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Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation

Carioca Connection

Learn Brazilian Portuguese with real-life conversations you"ll never find in textbooks or apps. Join bilingual hosts Alexia (🇧🇷 native speaker) and Foster (🇺🇸 learner) as they share their daily life through compelling conversations that will help you understand native speakers more clearly and speak Brazilian Portuguese with confidence.

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14:36

Senna com Marco Antonio {Part 1}

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2025/02/27

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia brings a special guest - her father Marco Antonio - to discuss the Netflix series "Senna," which offers viewers an excellent opportunity to learn Brazilian Portuguese while exploring an important piece of Brazilian culture and history.They dive into the cultural impact of Ayrton Senna, discussing how he transformed from a middle-class São

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19:02

Ainda estou aqui 🎥

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2025/02/20

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, hosts Alexia and Foster take listeners on an intimate exploration of "Ainda Estou Aqui" (I'm Still Here), the groundbreaking Brazilian film that's making waves internationally and confronting the dark legacy of Brazil's military dictatorship.Directed by the legendary Walter Salles and featuring a stellar performance by Fernanda Torres, this film is

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21:31

Recebendo pessoas em casa 🏡

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2025/02/13

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the art of hosting and welcoming guests into your home, sharing their personal experiences and insights from their first time hosting Christmas dinner in Portugal. They explore the challenges, joys, and lessons learned from opening their home to friends and family.They discuss how hosting reveals important aspects of

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24:16

Alexia's First Meditation Retreat 🧘‍♀️

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2025/02/06

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster share their experience at a meditation retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, North Carolina. Alexia discusses her first immersive meditation experience, which coincided with her 35th birthday, and how she navigated the three-day retreat despite initial hesitations. The conversation explores the importance of finding the

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17:07

Brazilian Blueprint for 2025 with Carioca Connection...

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2025/01/30

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their conversation about 2025, reflecting on personal rituals, new traditions, and ways to create a more fulfilling year.From long walks to weekend getaways, they explore the balance between structure and spontaneity in daily life. They also discuss the power of music, travel, and setting meaningful priorities for the year

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15:48

Brazilian Blueprint for 2025 with Carioca Connection...

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2025/01/23

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss setting meaningful goals for the new year. They emphasize prioritizing personal passions over traditional resolutions, sharing Alexia's plans for watercolor and ceramics courses and Foster's focus on growth. They offer practical insights on maintaining happiness and authenticity while pursuing personal development in 2025

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16:26

Retrospectiva do 2024 (Part 2)

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2025/01/17

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionIn this episode, Alexia and Foster wrap up their 2024 retrospective, diving into the most meaningful relationships, experiences, and lessons that shaped their year. From building a sense of community in Porto to exploring personal growth through meditation and vulnerability, this episode is filled with heartfelt stories and insights. Perfect for listeners looking to improve their

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22:07

A Year in Review: 2024 Reflections and Insights (Part 1)

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2025/01/16

2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷Join us at Carioca ConnectionA Year in Review: 2024 Reflections and InsightsIn this episode, Alexia and Foster dive into a reflective conversation about 2024. From personal growth to unexpected surprises, they share stories, lessons, and moments that shaped their year. This episode offers valuable lessons for personal and language growth. Whether you’re learning Brazilian Portuguese or looking to start 2025 with

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15:14

Very old New Year's Resolutions {Carioca Connection...

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2024/12/30

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIn this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about New Year's Resolutions, goal setting, and some of the cultural differences related to the topic. As always, Foster's Portuguese is suffering and some humor ensues.Ready to massively improve your Brazilian Portuguese in 2025? 🇧🇷Visit our website to learn more about our brand-new offerings: https://cariocaconnection.com

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10:10

Feliz Ano Novo {Carioca Connection Classics}

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2024/12/29

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13:15

Do you have a favorite word in Portuguese? {Carioca...

