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Paralysis Analysis and Distractions

Paralysis Analysis and Distractions

In this episode, Alexia and Foster discuss the difficulties of dealing with procrastination, especially in regard to distractions and decision-making paralysis. They s...

Cracking the Portuguese procrastination puzzle

Cracking the Portuguese procrastination puzzle

Welcome back to another episode of Carioca Connection! In this episode, Alexia and Foster continue their discussion about procrastination, exploring the reasons behind...

Portuguese Procrastination: Overcoming Fear of Failure and Perfectionism

Portuguese Procrastination: Overcoming Fear of Failure and Perfectionism

Welcome to another episode of Carioca Connection! In this episode, Alexia and Foster dive into the world of procrastination, discussing how fear of failure and perfect...

Learn Portuguese in your sleep 😴

Learn Portuguese in your sleep 😴

In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about the importance of sleep, and more importantly, how to talk about all things sleep-related in Brazil...

Sono e sonhos: Alexia's crazy dream in Portuguese

Sono e sonhos: Alexia's crazy dream in Portuguese

In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about dreams and sleep. Alexia shares a hilariously vivid dream, in which she helps a very famous British...

Brazilian Slang from the robots of Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Slang from the robots of Rio de Janeiro

In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster ask the robots to provide some of the best, most authentic slang from Rio de Janeiro. To our surprise, we lear...

Talking about the Pros and Cons of AI in Portuguese

Talking about the Pros and Cons of AI in Portuguese

In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). We explore both the positive and negative aspects of AI and...

The Beauty of Brazilian Portuguese

The Beauty of Brazilian Portuguese

Today's episode is the first installment of a series exploring the beauty of Brazilian Portuguese. We start with the new book, Latím em Pó, where linguist & translator...

An introduction to Fernando Pessoa {with special guest Marco Antonio!}

An introduction to Fernando Pessoa {with special guest Marco Antonio!}

Fan favorite Marco Antonio (Alexia's dad) returns to the show to give us a primer on one of the most influential authors in the Portuguese language — Fernando Pessoa. 

Tim Bernardes

Tim Bernardes

In this week’s episode, Alexia and Foster talk about one of the most amazing Brazilian Portuguese shows they have seen in a long time. Listen & improve your Portuguese...

How to pronounce the letter X in Brazilian Portuguese

How to pronounce the letter X in Brazilian Portuguese

In this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about the many different pronunciations of the letter X in Brazilian Portuguese. This is one of the most difficult sounds for P...

The pros and cons of city life

The pros and cons of city life

In today’s episode, Foster rants about his misgivings about living in a big city while Alexia politely corrects his Portuguese. 

A day in the park to improve your Portuguese

A day in the park to improve your Portuguese

Alexia and Foster are recording live from one of their favorite parks in Portugal and giving some tips about how to improve your Brazilian Portuguese no matter where y...

Brazilian Portuguese abbreviations you need to know in 2023

Brazilian Portuguese abbreviations you need to know in 2023

Alexia puts Foster’s Portuguese to the test with a rapid-fire quiz. Learn about the most important Brazilian Portuguese abbreviations that you need to know in 2023 and...

Love is Blind Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤️ 🇧🇷

Love is Blind Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤️ 🇧🇷

Alexia and Foster just finished the second season of Love is Blind Brazil. Without giving any spoilers, they talk about some of the benefits of watching Brazilian real...

Medical situations in Portuguese

Medical situations in Portuguese

In this episode, we talk about Foster’s allergic reaction, allergies in general, and how to prepare for a visit to the doctor in Brazilian Portuguese. 2023 is the year...

Going to the gym & essential fitness vocabulary

Going to the gym & essential fitness vocabulary

2023 is the year that Alexia is going to get in good physical shape. We talk about Alexia’s experience going to the gym and the essential fitness vocabulary to sound B...

New Year’s Resolutions and how to set goals in Brazilian Portuguese

New Year’s Resolutions and how to set goals in Brazilian Portuguese

In this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about New Year’s Resolutions and how to set goals in Brazilian Portuguese.  2023 is the year to improve your Portuguese! Come j...

Brazilian superstitions & New Year’s traditions

Brazilian superstitions & New Year’s traditions

In the first episode of Season 8, we ring in the New Year by talking about some bizarre Brazilian traditions and superstitions. 2023 is the year to improve your Portug...

S07:E40 - Cafuné. Abraço. Carinho. Beijo. Chamego. Amor.

S07:E40 - Cafuné. Abraço. Carinho. Beijo. Chamego. Amor.

Cafuné. Abraço. Carinho. Beijo. Chamego. Amor.   For the final episode of Season 7, we are looking into 6 words that explain a lot about Brazil and Brazilian cultur...

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