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'P' is for Pastel de Nata (of course!)
πŸ“ A tarte de nata mais famosa do mundo - uma massa folhada estaladiΓ§a com creme de ovos caramelizado, polvilhada com canela. O sΓ­mbolo comestΓ­vel de Portugal. πŸŽ‚ Nasceu nas cozinhas do Mosteiro dos JerΓ³nimos, em BelΓ©m, no inΓ­cio do sΓ©culo XIX. Os monges usavam as claras dos ovos para engomar as roupas - e aproveitavam as gemas para fazer doces. Em 1834, quando os mosteiros foram encerrados, os monges venderam a receita secreta a um comerciante local. Em 1837, abriu a lendΓ‘ria FΓ‘brica dos PastΓ©is de BelΓ©m - que ainda hoje usa a receita original. πŸ’‘ HΓ‘ uma diferenΓ§a importante que todo o portuguΓͺs conhece: pastel de BelΓ©m Γ© o original, feito apenas numa loja em BelΓ©m desde 1837. Pastel de nata Γ© o nome genΓ©rico - encontra-se em qualquer cafΓ© do paΓ­s, mas a receita nΓ£o Γ© a mesma. A receita original Γ© um segredo guardado por apenas alguns mestres pasteleiros, que trabalham numa sala separada, longe dos olhares curiosos. Os monges que inventaram esta maravilha nΓ£o fizeram fortuna - mas deram ao mundo um dos melhores doces de sempre. 🍽️ VΓ‘ Γ  Antiga Confeitaria de BelΓ©m, em Lisboa - fila incluΓ­da, vale sempre a pena. Coma quente, com canela e aΓ§ΓΊcar em pΓ³. E nΓ£o aceite imitaΓ§Γ΅es. πŸ—£οΈ VocabulΓ‘rio: - a massa folhada - puff pastry - o creme - the custard - a canela - cinnamon - engomar - to starch / to iron clothes πŸ’¬ "Um pastel de nata quente com canela Γ© uma das melhores coisas do mundo." ❓ Hora do quiz: Onde foi inventado o pastel de nata?
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Viv just had a conversation about pastel de nata with her granddaughter last night. She just found a new bakery near her apartment in Colorado, and they feature the pastel de nata. She loves them, and schedules her day to get one. We were shocked she had never eaten one. She and a friend visited us a couple of years ago after traveling across Europe from Poland for a month. But she remembered that she was so burnt out on pastries by the time they got here, she never tried a pastel de nata. Now she has to get one before they're all gone - in Colorado!
Monday Briefing! Feliz agosto!!
Thanks @Bob Wenger, Viv, @Brian Mathers & @Peter Haglund for committing to your missions for the week. Desculpe @Lori Wong, sorry we didn't get to you, but message me separately please πŸ™ @Carl Munson's personal missions for the week... missions for the week 1. Dissect a formal Portuguese letter - Overcome the β€œcourt summons” feeling of official mail (banks, insurers, etc.). He plans a module on letter formalities/grammar. 2. Learn a Portuguese song (aim for karaoke-level; even β€œHappy Birthday” counts). Future online karaoke idea floated. 3. Escalate an existing mission - e.g., his own neighbor/atestado task (ask the parish president + another resident to accompany him). 4. β€œBreak the spell” - Identify habitual self-blocks (β€œI’m too old,” β€œI’m bad at languages,” etc.) and work on them by Friday. He’ll write about common reasons people avoid speaking. 5. Teach someone else a bit of Portuguese (even a short household mini-lesson). People can pick from these, invent their own, or use classroom missions; review on Friday. What VIPs committed to - Viv: Read a letter; escalate a mission; β€œring this bell”; teach β€œhim” some Portuguese. Possibly learn a song. - Bob: Keep talking to his dog Gus in Portuguese + learn more commands. Prepare language for the neighbor lady on walks (especially explaining the dog is fixed/castrated β€” β€œes dominado?” situation). Learn the Happy Birthday song. Expand neighbor conversations (tech/DIY, farm/tractor talk, etc.). Essentially several neighbor + pet-focused tasks. - Peter & Brian (Mathers Haglund household): Do banking in Portuguese. Visit the Mercado (Governo) in SetΓΊbal. Go to β€œSunsets at the Castle” (SΓ£o Jorge) in Lisbon on a Saturday and try speaking with people there. Brian also: learn the birthday song + possibly read a letter. - Ongoing: watching cartoons, an RTP 1 human-interest show, the game show Agarra se Puderes (β€œCatch Me If You Can”), and PreΓ§o Certo.
Monday Briefing! Feliz agosto!!
