📍A letra mais estranha do alfabeto português - oficialmente reconhecida, raramente usada, e cheia de surpresas. 🎂 O K existia no português antigo mas foi expulso do alfabeto oficial durante décadas. Só voltou com o Acordo Ortográfico de 1990, implementado em Portugal em 2009 - juntamente com o W e o Y. Tinha estado ausente durante tanto tempo que muitos portugueses adultos cresceram sem o aprender na escola. 💡 O K quase não aparece em palavras portuguesas nativas. O som "k" escreve-se com c (antes de a, o, u) ou qu (antes de e, i) - casa, como, quilo, queijo. O K sobrevive principalmente em palavras estrangeiras: kiwi, karaté, karaoke, kebab. Há também uma curiosidade: as abreviaturas usam K - km, kg, kW - mas as palavras completas usam qu: quilómetro, quilograma. Clássico português. E o kiwi? Cresce mesmo em Portugal - a região entre o Douro e o Minho é um produtor comercial sério. Por isso o K tem pelo menos um representante genuinamente português. 🍽️ Aprenda os nomes das letras em português - são diferentes do inglês e essenciais para soletrar o seu nome ao telefone: agá (H), jota (J), erre (R), xis (X), ípsilon (Y). Tente cantar o alfabeto - usa a mesma melodia do Twinkle Twinkle! 🗣️ Vocabulário: - o alfabeto - the alphabet - a letra - the letter - soletrar - to spell out - o acordo ortográfico - the orthographic agreement 💬 Experimente isto: "Como se escreve o seu nome?" ❓ Hora do quiz: Quando é que o K voltou oficialmente ao alfabeto português em Portugal?

Good Day GMPers! Rather than bother Carl to set up a poll for me, I’m just winging this one! Our Washington DC visa appointment is on Sept 4th and my sister Eileen and I have to train the NY and RI USA “F” bomb out of our vocabulary. The first cab ride we had in Porto with a very professional man named Rui shook his fist at the traffic jam in the airport parking lot saying Tourista! And the 3 of us laughed all the way to the hotel. So that was our first favorite word to use in a backed up queue. USA politics and Florida driving cause most of the outbursts so we will be riding the bus in Viseu🤣 But we probably have less than 90 days to “Drop” so to speak the “F” bomb out of our daily vocabulary. Any suggestions much appreciated. (bonus plata da dia for “F” a Duck” replacement for Eileen🤣 Muito Obrigada 🦆(the curse jar didn’t work, I owe $50 for today) Can’t wait to be in the same time zone with Ya’ll 🇵🇹 Força Portugal ⚔️ Donna

I've had an "epiphany" of sorts, today. Some of the best Brits I've known, had enough (said "CHEGA" to themselves), wanted to slow down a bit, then moved to Portugal and other places. Also on the other hand, some of the best Portuguese I've known, had enough (also said "CHEGA" to themselves), wanted to slow down a bit, or at least merely endure hardship for just a little bit longer under slightly better structural numbers in circulation, then moved to Britain (despite its "glass ceilings" and "more rigid class tiered society"), and other places. I'm wondering... where does that leave us? Nil balance? Accounts well settled? 🤔 (and yes, I have learned... I am "transactional" as hell now, more than I ever was, call it survival) Hmmm... 🤔 Hmmmm... 🫪

Has the community come across fogosagora.pt? It is a remarkable site, best viewed on a larger screen, which collates data from numerous sources to give information on forest (and civil) fires. Free to use, there is some pay content as well. I came across it on X, where the developer is called @BritishTuga, and he describes it as: 'Palantir Meets Fire and Weather Monitoring' Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with it and barely know how to use a mouse. So.

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, prompting American expats in Portugal to gather for vibrant celebrations. In Porto, a major event features local flavors and a scenic venue, while Lisbon hosts a picnic organised by Democrats Abroad, providing a festive atmosphere for the expat community. Others are more muted. On this occasion, let me share with you a little US-Portuguese relationship history... Wine before independence (1766–1776) Before there was a United States, there was Madeira. Portuguese fortified wine was the drink of colonial America - partly thanks to a quirk of British trade law that let Madeira ship directly to the colonies. By the 1760s it was a symbol of colonial identity and mild rebellion: when British customs seized John Hancock's sloop Liberty in 1768, the cargo in dispute was Madeira wine, and the incident helped light the revolutionary fuse. Jefferson, Washington and Franklin were all devotees, and tradition holds that the signing of the Declaration of Independence was toasted with Madeira. So Portugal was, quite literally, in the glass at America's birth. To me, one of the most fascinating aspects of the US-Portugal relationship is the time of Frank Carlucci, who was the American ambassador here - "the American who helped save Portuguese democracy." Hear my tribute to him here The modern era: tech, tourism and the new Americans (1986–2026) The last two decades flipped the old dynamic. Where Portuguese once emigrated to America for opportunity, Americans now arrive in Portugal for lifestyle - a wave that accelerated after 2016 and surged through the pandemic years, drawn by the D7 and digital-nomad visas, healthcare, safety and, let's be honest, the pastéis de nata! Americans became one of the fastest-growing foreign resident groups, US tourism boomed, and the economic relationship diversified. Web Summit made Lisbon a fixture on the American tech calendar, US investment flowed into Portuguese startups and real estate, and transatlantic flight routes multiplied from Lisbon, Porto and Faro.