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August 2, 2025 • 14 mins
Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇵🇹: Unraveling Lisboa: The Enigmatic Black Envelopes Mystery
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Pt: A cidade de Lisboa fervia sob o calor do verão.
En: The city of Lisboa was boiling under the summer heat.

Pt: Na Avenida da Liberdade, sob as sombras das árvores que alinhavam as largas avenidas, Tiago andava apressado.
En: On Avenida da Liberdade, beneath the shadows of the trees lining the wide avenues, Tiago walked hurriedly.

Pt: Era jornalista e adorava um bom mistério.
En: He was a journalist and loved a good mystery.

Pt: Mas hoje, havia algo mais intrigante a assombrar seus pensamentos: pequenos envelopes pretos.
En: But today, there was something more intriguing haunting his thoughts: small black envelopes.

Pt: Eles apareciam em locais improváveis, cada um com uma mensagem enigmática.
En: They appeared in unlikely places, each with an enigmatic message.

Pt: Tudo começou na manhã de sexta-feira.
En: It all began on Friday morning.

Pt: Tiago encontrou o primeiro envelope num banco de jardim.
En: Tiago found the first envelope on a park bench.

Pt: Dentro, apenas duas palavras: "Olha para cima."
En: Inside, only two words: "Look up."

Pt: De relance, viu Inês, sua amiga de longa data, que acenava na entrada do café.
En: Glancing around, he saw Inês, his longtime friend, waving at the entrance of the café.

Pt: Eles se encontraram e Tiago partilhou a descoberta.
En: They met, and Tiago shared the discovery.

Pt: — São apenas brincadeiras, Tiago — disse Inês, cética.
En: — They're just games, Tiago — said Inês, skeptical.

Pt: — Não podemos deixar que nos distraiam.
En: — We can't let them distract us.

Pt: Tiago concordou, mas não conseguia deixar de pensar nesses estranhos eventos.
En: Tiago agreed, but he couldn't stop thinking about these strange events.

Pt: À noite, ao jantar com Inês e Rui, um conhecido com conhecimentos dos subterrâneos lisboetas, dividiu com eles mais detalhes.
En: That evening, over dinner with Inês and Rui, an acquaintance with knowledge of Lisboa's underground, he shared more details with them.

Pt: — Ouvi falar de um grupo secreto — comentou Rui.
En: — I've heard of a secret group — commented Rui.

Pt: — Mas, cuidado, Tiago.
En: — But be careful, Tiago.

Pt: Isso pode ser perigoso.
En: This could be dangerous.

Pt: Apesar do aviso, Tiago estava decidido.
En: Despite the warning, Tiago was determined.

Pt: Um novo envelope surgiu dentro da capela de São Jorge.
En: A new envelope appeared inside the chapel of São Jorge.

Pt: Lá dizia: "Pensão do Carmo ao cair da noite."
En: It said: "Pensão do Carmo at nightfall."

Pt: Intrigado, Tiago sentiu a excitação do desconhecido.
En: Intrigued, Tiago felt the thrill of the unknown.

Pt: No dia seguinte, ao pôr-do-sol, Tiago decidiu ir à pensão.
En: The next day, at sunset, Tiago decided to go to the guesthouse.

Pt: Antes de sair, ligou para Inês.
En: Before leaving, he called Inês.

Pt: Ela insistiu em ir junto.
En: She insisted on going along.

Pt: Rui, mais relutante, acabou concordando depois de muito insistirem.
En: Rui, more reluctant, finally agreed after much persuasion.

Pt: No local, a atmosfera era densa, cheia de segredos não revelados.
En: At the location, the atmosphere was tense, filled with untold secrets.

Pt: Os três subiram até o sótão.
En: The three climbed to the attic.

Pt: Lá, acharam uma última carta, mais assustadora: detalhes vagos de um evento em Lisboa.
En: There, they found a final, more frightening letter: vague details of an event in Lisboa.

Pt: Algo que, se não fosse interrompido, poderia causar caos.
En: Something that, if not stopped, could cause chaos.

Pt: O tempo estava contra eles.
En: Time was against them.

Pt: Juntos, coordenaram-se para avisar as autoridades.
En: Together, they coordinated to alert the authorities.

Pt: Enquanto isso, Rui, que conhecia becos e atalhos, ajudou-os a reunir provas.
En: Meanwhile, Rui, who knew alleys and shortcuts, helped them gather evidence.

