieving their professional and personal goals.