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2024/12/27

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comWe are back talking about favorite words in Portuguese. This was one of the subjects from our last Live Class from Carioca Connection Club and we wanted to share a little bit more of Alexia's favorite word in Portuguese and the different ways it can be used.Ready to massively improve your Brazilian Portuguese in 2025? 🇧🇷Visit our website to learn more about our brand-new offerings:

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20:01

Porque amamos o Brasil 🇧🇷 {Carioca Connection Classics}

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2024/12/26

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comSeason 2 is coming to an end. We had so much fun recording Season 2 for you guys and we thought that the most appropriate way to finish this season is taking about all of the reasons we love Brazil. Without further ado, here's the last episode of Season 2.Ready to massively improve your Brazilian Portuguese in 2025? 🇧🇷Visit our website to learn more about our brand-new offerings:

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14:02

Feliz Natal com Marco Antônio! 🎄{Carioca Connection...

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2024/12/24

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIt's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about Christmas. In this episode, Alexia and her dad Marco talk about the meaning of Christmas for Brazilians and some of the differences between celebrating Christmas in Brazil and in Portugal. Ready to massively improve your Brazilian Portuguese in 2025? 🇧🇷Visit our website to learn more about our brand-new offerings:

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13:17

Copa do Mundo {Carioca Connection Classics}

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2024/12/23

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comThe Olympics are right around the corner. Most people think it will be a disaster. We think it is worth talking about the World Cup and how Brazil has handled major events in the past. Hear our take about the World Cup. notes: Foster really doesn't know anything about soccer, which will be painfully evident in the showthis episode was originally recorded in 2016 Ready to massively improve your

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12:19

Brazilian Music - Part III - The Brazilian Soul...

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2024/12/22

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIn the final part of our series on Brazilian Music, Pablo, Alexia and Foster talk about the Brazilian Soul and the future of Brazilian music. It is full of great vocabulary and insight. Grab the free worksheet with a completely annotated transcript, best vocabulary and cultural insights for this episode:Free worksheet - Brazilian Music with Pablo - Part 3 Ready to massively improve your Brazilian

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13:10

Brazilian Music - Part 2 - Samba never dies {Carioca...

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2024/12/21

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIn part two of a three-part series on Brazilian music, we cover a lot. We talk about instruments, genres, where to see music in Rio, bad jokes about Zika and much more. Most importantly, we talk about how samba never dies.Grab the free worksheet with a completely annotated transcript, best vocabulary and cultural insights for this episode:Free worksheet - Brazilian Music with Pablo - Part 2 Ready

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12:33

Brazilian Music with Pablo - Part 1 {Carioca...

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation ·

2024/12/20

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comBrazilian music is essential to what it means to be Brazilian. Brazilians move, they dance, they sing. It's a part of who they are. If you want to understand Brazilians and Brazilian Portuguese: you have to listen to the music. Today's episode is the first installment of a three part series about Brazilian music with an expert on the topic: Dr. Pablo Saturnino Braga. In this episode, we talk about

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30:49

Consistency, connection, and conversation {Season...

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2024/11/14

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIn the final episode of Carioca Connection's 9th season, Alexia and Foster reflect on 8 years of creating a Portuguese language learning podcast. They discuss the 3 key themes that have sustained their project: consistency, connection, and conversation. Alexia and Foster share personal anecdotes, like Alexia's first visit to Foster's hometown, and offer insights into maintaining cultural identity

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26:02

Lessons learned from 8 years of Carioca Connection

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2024/10/31

Carioca Connection is officially 8 years old! 🎉Let's celebrate by improving your Brazilian Portuguese? 🇧🇷 https://cariocaconnection.comCelebrate 8 years of Carioca Connection with Alexia and Foster in this anniversary episode! 🎉 From their early days as podcast beginners to becoming experienced language educators, they share honest reflections about teaching Brazilian Portuguese, personal growth, and the unexpected ways language learning transforms lives.Key takeaways:• How their

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18:44

Trip Planning in Brazilian Portuguese: The art of...

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2024/10/24

Get the worksheets & complete show notes for this episode at https://cariocaconnection.comIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk wrap up their mini-series about the differences between traveling and taking a vacation. They reflect on their busy year, full of flights but with zero days of actual vacation, and discuss how different people plan (or don’t plan) their trips. Whether you’re the type of traveler who loves a detailed itinerary or prefers to go with the

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