Olá bom dia, tudo bem? (Please answer in the comments! 👇) Let's conclude the week with the perfect conversation starter: the weather, and topically, autumn, which appears to be upon us. Here's your autumn guide. Bom fin de semana, and see you on Monday. And don't worry if you see more 'mosquitos' than usual in Lisbon at the moment - as reported. Nothing to see (or hear!), here!

1. @Bob Wenger embodies the SWAT approach to SPEAKING Portuguese. He *S*howed up, he *W*inged it, he *A*dapted, and he *T*alked 🤩 2. Europe's oldest man is 111, and guess where he lives?, and... 3. Well done @Alyson Sheldrake, who jumped back in to this community this week, and topped the leader board 🏆 Great to see @Donna Quinn, @Emily Harper, @Veronica - Ondrejech, @Antonia Bunaes, @Michael e Catharine Whitby and @David Willson for showing up too; and 'as melhoras' @Matthias Lanuschny 🙏

Olá bom dia! Tudo bem? Who are you speaking to today in Portuguese? What are you saying, and where are you saying it? You know the drill 👇 If you're American today's special op' mission module might help you and it coincides beautifully with our guest on the Good Morning Portugal! show this morning - Todd Parker - who's opening up the Texas barbecue co. food truck here on the Portugal Silver Coast in Nazaré. Join us to find out more at 8:00am on Portugal Talk Radio and the Good Morning Portugal! show, And see, if you're American, if this Special Operation Mission Module helps you today... (Other nationalities by request!)

We had a lovely session on Friday with @Filomena Pascoal, see video 👇 Muito obrigado cara Filomena! @Bob Wenger & @Vivian Shuemake joined us for the new Friday 'party' call and I'm always struck by the inspiring strength of affection they have for each other. This morning's module - Words of affection / Palavras de Amor - is inspired by that... @Matthias Lanuschny was last week's leader board champion. Can anyone challenge him this week? And of course it's Monday, so today of all days, please let me and everyone know 👇 who you're going to be speaking to today. where are you going to be saying it, and what is it you're going to say? (Do you need any help with that?)

Olá bom dia! Tudo bem? Wishing you a happy Friday and hoping you can join us tonight - 6pm - for more feelgood fun with @Filomena Pascoal, who will be our first special guest teacher on a Friday evening, talking about her Portuguese teaching approach and sharing some insight and humour from teaching the language to hundreds, probably thousands. Join us this evening. All welcome. From next week, this will be a premium members-only gathering but tonight let's get the party started with open arms and doors! Please bring something Portuguese to eat, drink, and SPEAK! 😎 Meanwhile take a look at our new humour module. PS Please post your favourite Portuguese memes in the comments 👇