Portugués de Brasil
El curso de portugués de Brasil
Todos los niveles y unidades en orden de estudio. Cada unidad reúne gramática, frases, palabras y un texto corto.
A1Principiante
14 unidades · 600 palabras
- A1.1Hello, Brazil! Sounds & survival kitOlá, Brasil! Sons e sobrevivênciaCan greet, say goodbye, thank and apologize, and type Portuguese words with the right accents.
- A1.2First verbs: do, want, can, needPrimeiros verbosCan say what I do, want, can and need, and ask people to repeat or speak more slowly.
- A1.3Things & articlesCoisas: gênero, plural e artigosCan name everyday objects and rooms with the right article, gender and plural.
- A1.4Where? Contractions & prepositionsOnde? Contrações e preposiçõesCan order at a café and say where places are (no centro, perto da praia).
- A1.5Who & how: ser and estarQuem e como: ser e estarCan introduce myself (name, origin, home, job) and say how I am right now.
- A1.6Questions & negationPerguntas e negaçãoCan ask and answer simple questions (where, what, who, cadê) and say what is not the case.
- A1.7This, that, mine, yoursIsso, aquilo, meu, seuCan point things out and talk about my family and belongings (o carro dele, minha mãe).
- A1.8Having & there isTer e existir: tem, háCan say what I have, my age, what I have to do, and ask what there is (Tem farmácia aqui?).
- A1.9Describing: adjectives & quantityDescrever: adjetivos e quantidadeCan describe people, places and things with agreeing adjectives and quantity words (muito, pouco).
- A1.10Likes & dislikesGostos e preferênciasCan talk about what I like, love, hate and prefer, especially food and free time.
- A1.11Now & next: ir + infinitive, estar + gerundAgora e depois: ir + infinitivo, estar + gerúndioCan say what I'm doing right now, what I'm going to do, and how I feel (tô com fome).
- A1.12Numbers, time & pricesNúmeros, horas e preçosCan give my phone number and age, tell the time and handle prices in reais.
- A1.13Linking ideasLigar ideiasCan join sentences with e, mas, porque, quando and acho que to talk about my family and routine.
- A1.14A1 checkpoint: a day in my lifeRevisão A1: um dia na minha vidaCan give a 2-minute self-introduction with my routine, likes and weekend plans, and handle basic WhatsApp messages.
A2Básico
14 unidades · 1200 palabras
- A2.1My routineMinha rotinaCan describe my daily routine with reflexive verbs and accept or decline simple invitations.
- A2.2What did you do? (past I)O que você fez? (passado I)Can say what I did last weekend using regular and irregular past forms.
- A2.3Commands, directions & softenersComandos, direções e diminutivosCan give and follow directions and instructions, colloquially and politely, and soften them with diminutives.
- A2.4How things used to beComo era antigamenteCan describe my childhood, past habits and what things were like.
- A2.5Telling what happenedContar o que aconteceuCan tell a short story about a past problem, separating events from background, and say how long ago things happened.
- A2.6Favors & polite requestsFavores e pedidos educadosCan ask for favors and things politely, using object pronouns the Brazilian way (me passa, vi ele).
- A2.7Comparing & changingComparar e mudarCan compare places and options and talk about how people and things change (ficar).
- A2.8Knowing & askingSaber, conhecer, pedir, perguntarCan order a full meal, ask for things and ask questions correctly, and talk about people and places I know.
- A2.9How & what for: adverbs, por & paraComo e para quê: advérbios, por e paraCan explain how, why and for whom I do things in my day and at work.
- A2.10Coming & going; how I feelIr e vir; como me sintoCan shop for clothes, say what I'll take or bring, and describe physical and emotional states.
- A2.11Wondering & checkingSerá que…? e né?Can make small talk, check information with tags (né?), and understand formal future announcements.
- A2.12Before that: the pluperfectAntes disso: tinha feitoCan explain what had already happened before a past event, e.g. at the doctor's or pharmacy.
- A2.13Linking a storyEncadear uma históriaCan link events with sequence and cause words and describe people and things with que-clauses.
- A2.14A2 checkpoint: my storyRevisão A2: minha históriaCan tell a 2-minute story about a memorable trip, mixing perfeito, imperfeito and tinha + participle.
B1Intermedio
14 unidades · 2500 palabras
- B1.1I hope that… (subjunctive I)Espero que… (subjuntivo I)Can express wishes and hopes about other people's actions (Espero que…, Tomara que…, Quero que…).
- B1.2Maybe, I doubt, so that…Talvez, duvido, para que…Can express doubt, possibility and purpose, and react emotionally to news.
- B1.3The one who…: relative clausesOrações relativasCan describe people, places and things precisely, including ones I'm looking for (um apartamento que tenha…).
- B1.4When I arrive…: future subjunctiveQuando eu chegar…: futuro do subjuntivoCan make plans with conditions and time clauses (se você quiser, quando eu chegar, assim que souber).
- B1.5I would… / for you to…Eu faria… / pra você fazer…Can make suggestions and arrangements and talk about hypothetical wishes.
- B1.6If I were you…Se eu fosse você…Can give advice and discuss hypothetical situations (Se eu fosse você…; se todo mundo reciclasse…).
- B1.7Lately & again: verb chainsUltimamente: tenho feito; perífrasesCan talk about recent trends in my life and handle a job interview.
- B1.8It was done: the passiveFoi feito: a voz passivaCan understand and report news and travel problems using passive forms.
- B1.9Me diz / Diga-me: register & causativesMe diz / Diga-me: registro e causativosCan switch pronoun placement between speech and formal writing and say what I let, made or had someone do.
