THE PHRASE OF THE DAY Gostava que o Ross fosse presidente da associação para unir pessoas de todas as gerações e backgrounds. [gosh-TAH-vuh kuh oo ROSS FOH-suh preh-zee-DEN-tuh dah ah-soh-see-ah-SOW puh-rah oo-NEER puh-SO-ush duh TOH-dush ush zhuh-rah-SOHNSh ee back-GROWNDSH] = I'd like Ross to be association president to unite people from all generations and backgrounds. Why This Is B2 Level A1 = join request A2 = activities B1 = integration purpose B2 = LEADERSHIP VISION + COMMUNITY UNITY ✅ Double subjunctive (gostava que + fosse) ✅ Purpose of leadership (para unir) ✅ Inclusive language (todas gerações) ✅ Strategic community thinking 🎯 Perfect for association elections! GRAMMAR BREAKDOWN 1. "GOSTAVA QUE" = I'D LIKE THAT (Imperfect Subjunctive Wish) Gostava = would like [gosh-TAH-vuh] (imperfect conditional) Que = that [kuh] (subjunctive trigger) TRIGGERS IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: Gostava que [gosh-TAH-vuh kuh] + [subjunctive] = polite wish/suggestion Pronunciation: stress on TAH syllable [gosh-TAH-vuh] 2. "FOSSE PRESIDENTE" = WERE PRESIDENT (Imperfect Subjunctive) Fosse = were [FOH-suh] (imperfect subjunctive of ser) Presidente = president [preh-zee-DEN-tuh] Imperfect subjunctive = hypothetical/polite: Fosse presidente [FOH-suh preh-zee-DEN-tuh] = were president (not reality yet) Fizesse isso [fee-ZEH-suh EE-soo] = did that (hypothetical) Stress on final 'a' in "fosse" [FOH-suh] 3. "PARA UNIR" = TO UNITE (Infinitive Purpose) Para = for/to (purpose marker) [puh-rah] Unir = to unite/bring together [oo-NEER] B2 purpose infinitives: Para unir [puh-rah oo-NEER] = to unite Para incluir [puh-rah een-kloo-EER] = to include Para integrar [puh-rah een-tuh-GRAHR] = to integrate Para fortalecer [puh-rah for-tuh-luh-SER] = to strengthen 4. "TODAS AS GERAÇÕES E BACKGROUNDS" = ALL GENERATIONS AND BACKGROUNDS Todas as = all the (inclusive) [TOH-dush ush] Gerações = generations [zhuh-rah-SOHNSh] Backgrounds = backgrounds (loanword) [back-GROWNDSH]

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ 💔 PEDRO I OF PORTUGAL: THE KING WHO LOVED BEYOND DEATH 💔 ║╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ 👑 EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY: CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO KINGS 👑 Imagine the moonlit whispers of a forbidden love affair that would shake a kingdom to its core. Picture a prince consumed by passion, a father's iron will, and a king's vengeance so raw it echoed through centuries. This is the unforgettable saga of PEDRO I OF PORTUGAL (1320-1367)—a man torn between duty and desire, between the crown's demands and his heart's defiant rebellion. Pedro Afonso entered the world on April 8, 1320, in Coimbra, during the waning years of his grandfather King Dinis I's remarkable reign. Dinis, known as the Poet-King, had reformed Portugal's administration and secured the Knights Templar as the Order of Christ. Young Pedro inherited his grandfather's intellectual curiosity and fierce independence. But the real tension came from his father, King Afonso IV (reigned 1325-1357). Afonso was a warrior-king who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Castilian rulers against Moroccan invaders at the victorious Battle of the Salado in 1340. Yet with his own son, Afonso proved inflexible and controlling. ⚔️ This generational tension would soon explode into open warfare. ⚔️ Pedro's first marriage produced a son—the future King Ferdinand I. But when his wife Constança died in 1345, she took with her the marital obligation that had constrained Pedro. And with her passing, a young Galician noblewoman named Inês de Castro entered his world. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💕 THE FULL ROMANCE WITH INÊS DE CASTRO: A FORBIDDEN PASSION THAT DEFIED A CROWN 💕 THE SECRET YEARS (1340-1345) Imagine 1340: Inês de Castro arrives at the Portuguese court, assigned as a lady-in-waiting. She is well-born, beautiful, and tragically connected to the Castilian political world—a detail that would ultimately seal her fate.

Following the Romans, the Suebian kingdom in what is now northern Portugal collapsed after defeat in 456; its king Rechiar was captured at Porto and executed in December 456, a reminder that this season already saw power struggles on the Atlantic edge of Iberia. ================================ 🗺️ The Suebi in Iberia: Rise, Expansion, and FallIn the mid-5th century, long before there was a Portugal or even a clearly defined "Spain," the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula was ruled by a Germanic people: the Suebi. They had settled in Gallaecia (roughly modern northern Portugal and Galicia) after the collapse of Roman power, building one of the earliest post-Roman kingdoms in Western Europe. ================================ ⏰ Timeline of Suebian Occupation (409-585) --------------------------------------------------------------- 409 AD: 🚀 The Suebi, along with the Vandals and Alans, cross into Hispania from Gaul as Roman imperial authority crumbles. They initially settle in the far northwest, beginning their foothold on the peninsula. --------------------------------------------------------------- 411 AD: ⚖️ The Treaty of Carthage formally assigns the Suebi control of Gallaecia (modern Galicia and northern Portugal), where they establish their primary kingdom and create the first Germanic state on the Atlantic edge of Europe. --------------------------------------------------------------- 438-448 AD: 👑 King Rechila (Rechiar's father) expands Suebian power southward with ambition and military strength. The Suebi push beyond Gallaecia into Lusitania (central-western Iberia), raiding as far south as Betica (modern Andalusia), challenging Visigothic and Roman authority. --------------------------------------------------------------- 448-456 AD: 💪 King Rechiar inherits the throne and continues aggressive expansion. He converts to Catholic (Nicene) Christianity, distinguishing himself from the Arian-Christian Visigoths. At its height, Suebian territory includes: