Playbooks
Structured learning paths through the Carioca Connection archive. Each Playbook curates the best episodes around a theme — so you can go deep, follow your curiosity, and emerge with real Portuguese.
Aquele abraço, Alexia & Foster
How Playbooks work
The CC archive has nearly 400 episodes. A Playbook does the curation work for you. We pick a theme, sequence the best episodes, annotate the cultural context, and give you a listening guide to go with it.
Each episode links directly to its annotated worksheet inside the CC Club.
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The Brazilian Music Playbook
17 episodes. From the African roots of samba to contemporary artists like Tim Bernardes. The complete musical education — in Portuguese.
The Rio de Janeiro Playbook
11 episodes. The city through Alexia's eyes — slang, beaches, Carnaval, football, Bossa Nova, and the Oscar-winning film that put Rio's history on the world stage.
The Pronunciation Playbook
8 episodes. Nasal vowels, the LH sound, the many faces of X, and real-world pronunciation from brand names to Lady Gaga. The sounds that make Brazilian Portuguese unmistakable.
The TV & Film Playbook
6 episodes. From the films that put Brazil on the global map to two Oscar-nominated films in twelve months. Cinema, Netflix, and the language of the Brazilian screen.
Made with ❤️ by Alexia & Foster