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Portugal – Uma Terrinha Especial

Portugal - A Special Little Place

Portugal is a very special country that brings so much unique value to the world. See why “quality over quantity” is an important notion in appreciating all that this country has to offer.

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  • 00:00:03Por muitos, criticada e escarnecida tem sido a nossa terra.
  • 00:00:07São recorrentes os impropérios lançados às nossas pessoas,
  • 00:00:11os comentários ao tamanho ‘minúsculo’ da nossa terra e o revirar de olhos à nossa singularidade.
  • 00:00:17Mas provamos e continuaremos a provar as nossas diferenças,
  • 00:00:22e não é preciso ser um poeta para identificar isso, como disse uma famosa pensadora –
  • 00:00:28“A quantidade é apenas um detalhe... A qualidade fala alto... Bem mais alto...”
  • 00:00:34Podemos não ser o país com o maior número de Patrimónios Mundiais da UNESCO,
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AlentejanosPeople of Alentejo apenasjust, only ApesarDespite, although a arteart BonecosDolls, puppets cercaAbout, around, approximately a cerâmicaCeramic a ChinaChina comwith ComentáriosComments ComoLike, as, such as ConquistaAchievement CriticadaCriticized cujawhose(fem.,sing.) CulturalCultural DescobertasDiscoveries os descobrimentosdiscoveries DestinoFate, destiny DetalheDetail DiferençasDifferences Ele próprioItself Entre outrosAmong others EscarnecidaMocked EstiloStyle, design Fala altoSpeaks loud famosafamous (fem.) a florestaforest a formashape, form, way, baking mould GrandeGreat, important, major GrandiosaImpressive, magnificent Importantesimportant ImpropériosInsults IndividualmenteIndividually a ItáliaItaly LatimLatin LequeRange os locaisplaces, locations A línguaThe tongue MarinhosMarine masbut metadehalf MinúsculoTiny o mundoworld MusicalMusical o númeronumber OriundaFrom, originating from a paisagemlandscape a palavraword Para alémIn addition, Besides Patrimónios Mundiais da UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Sites o paíscountry PensadoraThinker PequenoLittle, small as pessoaspeople poetapoet(male) a populaçãopopulation Por exemploFor example Por muitosBy many PráticasPractices QualidadeQuality a quantidadequantity o quotidianoeveryday life RecorrentesRecurrent ReligiosidadeReligiosity os resultadosresults RetânguloRectangle segundasecond 2nd Sem dúvidaWithout a doubt, Definitely significarto mean, signify SingularidadeUniqueness, singularity o séculocentury o tamanhosize a terrasoil, earth, land TradicionaisTraditional a universidadeuniversity VivasAlive
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o fadoPortugal’s quintessential music genre, known for melancholic lyrics Revirar de olhosRoll the eyes Que também falam por siWhich also speak for themselves Património Imaterial da HumanidadeIntangible Heritage of Humanity Não é de agoraIt's not new Bonecos de EstremozCeramic dolls that exemplify the daily life of the people of Alentejo
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Comments

  • Two-minute segments are a great idea. There is something of interest in terms of culture and language in each lesson. That being said if to practice the language as it is spoken is the objective a short dialog would be more useful than a narrative simply because people don’t talk like the written page. A dialog would also allow for different viewpoints. The notion that Portugal is looked down upon because of it size and that its people suffer from an inferiority complex should not be presented as factual information when it is largely subjective. Ditto for some of the nutritional information in A Sandocha do Cada Dia. These are very minor complaints. Overall you are doing a fantastic job and should be awarded the Ordem da Instrução Pública for your role in diffusing Portuguese in the world. I’m serious!

  • Bravo to John Prindiville. I could not have said it better myself. With an expression like “ditto” he sounds Australian like myself. I couldn’t be prouder of what the Portuguese have achieved in their “little” country and even prouder to be allowed to live here. Dorville

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