- B1.10Little words that matter: crase & prepositionsPalavrinhas que importam: crase e regênciaCan give and defend opinions with the right verb + preposition and write à/às correctly.
- B1.11Por, para & any/each/nonePor, para e indefinidosCan tell an engaging story with precise time, cause and quantity expressions.
- B1.12He said that… / They say that…Ele disse que… / Dizem que…Can report what others said and pass on news or rumours without naming the source.
- B1.13Word familiesFamílias de palavrasCan expand my vocabulary through word formation and guess unknown words from their parts.
- B1.14B1 checkpoint (Celpe-Bras Intermediário)Revisão B1Can hold a 10-minute conversation about plans, problems and opinions, choosing indicative or subjunctive correctly.
B2Intermedio alto
12 unidades · 4000 palabras
- B2.1Once it's done…: compound subjunctivesQuando tiver terminado…Can run a work meeting, talking about tasks to be completed and hopes about what has been done.
- B2.2If only I had…Se eu tivesse…Can discuss regrets and alternative pasts (Se eu tivesse…, teria…).
- B2.3Even if… / provided that…Mesmo que… / desde que…Can make concessions and set conditions in a discussion (embora, mesmo que, desde que, a não ser que).
- B2.4Compact sentences: personal infinitive II & gerund clausesFrases compactas: infinitivo pessoal II e reduzidasCan negotiate and persuade with compact, precise sentences (ao chegarmos…, por terem…, saindo agora…).
- B2.5Allegedly…: compound future & conditionalTeria feito: suposição e notíciaCan understand hedged news (teria fugido) and file a formal complaint.
- B2.6He asked us to…: reported speech IIEle pediu que…: discurso indireto IICan summarize interviews and political news with correct tense sequence.
- B2.7Focus & topicFoco e tópicoCan highlight and contrast information in speech (Foi ele que…; Esse filme, eu já vi).
- B2.8Nuance with adjectives & suffixesNuances: ser/estar/ficar e sufixosCan give tactful feedback and describe cultural works with nuanced evaluative language.
- B2.9Verb chains IIPerífrases IICan give a presentation describing trends and processes (vêm crescendo, acabou ficando).
- B2.10Who did it? Passive alternativesQuem fez? Alternativas à passivaCan choose active, passive or impersonal constructions to suit register and focus.
- B2.11Speech ↔ writingFala ↔ escritaCan rewrite an informal message as a formal email and vice versa.
- B2.12Building an argument (Celpe-Bras Intermediário Superior)Construir um argumentoCan write a structured argumentative text and debate a social issue with formal connectors.
C1Avanzado
10 unidades · 6500 palabras
- C1.1Talking like a native: discourse markersFalar como nativo: marcadoresCan manage informal conversation with natural markers (né, tipo, aí, pois é) and follow fast colloquial speech.
- C1.2Dar, ficar, deixar, pegar: idioms & banterExpressões idiomáticas e zoeiraCan use and understand idiomatic light-verb expressions, banter and current slang appropriately.
- C1.3Variation: regions & relativesVariação: regiões e relativasCan understand major regional varieties and spoken relative-clause strategies, and rephrase them for writing.
- C1.4Seja como for: frozen & legal subjunctivesFórmulas fixas e subjuntivo jurídicoCan understand legal and administrative texts and use fixed subjunctive formulae to take a position.
- C1.5Agreement & the many 'se'sConcordância e os vários 'se'Can write with norm-compliant agreement, disambiguate se in complex texts and defuse a conflict politely.
- C1.6Formal regência & punctuationRegência formal e pontuaçãoCan edit formal texts for regência and punctuation and hedge claims appropriately.
- C1.7Academic PortuguesePortuguês acadêmicoCan write an academic abstract or report with nominalization, impersonal frames and hedging.
- C1.8Formal & literary verb formsFormas verbais formais e literáriasCan read formal and literary texts containing mesoclisis and the simple pluperfect.
- C1.9Compressed formal syntaxSintaxe formal condensadaCan read and write journalistic prose with participial and gerund clauses (Encerrada a votação, …).
- C1.10Emphasis & inversion (Celpe-Bras Avançado)Ênfase e inversãoCan produce emphatic, well-structured formal texts using inversion and correlatives.
C2Dominio
8 unidades · 10.000 palabras
- C2.1Literary syntaxSintaxe literáriaCan read literature and rhetoric with conjunctionless conditionals and nominalized infinitives, and use them for effect.
- C2.2The literary & archaic layerA camada literária e arcaicaCan understand classic and liturgical texts and build complex, nuanced arguments.
- C2.3Figurative languageLinguagem figuradaCan interpret and produce irony, understatement and metaphor in speech and writing.
- C2.4Prestige, stigma & stylePrestígio, estigma e estiloCan discuss linguistic variation and prejudice and shift style deliberately when quoting or characterizing.
- C2.5Word creation & etymologyCriação de palavras e etimologiaCan decode neologisms, slang and Tupi/African-origin vocabulary, and use proverbs aptly.
- C2.6Reading between the linesLer nas entrelinhasCan interpret Brazilian indirectness (phatic invitations, soft refusals) and respond appropriately.
- C2.7Cohesion & referenceCoesão e referênciaCan write and deliver polished speeches with precise reference and synonym chains.
- C2.8C2 capstone: diplomacy & sensitive moments (Celpe-Bras Avançado Superior)Fechamento C2: diplomacia e momentos delicadosCan handle delicate professional and personal situations with native-like precision, register control and cultural awareness.