Common Mistakes

The Trap of European Portuguese Resources

5 min readBy Adriely Góis

Olá! Vamos conversar. Many free Portuguese resources teach the European variant. If your goal is Brazil, learning the wrong version slows you down.

How to spot it

Heavy use of tu instead of você. Pronunciation videos that swallow vowels. Vocabulary like comboio (train) instead of trem. Phrases that sound clipped and quick.

How to stay on track

Search for Brazilian or brasileiro in the resource title. Stick to teachers, podcasts and shows produced in Brazil. Set your phone and apps to Portuguese (Brasil).

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