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Learn more about the history of the caravel! Adapted and translated from an article by Lena Strang in Tomorrow Magazine.
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- A caravela foi muito importante no desenvolvimento da navegação marítima.
- Tem as suas origens nos antigos barcos de pesca portugueses,
- construídos no século XIII, derivados do qārib mouro.
- Ansioso por iniciar viagens exploratórias em meados do século XV,
- Henrique o Navegador viu o potencial destes navios ágeis e manobráveis,
- que utilizavam velas triangulares, capazes de navegar à bolina.
- Eram uma bênção para os marinheiros que podiam explorar a linha costeira africana,
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Interesting story. I enjoyed it. Would have preferred though that it was read a little slower. For me the best way to learn is to read the Portuguese word, hear it and then look at the translation.
Olá John!
There’s actually a way to slow down (or speed up) the audio: keep clicking 1x button until 0.5x, 0.6x, 0.7x or 0.8x! Whatever suits you best. 🙂