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I live in Rio, a very beautiful place (which could be better), and I am from Computer area. Then, I read a lot of technical books. I'd like to talk in English, and I know I have a long path to this objective. Well, if you speak English and want to learn Portuguese, we'll help us mutually.
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    Perhaps The Copacabana beach is definitively a postal card of the country where I was born. I agree – that is beautiful. Perhaps you have seen it on television, in a movie or even in a cartoon. Yes, it is a temptation, a place to know, a place see and enjoy. Perhaps you had been there at some point, and really enjoyed the place. The cold water of the sea under a hot sun. The beer and the delicious food that they offer there. The beautiful and pleasant people that you met. It was fantastic, I agree with you. At least I can imagine. Perhaps I’ve seen you here from my window. When you were near here, on Copacabana beach. Perhaps you have seen me here in my window when I was waving to the beach. Perhaps not, because I am very small when seen from the beach. It would take much effort to see me from there. Hey, but when you come back, please remember that here there is much more beyond the Copacabana beach. I'll still be here. Perhaps.
    March 18, 2016
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    Robert, o acordo da nova gramática que envolve todos os países que falam e escrevem português unificou o idioma. Mas nem todo mundo está seguindo como deve. Posso te dizer, de maneira geral, que o português brasileiro tem mais influência no mundo dos livros. No Brasil também usamos "tonrnar-se-ia", mas é muito antigo e está caindo em desuso. Mas "está a começar" a gente não usa mais no Brasil há décadas. A gente entende, mas não usa.
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    March 1, 2016
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    Alex, they're similar, but not the same. "Conhecer" is just to know something, is a cerebral thing. "Saber" includes conhecer, but goes beyond. Someone who "sabe" is a wise man. Then, "saber" involves some skill, in general. But could be used just as "conhecer" (know). Then, "saber" is more powerful than "conhecer".
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    March 1, 2016
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    Yes Michael, "queria" is the same as "Please, I want". And "quero" is like "I want". Both are gramatically correct, but "queria" is more polite. You use when you are asking for something to someone.
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    March 1, 2016
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    Na verdade, geralmente, a gente usa pra. Eu vou pra escola, eu vou pra casa, eu vou pro trabalho, etc.
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    March 1, 2016
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    Hei Aron, não se preocupe com isso. Nós brasileiros falamos o que vem primeiro em nossa mente. Não fique tão preocupado com essas regras que nem nós, nativos, conhecemos. Pode ter diferença do ponto de vista gramatical. Mas na vida real, tanto faz (tomato potato).
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    March 1, 2016
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    Correct phrase:  "I can't go ahead over you"
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    March 1, 2016
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    I think is something like "I can go ahead over you", as a car passing over a thing on the road. Or like "It's impossible to go ahead without you". Or, still, "I can't give up from you".
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    March 1, 2016
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    Can you see? What beautiful beach! Yes, we're talking about Copacabana, in Rio. Rio of Olympics, of pleasant people, and of eternal Sun. But, Look! A man seated with his back to the sea. Does he not like the beach? Does he not like to see what is wonderful? It's an absurd! Who does he think he is? Calm down. He is just one of the most marvelous poet from Brazil. He's Drummond. He is shy and loves to write. He was expelled from school for mental insubordination , whatever that is. At one time, he translated musics of Beatles to Portuguese. Still, his face appeared on the Brazilian currency note for some years. He loved spending hazing on the phone, pretending to be someone else. But he loved the beach and the sea. He is not with the back to the sea, he is with the face to the people. The same people which read everything he wrote. Not once or twice, but many times. Sometimes it is not easy to see, but yes, there are people there. Everyone can see the beach and the sea, but only a few can actually see people. Drummond saw.
    March 1, 2016
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