Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation
Learn Brazilian Portuguese with real-life conversations you'll never find in textbooks or apps. Join Alexia (🇧🇷 native speaker) and Foster (🇺🇸 learning Portuguese) to have interesting, fun conversations that will improve your Brazilian Portuguese comprehension and communication.
Episodes
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their conversation “Tiny Experiments” and the mental barriers that often accompany personal growth journeys. They discuss perfectionism, escapism, and cynicism—three common hurdles that can stop us from trying new things. Through a candid conversa...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Foster and Alexia dive into the world of “Tiny Experiments,” a book that explores how small, purposeful experiments can lead to greater freedom and curiosity in life. Foster shares his excitement and slight nervousness about introducing this concept as a mini-series on the ...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster delve into the fascinating world of Brazilian expressions, proverbs, and sayings. They explore popular phrases like “Quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece” and “Antes só do que mal acompanhado,” providing insights into their meanings and cultural significance...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the colorful world of Brazilian proverbs and expressions. They explore popular sayings like “santo de casa não faz milagre” and “mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando,” offering insights into their meanings and cultural significance. Wit...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their conversation about Brazilian proverbs and expressions. They explore how these sayings relate to communication and relationships, providing insights that go beyond textbook learning. You’ll hear Alexia’s personal anecdotes about mishaps with ...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dig into Brazilian Portuguese proverbs and expressions. They break down popular sayings like "Quem não arrisca, não petisca" (Nothing ventured, nothing gained) and "Cada macaco no seu galho" (Stick to what you know), sharing laughs and insights into their ...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss their shared experience watching the classic American sitcom "Seinfeld." They explore the show's unique humor style, their favorite characters, and how it compares to Brazilian comedy shows from the same era. This casual conversation offers insight...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into Alexia’s favorite new Brazilian reality show - "Ilhados com a Sogra" (Stranded with the Mother-in-Law). They explore why this Netflix original series stands out from typical reality TV, offering a unique blend of family dynamics, cultural diversi...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this special episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia brings her father Marco Antonio back to discuss an important figure in Brazilian sports history - Galvão Bueno and his connection to Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna. They explore the unique relationship between Brazil's most famous sports commentator and one of...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia continues the discussion about the Netflix series on Ayrton Senna with her father Marco Antonio as a special guest. They delve into the fascinating rivalries that shaped Senna's career, particularly his intense relationship with Alain Prost, and explore the spiritual...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia brings a special guest - her father Marco Antonio - to discuss the Netflix series "Senna," which offers viewers an excellent opportunity to learn Brazilian Portuguese while exploring an important piece of Brazilian culture and history.
They dive into the cultural impa...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, hosts Alexia and Foster take listeners on an intimate exploration of "Ainda Estou Aqui" (I'm Still Here), the groundbreaking Brazilian film that's making waves internationally and confronting the dark legacy of Brazil's military dictatorship.
Directed by the legendary Walter...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the art of hosting and welcoming guests into your home, sharing their personal experiences and insights from their first time hosting Christmas dinner in Portugal. They explore the challenges, joys, and lessons learned from opening their home to ...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster share their experience at a meditation retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, North Carolina. Alexia discusses her first immersive meditation experience, which coincided with her 35th birthday, and how she navigated the three-day retreat despite ini...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their conversation about 2025, reflecting on personal rituals, new traditions, and ways to create a more fulfilling year.
From long walks to weekend getaways, they explore the balance between structure and spontaneity in daily life. They also d...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss setting meaningful goals for the new year. They emphasize prioritizing personal passions over traditional resolutions, sharing Alexia's plans for watercolor and ceramics courses and Foster's focus on growth. They offer practical insights on maintai...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode, Alexia and Foster wrap up their 2024 retrospective, diving into the most meaningful relationships, experiences, and lessons that shaped their year. From building a sense of community in Porto to exploring personal growth through meditation and vulnerability, this episode is filled with heartfelt...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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A Year in Review: 2024 Reflections and Insights
In this episode, Alexia and Foster dive into a reflective conversation about 2024. From personal growth to unexpected surprises, they share stories, lessons, and moments that shaped their year. This episode offers valuable lessons for personal and language growt...
2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷
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In this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about New Year's Resolutions, goal setting, and some of the cultural differences related to the topic. As always, Foster's Portuguese is suffering and some humor ensues.
Ready to speak confidently, understand real-life Portuguese, and dive deep into Brazilian culture i...
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