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Dense reference guides for quick lookup, plus honest articles about learning Brazilian Portuguese — by Anne Caroline, a native tutor from Rio de Janeiro.
Quick Reference
Dense lookup guides you'll come back to whenever you need to check a conjugation, a number, or a phrase.
Portuguese Verb Conjugation: Complete Guide
The 18 most common Brazilian Portuguese verbs — regular and irregular — across 8 tenses: present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and imperative.
Open Reference → ReferencePortuguese Alphabet & Pronunciation Guide
All 26 letters, nasal vowels, digraphs, and common pronunciation mistakes — a complete reference for learners.
Open Reference → ReferenceNumbers in Portuguese: 1 to 1,000,000+
How to count in Brazilian Portuguese with pronunciation, ordinal numbers, and real-world usage for prices, dates, and more.
Open Reference → Reference80+ Portuguese Phrases for Travel
Essential travel phrases with pronunciation tips — greetings, restaurants, directions, emergencies, and cultural tips for your trip to Brazil.
Open Reference →Honest Perspectives
Longer reads on what's hard, what actually works, and how Portuguese compares to Spanish.
Is Portuguese Hard to Learn?
What's genuinely easy, what's hard, and how long it actually takes — from a tutor with 1,900+ lessons taught.
Read Article →Best Way to Learn Portuguese
An honest comparison of apps, self-study, group classes, immersion, and 1-on-1 tutoring from a native Brazilian tutor.
Read Article →Portuguese vs Spanish: How Similar Are They?
The real similarities and differences — vocabulary overlap, pronunciation, false friends, and why Brazil speaks Portuguese.
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