João is determined to become famous. He just doesn't know how yet... This narrative uses many Portuguese-English cognates, so even as a beginner, you may be able to guess the meaning of many words!

Learn about Pico, one of the beautiful islands of the Azores and home to the highest peak in Portugal.

Elsa's boyfriend just broke up with her, so she goes to her friend Flávio for support. Notice how the imperfeito do conjuntivo is used throughout the dialogue.

Learn more about the only Portuguese pope elected in two millennia of church history.

Explore the basics of using gender in Portuguese. Listen for the feminine and masculine words within these back to back introductions. The meaning of each introduction is the same, except for one important difference: the first is spoken by a female and the second is spoken by a male. Notice how the words used are affected by the gender of the speaker or the gender of the person/thing in reference.

Hear the legend behind why almond trees grow in the Algarve. For more, you can enjoy the longer version from our podcast archives!

Vanda and António discuss how to handle a work emergency. Notice how the speakers use acabar + de + infinitive verb to refer to the recent past, i.e. something that “just" happened.

Sofia and Jorge forgot to buy Jessica something for her birthday. Explore the conditional and the subjunctive as they talk about what they should do.

Ivo emails a cover letter along with his resume to apply for a position as a Chief Financial Officer.

Notice the many different uses of the word “assim” throughout this couple’s argument. Will they work out their issues? Assim espero!