Concern about Portuguese corrections in italki I have seen that some notes written in Portuguese by foreigners are corrected in a wrong way by Brazilians. At last in Brazil, most people lacks Portuguese knowledge, seriously! This fact is worrisome. Portuguese is a complex language, studying grammar is not far enough and is unproductive. To learn it, it is necessary to read a lot. I think that the best way to learn Portuguese is by reading a lot. Sure, grammar rules are important too, but, for me, it is a secondary requisite. I'm certain that many people have the same opinion. By reading is possible to learn implicitly how to write and talk Portuguese well. The problem is: most Brazilians don't read and have few knowledge about grammar rules, even the graduated ones. A recent research showed that, on average, Brazilians read only two books a year. Thus, unfortunately the people that are trying to learn Portuguese by italki should not rely on all corrected notes.

I have and I do have Hi everybody! I have a doubt. What's the difference between these two sentences? 1) I have something; and 2) I do have something.

What is your strategy to get fluency? Hi there! What is your strategy to get fluency? How was your progress? I want to know how learners are studying. Many people maybe will answer that talking a lot is the key. Yes, I agree, the learner must to talk. But I want to know more deeply how was your studying methods. I think that correct pronunciation is important for beginners, mainly when talking to natives. I consider myself as an intermediate reader and writer. On the other hand, I have very few experience in talking. I think that I should establish certain focus on pronunciation to make me feel more secure to talk. I'm thinking in train myself by making phrases about anything that comes into my mind and then pronouncing them. What do you think about?

My last Saturday On last Saturday I went to a party in my friend's farm. We calebrated her birthday. However, this party was prepared in a unusual way. Its theme was a traditional brazilian celebration called "festa junina", which occurs on June, every year. It celebrates the Saint John's day and is known by its traditional foods, dance and vestiment. It is generally performed by catholic churches. One of these foods has been taken to the party by a friend. It is called canjica, which is a specific kind of corn cooked in milk with sugar and cinnamon. There are two types of canjica: with crushed peanuts or with grated coconut. In the party there was canjica with coconut, my favorite one. I'm a canjica lover. Every year I go to many "festas juninas" just to eat canjica. When June arrives, I feel happy. In the farm there is a oven that works with firewoods. Some friends and me took wood in the bush and then we burn some woods in the oven to cook. I made a fire pit with the remaining woods. The people was sitting around it at night. One friend was playing guitar while others were singing. The sky was clear and the moon shining. The party itself was perfect. However, I was lethargic because last week I didn't sleep very well. It was difficult to interact with people due to my tiredness. In fact I should have stayed home resting and recovering my energy.

The last night was the night The last night was the night. I went to a bar that I did not know to meet some friends. One of them have played piano and sung brazilian musics. There I have known a friend of one of my friends with who I talked a lot. He is a nice guy and certainly we'll be good friends. The music was quit amazing, my pianist friend is a great musician and singer. For those who have interest in brazilian music, I recommend to look for the genres MPB (brazilian popular music) and Bossa Nova, the musical content is very rich. There I drank a few beers and didn't eat anything. Yesterday my only meal was lunch. And if I tell you that until now, at 12:45 o'clock, I ate no food? Someone certainly will be amazed. The ambient of the bar is very cool and cozy. I think that it is perfect to take a girlfriend ou meet someone. The last night was so good that I have arrived at home and slept at 2 o'clock (AM). But now I'm at work too lazy and sleepy. Fortunately today is friday.