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MPBR Radio Station

BP Self-Assessment Test

BP Self-Assessment Test for the Visually Impaired

BP Entrance Test

BP Computerized Adaptive Test

BP Exit Test

This Week in Brazil's History and Culture: Full List of Events

Slide Show - Join us in this unforgettable trip around Brazil with its geography and its people.

Links - a large collection of Brazilian links

Portuguese Textbooks - for students of all language levels
This Week in Brazil's History - January

 

New Year's Eve at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Sergio Porto, better known as Stanislaw Ponte Preta, was born on January 1st, 1923. He created some of the most memorable characters in Brazilian humor and still is one of the countryís most famous humorists.

Elis Regina is considered Brazil's greatest singer of all time. The 'Little Pepper' led a controversial lifestyle for her time but had great success singing all styles of Brazilian music, from samba to bossa nova to jazz. Elis died in S“o Paulo on January 19th, 1982.

The city of S“o Paulo, today the 3rd largest city in the world, was founded on January 25th, 1554


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Summer Language Institute in Vitoria, Brazil© 2003 Antônio R. M. Simões
Last updated: July 7th, 2003
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