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From
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Aquarela - Portuguese
for Foreigners is designed to teach Portuguese as a second language to
people who are interested in learning the language and culture of
Brazil. This encompasses the history, music, culture, geography and food
of this fascinating country. Brazil is a huge melting pot. Today’s
Brazilians are the descendents, mostly intermixed, of Africans,
Europeans, Native Indians, Asians and Middle Easterners. Brazilian
culture is complex and varied; it is the land of soccer, samba, bossa
nova and the Amazon. Despite these culturally important aspects of life
in Brazil, it is a potentially rich country with a strong industrial
sector, large agricultural production, and rich natural resources.
Brazil is the fifth most populous country in the world, after China,
India, the US, and Indonesia, and it is currently the tenth largest
economy in the world. The economies and populations of Brazil and the
United States are the two largest in the Western Hemisphere. Whether you
are interested in business, pleasure or both, Aquarela will expose you
all aspects of Brazilian Portuguese and culture. This book aims to be a
practical approach to language training, focusing on everyday language
use as well as work-related situations. The method provides students of
Brazilian Portuguese with an in-depth, structured approach to learning
vocabulary, and helps them develop oral communication and comprehension
skills. Grammar is explained for practical use, keeping linguistic
terminology to a minimum. This book is an excellent source of
wide-ranging, up-todate vocabulary and useful phrases, and is suitable
for adult students.
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