Pt: O plano teve sucesso.
En: The plan was successful.

Pt: O evento foi evitado, mas Rui desapareceu, como se dissolvesse nas sombras da cidade.
En: The event was prevented, but Rui disappeared, as if dissolving into the city's shadows.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fluidlent dorg.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll dive into the suspenseful world of
Lisboa's Hidden Secrets, where each mysterious black envelope leads our
curious journalist to the brink of an undisclosed conspiracy.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
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Speaker 5 (01:49):
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(02:10):
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the doe plavich oil presima, the lass viuenese, suamed longa
data kiss navane in trade, dukefe il sin, contrarotiac pertluge

(02:33):
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shark news destroyal thiag concrudo consqui, the sharp pensarnes, strangs evince,
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(02:55):
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thiago is pot ser priguos absardu, viz thia staved sidid
nove enveloped Sugiu, the entered the Capella Saint Josh lady
Zi pensant carmel kir denit in trigado, tiax and sandu

(03:21):
j quincid nudis gint or portsol thiagra pen sound and
sayer lego, prenesh elain s stee junt rui mars rutten
a cab conkuden the poet munt nullucal atferrere dance shades,

(03:42):
grit nor volage ustrech subiro motel town la charon multi macarte,
miso studhorre, the tajaguivento alguiz no fos trompide pudrico, sarkaus
ut stav contri ils junkurnard and spra visas aridadj and

(04:06):
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persil comes the salves so the sidads thiac volto utine
massal del mudou a gotta valza, moment coog komnes simply

(04:30):
gaved volta reli, dads ilo, prindoki, kursidad elmo fake deutche
guns console's stories is great. Continuity is simpre cantage il
striela simple, pretended and sound.

Speaker 1 (04:48):
Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed. Sidadbabucordu reun. The city of Lesboa was
boiling under the summer.

Speaker 5 (04:59):
He navnita de liberdad thiaguva presades.

Speaker 1 (05:10):
An avinita de liberdade. Beneath the shadows of the trees
lining the wide avenues, Thiago walked hurriedly.

Speaker 5 (05:18):
Ivontero.

Speaker 1 (05:22):
He was a journalist and loved a good mystery.

Speaker 5 (05:24):
Massoge vi al maisin trigenta sombrain semench kin zevlope spritch.

Speaker 1 (05:33):
But today there was something more intriguing haunting his thoughts.
Small black envelopes il is the.

Speaker 5 (05:39):
Persia and kazimprouvavis quedon enigmatic.

Speaker 1 (05:46):
They appeared in unlikely places, each with an enigmatic message
to counson mignen stefere. It all began on Friday morning.

Speaker 5 (05:56):
Thiaguin control primier envelope non.

Speaker 1 (06:02):
Thiago found the first envelope on a park.

Speaker 5 (06:04):
Bench, dilavres oil presima.

Speaker 1 (06:10):
Inside only two words. Look up the.

Speaker 5 (06:13):
Less viuynese si miglonge that kiss navnere.

Speaker 1 (06:19):
Du cafe glancing around, he saw a Mish, his longtime friend,
waving at the entrance of the Cafe Il sin contrero.
Thiag portruch kuberte. They met and Thiago shared the discovery.

Speaker 5 (06:34):
SOEs thiag diet.

Speaker 1 (06:41):
They're just games, Thiago said, a nish skeptical No, dim
de Sharon. We can't let them distract us.

Speaker 5 (06:50):
Thiag concrudeu consquier denis strange zivinch.

Speaker 1 (06:58):
Thiago agreed, but he couldn't up thinking about these strange events.

Speaker 5 (07:02):
Annoit gentes rui di vidu col.

Speaker 1 (07:13):
That evening over dinner with a Nash and Hoi, an
acquaintance with knowledge of Lisbois underground. He shared more details
with them.

Speaker 5 (07:21):
Au Vi Falardiu groups cret coumento Rui.

Speaker 1 (07:26):
I've heard of a secret group, commented Hoi mesh cuidado Thiago.
But be careful, Tiago is fot serpriguos. This could be dangerous.

Speaker 5 (07:39):
Absardu viz tia savetid.

Speaker 1 (07:44):
Despite the warning, Tiago was determined.

Speaker 5 (07:47):
Unvelop souju the enter the Capella Saint Jo.