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@Carl Munson Muito obrigado, Carl. O Manuel, o canalizador acabou de sair. πŸ‘
'J' is for JoΓ£o II, the "perfect prince"
[ OlΓ‘ bom dia! Tudo bem? Falou portuguΓͺs esta semana?! Please share your wins and woes n the commentsπŸ‘‡. REMINDER: See you upgraded premium people (VIPs) at the Friday de-brief, 5pm today, to discuss your week. Bring a drink!] πŸ“ O rei de Portugal que recusou financiar CristΓ³vΓ£o Colombo - e depois dividiu o mundo com Espanha. Um dos monarcas mais inteligentes e implacΓ‘veis da histΓ³ria europeia. πŸŽ‚ Nascimento: 3 de marΓ§o de 1455, em Lisboa, filho do Rei D. Afonso V. Morreu a 25 de outubro de 1495, em Alvor, no Algarve, com 40 anos. πŸ’‘ D. JoΓ£o II centralizou o poder, quebrou a forΓ§a da nobreza - e matou pessoalmente o seu cunhado, o Duque de Viseu, com as prΓ³prias mΓ£os. Chamavam-lhe o PrΓ­ncipe Perfeito - mas tambΓ©m o Tirano, dependendo do ponto de vista. Quando Colombo voltou da AmΓ©rica em 1493 e parou em Lisboa para se gabar, D. JoΓ£o II disse-lhe simplesmente que as novas terras pertenciam a Portugal, segundo os tratados existentes. Depois ameaΓ§ou enviar uma armada para reclamar as terras. Espanha correu para negociar - e assim nasceu o Tratado de Tordesilhas de 1494, que dividiu o mundo inteiro entre Portugal e Espanha. 🍽️ Visite a Igreja de Nossa Senhora da ConceiΓ§Γ£o em Alvor, no Algarve - onde D. JoΓ£o II morreu - e explore o PalΓ‘cio Nacional de Sintra, que ele favoreceu durante o seu reinado. πŸ—£οΈ VocabulΓ‘rio: - o rei - the king - o tratado - the treaty - o poder - power - implacΓ‘vel - ruthless, unrelenting πŸ’¬ "D. JoΓ£o II dividiu o mundo entre Portugal e Espanha." ❓ Hora do quiz: Porque Γ© que D. JoΓ£o II recusou financiar CristΓ³vΓ£o Colombo?
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'J' is for JoΓ£o II, the "perfect prince"
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Este exercΓ­cio Γ© mesmo bom. (Verbal best guess Portuguese into DeepL. EstΓ‘ changed to este. Muito, changed to mesmo. Igual. Without this challenge, I wouldn’t have tried. Thank you, Carl.)
Midweek message!
How are you doing? Tudo bem? - UPGRADED VIPs: How's it going? Tumbleweed or Triumph?! - NEW Cadets: Please say "OlΓ‘" in the comments - Congrats @Matthias Lanuschny - top cadet at midweek! - Thanks to our vizinhos portugueses @AntΓ³nio Ferreira & @Rui Correia for your authentic support and tolerance! - PREMIUM members: Check out the new missions & special ops in the Bootcamp - UPGRADE HERE to PREMIUM for more input, support & the weekly briefings - NB There's a NEW A-Z culture module and comprehension quiz, daily, on the community timeline para todos! Boa sorte e divirta-se!
Midweek message!
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Bom dia, Carl e todos. Carl, I haven’t found the connection point for the language challenge. I’m much more intentional than I have been, one test I’m giving myself is when I get an email in Portuguese, rather than translate it straight away, I read it into DeepL to see if it understands and translates to English accurately.
'F' is for Fado / Monday briefing heads-up, 9am PT
[OlΓ‘ bom dia! As I go into my second week of active engagement, I look forward to welcoming other cadets alongside me (who got the free VIP upgrade over the weekend) and invite them to join me at 9am this Monday morning, for the weekly kick-off briefing. Here, we'll acknowledge cadet of the week (with trophy!) and together pick out 5 missions for the week ahead. The briefing is for all PREMIUM members AND anyone who upgrades before 9am today)] --- πŸ“ A mΓΊsica da alma portuguesa - uma canΓ§Γ£o urbana nascida nas ruas de Lisboa que expressa saudade, destino e emoΓ§Γ£o humana profunda. πŸŽ‚ O fado surgiu em Lisboa na dΓ©cada de 1820, nos bairros populares de Alfama, Mouraria e Bairro Alto. Γ‰ uma sΓ­ntese multicultural de mΓΊsica afro-brasileira, canΓ§Γ΅es rurais e mΓΊsica urbana do inΓ­cio do sΓ©culo XIX. πŸ’‘ A palavra fado vem do latim fatum - destino. Era cantado nas ruas por marinheiros, lavadeiras e gente pobre. Um fadista canta, acompanhado pela guitarra portuguesa de doze cordas e pela viola. JΓ‘ conhece AmΓ‘lia Rodrigues - ela foi a Rainha do Fado. Mas o fado Γ© mais do que uma pessoa: Γ© uma forma de viver e de sentir. Em 2011, a UNESCO inscreveu o fado na lista do PatrimΓ³nio Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade. 🍽️ Visite o Museu do Fado em Alfama, Lisboa - e ouΓ§a Estranha Forma de Vida de AmΓ‘lia Rodrigues para sentir o fado na sua forma mais pura. πŸ—£οΈ VocabulΓ‘rio: a saudade - a deep longing or nostalgia o fadista - the fado singer a guitarra portuguesa - the Portuguese guitar o destino - fate, destiny πŸ’¬ "O fado Γ© a mΓΊsica da alma de Portugal." Ou tente dizer: "Sinto muita saudade." ❓Hora do quiz: O que significa a palavra "fado" em portuguΓͺs?
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Viv and I are so grateful we made the move to Ponte de Lima, Portugal in 2021. Growth and adventure. What else is possible?!? πŸ’ƒπŸ•ΊπŸŽ‰πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή

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