{"id":305,"date":"2023-07-20T15:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lexema.com.br\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2023-07-21T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T22:40:51","slug":"portuguese-for-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lexema.com.br\/index.php\/portuguese-for-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese for Foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, visitor, welcome to Lexema for foreigners!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section aims to encourage the learning of Portuguese and Brazilian culture; the main focus is help people to improve their reading, speaking and understanding skills. &nbsp;Portuguese is listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world in terms of native speakers, and eight out of every ten people speaking the language today are Brazilians. Many cultural aspects are important to understand a native speaker; some of these are due the fact that the Brazilian Portuguese is more contextual than some European languages. An example of this is the use of the word \u201c<em>n\u00e3o<\/em>\u201d (no \/ nope), most foreigners ask \u201cWhy is it so hard for us to say no?\u201d And I usually think about: \u201cit is a question we can discuss here on this blog\u201d. Some contents on the weblog are directly related to this section, search terms and tags like these: <em>Cultura Brasileira<\/em> (or Brazilian Culture), <em>Para Estrangeiros<\/em> (or For Foreigners), <em>Iniciante<\/em> (Beginner), <em>Intermedi\u00e1rio<\/em> (Intermediate), <em>Avan\u00e7ado<\/em> (Advanced), <em>Para Hispan\u00f3fonos<\/em> (Para Hispanohablantes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you came here, maybe you are a Brazil enthusiast. Let\u2019s know more about Portuguese and Brazilian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a nice experience!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lexema.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/RiodeJaneiro_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-392\" width=\"437\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lexema.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/RiodeJaneiro_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lexema.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/RiodeJaneiro_1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lexema.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/RiodeJaneiro_1-768x253.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Lexema<\/em><\/strong> is run by Costa J\u00fanior, Ph.D \u2013 an educator with over a decade of classroom experience. Costa Jr. has received his Ph.D from Universidade Federal Fluminense\u2019s Linguistic Studies program. He is also a high school teacher in Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, visitor, welcome to Lexema for foreigners! This section aims to encourage the learning of Portuguese and Brazilian culture; the main focus is help people to improve their reading, speaking and understanding skills. &nbsp;Portuguese is listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world in terms of native speakers, and eight out of every ten people speaking the language today are Brazilians. Many cultural aspects are important to understand a native speaker; some of these are due the fact that the Brazilian Portuguese is more contextual than some European languages. 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