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Crônicas Brasileiras (University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies)

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This book is, I would say, at an intermediate level of Portuguese. The stories are great and the format of the book is excellent with questions following each short story. There are also a number of b/w pictures and drawings that add to the experience.

Crônicas Brasileiras são muito mais do que "Brazilian stories." O humor é uma grande parte duma Crônica... e este livro é maravilhoso. Tem lições com cada crônica que ajuda o estudante com coisas gramaticais. Tenho aprendido muito deste livrinho do Brasil y a língua portuguesa. Todos devem lê-lo.

This is an excellent book for intermediate students of Brazilian Portuguese. The crônicas are excellent and provide a great deal of knowledge on Brazilian culture, life and ideas. The one criticism is that the grammar lessons could be a bit meatier, but they do provide an excellent overview of concepts and provide some new ones as well. The readings are accompanied by a great dictionary (some language books choose to skimp in their dictionary, but this book is very generous). Overall, a very good book for those that want to improve their reading comprehension in Portuguese.