I'm sure you can do it Jesss! I totally agree with Larry. Listen to his recordings. If you need help - you can always add me on Skype too. I'm sure it's harder to change your accent from Portuguese to English than English to Portuguese (as you tend to "lose" syllables from P to E instead of gain them E to P which means you feel like you're rushing), however, I'm SURE you can do it...don't give up!

Hi friends, many thanks for your comments, they are very useful. In fact I'm not ashamed of my Portuguese accent, I just want to improve my English, and my weaker skill at English is the speaking. Although I know it's almost impossible for me to sound like an English native speaker, I believe I can improve my speaking with your help. The problem is that the speaking encompasses a lot of things, and I also need to learn specific vocabulary and expressions that are quite useful when we speak informaly. Anyway, I'll keep on trying. Thanks a lot.

Hi Jesss. The more I listen to Brazilian people speaking english the more I understand the problem. Often the pronunciation is very good but the rhythm is incorrect. Words that we sound as a single syllable are split into two. This doesn't sound bad, just different. But I think this is something that can be worked on with some help. I will make a recording using the typical Brazilian rythym that I hear followed by my native rhythm to try to demonstrate this.

If you do not like your natural accent, think about the Indian English. It is almost another languase compared with the UK English. So, in my opinion, the accent is not the problem, but you can still try to speak more clearer without abandon your natural accent. It is also one way of cultural diversity, do not you think so?

Losing your Portuguese accent would be extremely difficult. I know people who have had a Portuguese accent for over 50 years.... A friend of mine has lived in Australia for 10 years and still has a French accent but his English is perfectly natural and understandable, he can even tell a good joke. There is nothing to be ashamed of by having a Portuguese accent. If you keep practising your English you will be fine...