Brazilian literature for language learners
Learn Portuguese by using it.
Read real Brazilian Portuguese from your first weeks.
Tap anything you don't understand. See what it means in that sentence. Keep reading. The words you meet become the things you learn.
Start reading — freeCheirava a café e papel velho. Havia mapas na parede e prateleiras mais altas do que ela alcançava. O avô dormia na poltrona com um jornal em cima do peito.
prateleira
n. f.shelf. Here, the shelves of her grandfather's study, taller than she can reach.
uma prateleira de livros — a bookshelf
You don’t become ready for real Portuguese.Real Portuguese is how you become ready.
“A foreign language is a castle. It is advisable to besiege it from all directions.”
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- You tap it.
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- Then it comes back for review.
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From graded stories to the classics, our library grows with you.
As Lágrimas de Doralice
Graded reader
A2 · Elementary
Quem Abre a Porta
Graded reader
B1 · Intermediate
As Sete Ondas
Graded reader
B2 · Upper intermediate
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
Machado de Assis
Classic · Unabridged
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