Why does the South African driver's license have Portuguese writing on it? [more inside]
posted by louigi on Aug 6, 2009 - 9 answers

What is the best introductory level Portuguese textbook? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Jul 23, 2009 - 9 answers

Help me find some (somewhat easy to read) books in Brazilian Portuguese! [more inside]
posted by comwiz on Jan 31, 2009 - 5 answers

I need to display Portuguese characters on a webpage, but when I upload the files to the Apache server, they stop displaying correctly. And, yes, I'm using UTF-8 encoding. [more inside]
posted by John Shaft on Oct 9, 2008 - 11 answers

i heard a song in a pret-a-manger in NYC. they are very secretive about the playlist. please help me find it! google is not turning up the right song. so i am asking and hoping that someone is familiar with this song. [more inside]
posted by alice ayres on Oct 8, 2008 - 15 answers

Learning Portuguese, I think I'm learning Portuguese, I really think so. : Or at least, I'd like to be. [more inside]
posted by grapefruitmoon on Jul 15, 2008 - 9 answers

Portuguese Song translation! "Aganjú" Google translate is failing me, I suppose I could try Babelfish, but I'd much rather have a native speaker translate it, as translation (particularly with respect to music and poetry) is an art, rather than a cut-and-dried process. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Mar 10, 2008 - 8 answers

Where can I download a good free Port>>Eng dictionary? [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on Aug 5, 2007 - 11 answers

When in Portugal recently, we ate a snack food which looked like a bean, tasted like a bean, and which we were told, to our surprise, was some kind of sea produce. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by imperium on Aug 2, 2007 - 7 answers

Searching for language podcast [more inside]
posted by octomato on Jul 18, 2007 - 1 answer

Any suggestions for spanish/portuguese hiphop/rap like you can hear in Gotan Project's Mi Confesión (Coxmoz) or Bajofondo Tango Club's Miles de Pasajeros? Similar arabic hiphop would be welcome as well.
posted by Skyanth on Jan 22, 2007 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend any music, audio blogs, podcasts or other audio resources in Portuguese? [more inside]
posted by handee on Jan 10, 2007 - 11 answers

After spending a week and a half in Rio, I´m interested in taking Brazilian Portuguese classes in DC this fall, and wondering which of the area´s language classes would be best. Most of the area´s universities GW, SAIS at Johns Hopkins, etcetera) offer Brazilian Portuguese classes, as does the Brazilian American Cultural Institute. Any suggestions for the best (and affordable) courses? (I also am conversationally fluent in Spanish). (Also, ideas for locating native speakers to practice with in the area are also appreciated)
posted by jare2003 on Aug 12, 2006 - 4 answers

What is this Portuguese E-mail? It's probably spam, but some help would be appreciated. [more inside]
posted by Faint of Butt on Aug 10, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm at a stage where I need to memorize vocabulary in a foreign language, and I am looking for advice, tips & useful software. [more inside]
posted by anjamu on Feb 24, 2006 - 19 answers

PortugueseFilter: So there is this smoking hot Brazilian in my writing discussion... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 5, 2005 - 34 answers

Portuguese authors for the learner. I am teaching myself Portuguese and want some enjoyable fiction to read for exercise. Any recommendations for authors with a simple prose style (a la Hemingway or Steinbeck)? Bonus points for Brazilian setting.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen on Jan 24, 2005 - 14 answers

Portuguese pronunciation. I'm a fan of Brazilian singer/songrwriter Jorge Ben. How do you pronunce his first name? I've heard "Yor-gay", "Hor-hay", "Zhorzhj", and plain ol' "George".
posted by TiredStarling on Dec 17, 2004 - 14 answers

How do you call, in portuguese, to the citizens of Lao People's Democratic Republic?
posted by guictx on Dec 2, 2004 - 8 answers

I have been searching for a MetaFilter thread I remember reading about a year ago concerning (I think) words for sex in the Finnish language. As I remember, there were about seven words that don't quite translate into English for different types of encounters. Any help?
(Forgive me if this is the incorrect forum for this post) [more inside]
posted by TurkishGolds on May 14, 2004 - 7 answers

How are Spanish and Portuguese different when it comes to grammar?

I speak Spanish fluently and now want to to take up Brazilian Portuguese. From hearing my Brazilian friends speak, and generally understanding them pretty well, I figured that Spanish and Portuguese grammar (syntax) must be very similar, the only differences between the languages being vocabulary and pronunciation. How right am I? If there are syntactic differences, what are they?

Would any speakers of these languages care to comment?
posted by pealco on Mar 28, 2004 - 6 answers

How Portuguese is Piri Piri chicken? I suspect it's almost universal. [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Feb 26, 2004 - 2 answers

Spanish (Portuguese?) Translation Needed, please [more inside...] [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Jan 15, 2004 - 20 answers