In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about the small things that make daily life better, round two of their "coisas que são top" list, told entirely in natural Brazilian Portuguese.

You'll pick up the everyday vocabulary of comfort and travel: bedding, bathrooms, balconies, trains, coffee. You'll also get the thing that makes this show different, which is Alexia stopping Foster mid-sentence and correcting him, five times in one conversation, on exactly the mistakes learners make. Along the way there's a pronunciation drill on folha and folhas, the reason "top" never becomes "tops," and an ongoing disagreement about whether any of this counts as luxury. Because it's two people talking the way they actually talk, you get the rhythm, the slang, and the back and forth that textbooks and apps leave out, the Brazilian Portuguese that trains your ear for real conversation.

As always, this episode is full of authentic Brazilian Portuguese that you won't find in textbooks or apps. Enjoy!