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The pororoca is a tidal bore , with waves up to 4 meters high that travel as much as 13 kilometers inland upstream on the Amazon River . Its name comes from the indigenous Tupi language , where it translates into "great destructive noise". It occurs at the mouth of the river where river water meets the Atlantic Ocean . The phenomenon is best seen in February and March. The wave has become popular with surfers . Since 1999, an annual championship has been held in São Domingos do Capim . However, surfing the Pororoca is especially dangerous, as the water contains a significant amount of debris from the shores of the river (often entire trees), in addition to dangerous fauna. In 2003 the Brazilian Picuruta Salazar won the event with a record ride of 12.5 kilometers during 37 minutes.

Capoeira ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kapu'ejɾɐ] ) is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts , music , and dance . It was created in Brazil by slaves brought from Africa , especially from present day Angola , sometime after the sixteenth century. [ 1 ] It was developed in the region of Quilombo dos Palmares , located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas , which was the state of Pernambuco before desmembrement. [ 2 ] and has great influence on the Afro-Brazilian generations, with strong presence in the states of Bahia , Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro . [ 2 ] Participants form a roda , or circle, and take turns either playing musical instruments (such as the Berimbau ), singing , or ritually sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. The sparring is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints , and extensive use of sweeps, kicks , takedowns, and headbutts . Less frequently used techniques include elbow strikes, slaps , punches , and body throws. Its o

Leia a seguir uma crônica de um dos maiores cronistas brasileiros: Recado ao Senhor 903 “Vizinho, Quem fala aqui é o homem do 1003. Recebi outro dia, consternado, a visita do zelador, que me mostrou a carta em que o senhor reclamava contra o barulho em meu apartamento. Recebi depois a sua própria visita pessoal – devia ser meia-noite – e a sua veemente reclamação verbal. Devo dizer que estou desolado com tudo isso, e lhe dou inteira razão. O regulamento do prédio é explícito e, se não o fosse, o senhor ainda teria ao seu lado a Lei e a Polícia. Quem trabalha o dia inteiro tem direito a repouso noturno e é impossível repousar no 903 quando há vozes, passos e músicas no 1003. Ou melhor; é impossível ao 903 dormir quando o 1003 se agita; pois como não sei o seu nome nem o senhor sabe o meu, ficamos reduzidos a ser dois números, dois números empilhados entre dezenas de outros. Eu, 1003, me limito a Leste pelo 1005, a Oeste pelo 1001, ao Sul pelo Oceano Atlântico, ao Norte pelo 1004, ao alt

Adjective Translation Alto(a) Tall Baixo(a) Low Bom / Boa Good Quente Hot Cansado(a) Tired Curto(a) Short Fraco(a) Weak Magro (a) Thin Fácil Easy Feio(a) Ugly Frio(a) Cold Forte Strong Grande Big Bonito (a) Beautiful Honesto (a) Honest Inteligente Intelligent Longo(a) Long Louco(a) Crazy Novo(a) new Pequeno(a) Small Pobre Poor Responsável Responsible Rico(a) Rich Delicioso(a) Delicious Triste Sad Velho(a) Old

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Time / Horas Observe 4 dialogues below: 1) - Por favor, que horas são? (Please, what time is it?) - São cinco horas / São cinco horas em ponto . (It’s five o’clock / it’s 5:00 am sharp) 2) - Por favor, que horas são ? (Please, what time is it?) - São cinco e vinte. (It’s five twenty ) 3) - Por favor, que horas são? (Please, what time is it?) - São vinte para a s cinco. (It’s four forty / it’s twenty to five) 4) - Por favor, que horas são? (Please, what time is it?) - São cinco e meia (It’s five thirty ) • The expression “Que horas são?” is used to ask time. • The expression “em ponto” means “sharp ” ( dialogue number 1 ). • To answer the minutes you must add “e” between the hour and minutes ( dialogue number 2 ). • To answer the minutes after the first 30 minutes, you can use the minutes to the next hour followed by “para as” and the next hour ( dialogue number 3 ). Thus, between hours and minutes you’ll use or “e” or “para as”. • The word meia means hal