Speaker 1 (07:52):
A new envelope appeared inside the chappelle off saugarge la
di zi pens cair denit it said Penzo duc Armo.

Speaker 5 (08:03):
At nightfall intriguad thiag sint chitta sain dujuncid.

Speaker 1 (08:10):
Intrigued, Tiago felt the thrill of the unknown.

Speaker 5 (08:13):
Nudis ginta al portsal tiag sidu sn.

Speaker 1 (08:19):
The next day, at sunset, Tiago decided to go to
the guest house en s Ligo pre Niche. Before leaving,
he called a nish elain sestiue junt. She insisted on
going along.

Speaker 5 (08:36):
Roui maj rudent cabocurden du puiges de mount.

Speaker 1 (08:40):
Stier WOI more reluctant, finally agreed after much persuasion.

Speaker 5 (08:46):
Nulu gal at nferre dience chid sgrich nor volage.

Speaker 1 (08:53):
At the location, the atmosphere was tense, filled with untold secrets.
Ustrich Subiro saw The three climbed to the attic La charon.

Speaker 5 (09:05):
Multi macarte masdorre the.

Speaker 1 (09:09):
Viento. There they found a final, more frightening letter, vague
details of an event in.

Speaker 5 (09:16):
Li boa algus non fo sint trompiddri cal.

Speaker 1 (09:21):
Zarcoch something that if not stopped, could cause chaos utim
condri il. Time was against them.

Speaker 5 (09:32):
Juhn s cournaren spra visaras alt ridad.

Speaker 1 (09:37):
Together they coordinated to alert the authorities.

Speaker 5 (09:40):
And quantis rouik quincibi judoza runir pravis.

Speaker 1 (09:48):
Meanwhile, Hoy, who knew alleys and shortcuts, helped them gather
evidence uplentive susis. The plan was successful.

Speaker 5 (09:58):
Uivent fui vitad majruid ze persius comes de salvesads.

Speaker 1 (10:06):
The event was prevented, but Hoi disappeared, as if dissolving
into the city's shadows.

Speaker 5 (10:12):
Thierre volto routine massal gudin trudel moudou.

Speaker 1 (10:18):
Tiago returned to his routine, but something inside him changed.

Speaker 5 (10:22):
Agave de moment comi comin simply gaved volta rilidads.

Speaker 1 (10:31):
Now he valued every moment with friends like a niche
who always connected him back to reality.

Speaker 5 (10:36):
Ill prindio qui curuzidads elm fac de deutge wounds.

Speaker 1 (10:42):
He learned that curiosity is a double edged sword.

Speaker 5 (10:46):
Consols stores isgrid continue pre candache.

Speaker 1 (10:52):
But Lige Boa, with its stories and secrets, would always
keep singing.

Speaker 5 (10:56):
Il and him still las simple pretendative sound.

Speaker 1 (11:03):
He'd be there, always paying attention.

Speaker 3 (11:11):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up. Right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Portuguese, then in English.

Speaker 1 (11:27):
Sombre sombre so, the shadow, wvelope, wvelope, wenvelope, the envelope, enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic, us.

Speaker 5 (11:45):
Unsnus, the underground, usaw tom usa, usaw, thong, the attic.

Speaker 1 (11:54):
A gabella a gabella abela, the chapel a sound appends,
sounds sound, the guest house, the shortcut, ad ad alas

(12:14):
the authority, who mister you, who mister you? The mystery intriguans, intriguans,
intriguans intriguing. The journalist set setic, setic, skeptical, Who concede?

(12:39):
Who concede? Who concede? The acquaintance, the terminade, the terminade
determinads determined, She the sound, the sound, and she does sound.
The thrill dance dance dance, tense novlad novulads. I'm told

(13:04):
a garde, a garde, a garde. The letter vague, vague, vague,
peg wevn't we went we event, the event, gouge o gouge, gouge,
the chaos, if that, if that, if that? To prevent

(13:28):
ubig ubig.

Speaker 5 (13:30):
Ubig The alley ugucimient ucuciment unsimien, the knowledge at scuberte
etcuberta et scuberte, The discovery a sombras sombras sombras.

Speaker 1 (13:49):
To hunt you needs you need, real needs. Together, this alvers,
this alver dissolvers to dissipate volieus volieus, volieus valuable.

Speaker 2 (14:11):
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