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These videos and audio files are designed to help you learn Brazilian Portuguese. Each video is 8-12 minutes long, while the audio files, which accompany the book Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol. 1, are about 18 minutes long. Please enjoy the introduction to the Brazilian Portuguese Video Lessons for (almost) free! You can also get all 36 video Portuguese Lessons on a 2-DVD set by clicking here.

Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol. 1

PaperBack [2009,1st Ed,128pp]
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Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol. 1 é uma nova coleção de Contos de Machado de Assis (1839-1908). Machado de Assis foi um escritor brasileiro cujos temas continuam a ser relevantes hoje, mais de que um século após a sua morte. Os personagens “machadianas” enfrentam situações complicadas, como o relacionamento amoroso e a traição, a pobreza, e a busca de identidade. Mesmo depois da passagem de tantos anos, se pode entender os sentimentos destes personagens.Os contos nesta coleção são:

A Missa do Galo
A Cartomante
O Espelho
Casada e viúva
Noite de Almirante
Teoria do medalhão
Pai Contra Mãe
Silvestre

O livro está cheio de materiais útis para aulas de português. Cada conto vem com notas de rodapé para ajudar os alunos a entender palavras “mais Machadianas” e mais antigas. Um time de professores de português de universidades nos EUA trabalhou nos guias de estudos e notas de rodapé.
Collaborators: Selma Vital and Anne Popiel (Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri), Eva Bueno and Mark Lokensgard (St. Mary’s University, Texas), Jordano Quaglia (University of Fairfield, Fairfield, CT), Nelson Lopez (Binghamton University, New York), Sandra Dixon (University of West Virginia), Melissa Dias Buerbaumer (United Nations), Cintia Dias, Elena Como, and Jeff Schoenhard.

Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol. 1 is a collection of short stories by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908). Machado de Assis was a famous Brazilian writer whose themes and characters continue to be relevant today, over a century after his death. His characters encounter tricky situations such as romantic relationships and betrayal, poverty, and the search for identity.

This collection includes 8 of Machado de Assis’s most well-known stories. Each story comes with footnotes and study questions. This book is a great choice for intermediate and advanced students who want to get a better understanding for Brazilian history and culture. A team of 11 Portuguese professors and students from universities in the USA worked together to add the study guides and footnotes to make this a wonderful teaching and learning tool.

This book is available exclusively from Atlantico Books, and we’ll ship to you within 1 week of your order!

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"Our experience with Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol. 1 this term was excellent. The students appreciated the fact that the book is small and portable, and the study guides and the questions were very useful too. The three students taking that course now have a good idea about Machado's style and his subject matters. They have become fans!"
Eva Bueno, Portuguese Professor, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas

Missa do Galo Audio

“Missa do Galo” (by Machado de Assis) is the story of a young man and his encounter, late on Christmas Eve, with an older woman who may (or may not) be seducing him. This masterpiece of the Brazilian conto was written by Machado de Assis, who is known all over Brazil for his brilliant story-telling. The file is almost 18 minutes of “Missa do Galo e Outros Contos, Vol 1.“– the first conto, “Missa do Galo.” The story is told in Portuguese.

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Sumaira Tennet, a Brazilian professional voice-over artist, lent her voice to Atlantico Books for this wonderful audiobook. It is a great way to practice your Portuguese and listen to the correct pronunciation.