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Chat & additional resources 📚
🗣️ Expressions & Everyday Language
Tocou em um ponto sensível — touched a nerve
Não faz sentido — doesn't make sense / defeats the purpose
Perde a graça — loses its charm / defeats the purpose
Enrolão / Enrolona — flaky person (masc./fem.)
Sem comprometimento — without commitment, unreliable
Dar uma desculpa — to make an excuse (to get out of a situation)
Em cima da hora — at the last minute
Eu estou entre... — I'm between... / I'm torn between...
Superestimado/a — overrated
Mestrado — Master's degree
Saúde! — Bless you! (after a sneeze) / Cheers!
Tenho alergia — I have allergies
As duas da manhã — 2AM
🛍️ Fashion & Shopping
Costurar — to sew
Artesanato — craft / handmade work
Habilidade artesanal — craftsmanship
Em promoção — on sale
Caixa — cashier
Não vale a pena pagar caro por roupas de marca — it's not worth paying a lot for brand-name clothes
Não são pagas o valor da roupa — workers aren't paid the value of the garment
🍦 Food & Everyday Life
Pote de sorvete — pint of ice cream
Qual era o sabor? — What was the flavor?
Comer sozinho — eating alone
🎵 Artists & Cultural References
Gilberto Gil — Legendary Brazilian musician and songwriter from Bahia. Co-founder of Tropicália alongside Caetano Veloso. Served as Brazil's Minister of Culture (2003–2008).
Os Gilsons — Brazilian musical trio made up of Gil, João, and José, son and grandsons of Gilberto Gil. Known for blending samba, soul, and MPB with a modern sound.
Maria Bethânia — Iconic Brazilian singer from Bahia. Sister of Caetano Veloso. Known for her deep, dramatic voice and over 60 years of career.
Orkut — Google social network (2004–2014) that became a national obsession in Brazil before Facebook. Brazilians used it so heavily that "orkutar" became a verb.
MSN — Microsoft's instant messaging platform, hugely popular in Brazil in the 2000s.
🎬 Film & Series
Anora — 2024 American film by Sean Baker. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Follows a young sex worker from Brooklyn who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Scars of Beauty (HBO) — Series mentioned by a student as overrated.
Os Sete Maridos de Evelyn Hugo — Popular novel (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo). Sparked debate in class.
Casamento às Cegas — Love Is Blind Brazil. Mentioned in reference to presenter Camila Queiroz.
📍 Places Mentioned
Carrboro, North Carolina — Small town next to Chapel Hill, NC.
Cat's Cradle — Legendary independent music venue in Carrboro, NC. One of the most respected small venues in the American South.
Durham, North Carolina — Nearby city mentioned in conversation.
🔗 Links Shared in Class
Analog bags (NPR):
Why Do Clothes Suck Now (Culture Study):
99% Invisible — Articles of Interest:
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream: