de são paulo, do brasil - learn how to say it right
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Blog Post with video: http://streetsmartbrazil.com/blogBrazilian Portuguese lesson by Street Smart Brazil. Learn how to use articles and prepositions with names of places (cities, countries, etc.)TRANSCRIPT
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How to Use Articles and
Prepositions with Places
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Part 1: The Use of Articles
Definite articles:aoasos
= the
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1. Cities No article
São Paulo é fascinante.
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1. Cities No article
Florianópolis fica no sul do Brasil.
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1. Cities No article
Porto Alegre tem muita vida cultural.
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1. Cities No article
Nova York nunca dorme.
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1. Cities No article
São Francisco é um lugar incrível.
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There are Exceptions
O Rio de Janeiro é uma cidade maravilhosa.o Rio de Janeiro = the River of January
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2. Countries Use the article
a Françao Brasil
os Estados Unidos
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2. Countries Use the article
A França tem muitas cidades bonitas.
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2. Countries Use the article
O Brasil é um país muito grande.
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2. Countries Use the article
Os Estados Unidos atraem muitos turistas.
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There are Exceptions
Portugal fica na Europa.
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Masculine or Feminine? If the name of the country ends in a
feminine a Argentina a Bolívia a Suécia
If the name of the country ends in a letter other than “a” masculine o Uruguai o Peru o México
Exception: o Canadá
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3. Continents Use the article
a América do Sul/Nortea América Centrala Áfricaa Europaa Ásiaa Austráliaa Antártida
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4. States It varies
Use the masculine article with most Brazilian stateso Amazonaso Rio Grande do Norteo Cearáo Paraná See complete list at
StreetSmartBrazil.com/blog
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4. States It varies
Two Brazilian states take the feminine article:a Bahiaa Paraíba
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4. States It varies Nine Brazilian states do not take
an article:
AlagoasGoiásMinas GeraisPernambucoRondônia
RoraimaSanta Catarina
São PauloSergipe
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Part 2: The Use of Prepositions
De = fromEm = in, on, at
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1. If no article Use de, em
São PauloMaria é de São Paulo.Maria está em São Paulo.
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2. If feminine article Use da, na
a BahiaAna é da Bahia.Ana está na Bahia.
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3. If masculine article Use do, no
o BrasilEu sou do Brasil.Eu estou no Brasil.
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Sometimes you need the plural:
os Estados UnidosJosh é dos Estados Unidos.
Josh está nos Estados Unidos.
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Examples with other verbs and nouns:
Eu gosto do Brasil. Eu nasci no Brasil.
Helena mora no Brasil. Ele veio do trabalho.
Cris gosta de ler no quarto. As chaves estão na mesa.
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Obrigada. I hope this helps!
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