Real news. Easy Portuguese.
Today's news from Brazil, in Portuguese you can read
Ten stories a day from Agência Brasil, Brazil's public news agency, retold at B1 in short paragraphs with the words you are least likely to know explained. Read them here, or in the app with every word a tap away.
Today's edition: · 8 stories at B1
Daily summary
Notícias do Brasil
The day's stories in one read: about 9 minutes at B1.
Read the summary with helpTop stories
The biggest stories from Brazil, most important first. Each takes two or three minutes.
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Meio AmbienteO discurso de Lula na reunião sobre o clima2 min · B1
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EconomiaO novo plano para as contas do governo2 min · B1
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PolíticaAvanço de projetos sobre a saúde das mulheres2 min · B1
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EconomiaBNDES recebe selo Diamante de transparência2 min · B1
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EconomiaA Petrobras aumenta a produção de petróleo sem gastar mais dinheiro2 min · B1
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GeralTranspetro muda locais de prova para novos funcionários2 min · B1
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How to read the news in Portuguese
Three habits that turn a news story into Portuguese you keep.
- Read the headline firstGuess what the story says before you read it. Most news words repeat day after day, and the headline tells you which ones to expect.
- Read it once without stoppingGet to the end even if you miss words. The second time through, the glossary under the story fills the gaps.
- Keep three words a dayIn the app, tap a word to see what it means in that sentence and save it. Three a day is a thousand a year, all met in real news.
Questions
What level is the news written at?
B1, intermediate: a reader at B1 knows about nineteen words in twenty. Each story is measured against a frequency list before it is published, and the words above the level are the ones in its glossary. If B1 is too hard, start with the A1 and A2 stories in Portuguese reading and come back.
Is this Brazilian or European Portuguese?
Brazilian. The stories come from Agência Brasil and are about Brazil, written in the Portuguese spoken there: você, not tu, and the vocabulary of Brasília, São Paulo and Rio.
What is the easiest way to learn Portuguese from the news?
Read a little every day rather than a lot once a week. Five minutes with one story, the glossary, and three words saved keeps the news vocabulary coming back until it stays. The daily summary is the five-minute version of the whole day.
Where do the stories come from?
Each story is rewritten for learners from one article by Agência Brasil, named and linked at the end of the story. They are simplified for reading practice and can contain mistakes: the original article is the reference.
Can I read the news in the app?
Yes. Every story opens in the Verbeto reader, where you can tap any word for its meaning in that sentence, save it, and review it later. The news is free; an account keeps your words.