The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese Reader [Paperback]

The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Readeris a comprehensive reader aimed at intermediate level students of Brazilian Portuguese. The aim is to provide a structured language teaching resource that is enjoyable and stimulating for learners, but that also provides meaningful cultural contexts.

This Brazilian Reader consists of twenty readings graded on the basis of complexity of vocabulary, grammar and syntax. It presents a range of different text types which give a good representation of contemporary Brazilian writing, including fiction and non-fiction by some of Brazils most prominent and popular authors.

Key features include:

• vocabulary lists for quick reference
• reading comprehension questions
• exercises to learn and review important vocabulary
• focus on idiomatic expressions
• full answer key to vocabulary and idiom exercises
• Portuguese-English glossary at the back

Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Readeris an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning and increasing reading proficiency.

Introduction. How to use this book. Texts:1. Reda??o Adriana Falc?o 2. Papai est? namorando Carlos Herculano Lopes 3. Bellini e os Esp?ritos Tony Bellotto 4. De tudo um pouco Dod? Azevedo 5. Lola e Nina Beatriz Bracher 6. Nos anos a.I. (antes da Internet) Moacyr Scliar 7. Quem ama, cuida Lya Luft 8. A Heran?a Ricardo Ramos 9. Reflexos e reflex?es / Nostalgia ou perda real? Pablo Villa?a 10. Ed Mort vai longe Lu?s Fernando Ver?ssimo 11. Mare nostrum Cintia Moscovich 12. Meu sonho Alcione Ara?jo 13. Conversa Livia Garcia-Roza 14. Ponto Colorido Jo?o Anzanello Carrascoza 15. Olhares Maria Val?ria Rezende 16lóÑ