It’s that time of the year again. The time when families get together to eat way too much. The time to buy presents for everyone who is important for us and, of course, the time to listen to Mariah Carey. All around the world everyone who celebrates Christmas is excited for it (unless they’re related (…)
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Portugal isn’t a big country so you probably wouldn’t imagine that there are a lot of words and expressions that are different according to the place you are visiting. The most obvious differences are between Lisbon and Porto, but there are a lot of words that are used only in specific zones of the country. (…)
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It’s common for native Portuguese speakers to speak several other languages. But is it all just luck and natural talent? Here’s four facts you might know about why the Portuguese speakers have such a strong upper hand in foreign languages. Universal Grammar Universal grammar is a linguistic concept, used to describe the way in which (…)
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Dia da Liberdade (Freedom Day) comes to Portugal next week on the 25th of April, as the people of Portugal celebrate the end of the dictatorship which happened on the same day in 1974. The revolution, known as Revolução dos Cravos (Carnation Revolution), marked the end of dictatorship in the country and lit the touch (…)
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