2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster share their experience at a meditation retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, North Carolina. Alexia discusses her first immersive meditation experience, which coincided with her 35th birthday, and how she navigated the three-day retreat despite initial hesitations. The conversation explores the importance of finding the right ...
Feb 06, 2025•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster continue their conversation about 2025, reflecting on personal rituals, new traditions, and ways to create a more fulfilling year. From long walks to weekend getaways, they explore the balance between structure and spontaneity in daily life. They also discuss the power of music, travel, and setting meaningful priorities for the year ...
Jan 30, 2025•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster discuss setting meaningful goals for the new year. They emphasize prioritizing personal passions over traditional resolutions, sharing Alexia's plans for watercolor and ceramics courses and Foster's focus on growth. They offer practical insights on maintaining happiness and authenticity while pursuing personal development in 2025. As...
Jan 23, 2025•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode, Alexia and Foster wrap up their 2024 retrospective, diving into the most meaningful relationships, experiences, and lessons that shaped their year. From building a sense of community in Porto to exploring personal growth through meditation and vulnerability, this episode is filled with heartfelt stories and insights. Perfect for listeners looking to improve their Brazilian ...
Jan 17, 2025•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection A Year in Review: 2024 Reflections and Insights In this episode, Alexia and Foster dive into a reflective conversation about 2024. From personal growth to unexpected surprises, they share stories, lessons, and moments that shaped their year. This episode offers valuable lessons for personal and language growth. Whether you’re learning Brazilian Portuguese or looking to start 2025 with inten...
Jan 16, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode, Alexia and Foster talk about New Year's Resolutions, goal setting, and some of the cultural differences related to the topic. As always, Foster's Portuguese is suffering and some humor ensues. Ready to speak confidently, understand real-life Portuguese, and dive deep into Brazilian culture in 2025? 🇧🇷 Join us at: https://cariocaconnection.com...
Dec 30, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dec 29, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection We are back talking about favorite words in Portuguese. This was one of the subjects from our last Live Class from Carioca Connection Club and we wanted to share a little bit more of Alexia's favorite word in Portuguese and the different ways it can be used. Ready to speak confidently, understand real-life Portuguese, and dive deep into Brazilian culture in 2025? 🇧🇷 Join us at: https://ca...
Dec 27, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection Season 2 is coming to an end. We had so much fun recording Season 2 for you guys and we thought that the most appropriate way to finish this season is taking about all of the reasons we love Brazil. Without further ado, here's the last episode of Season 2. Ready to speak confidently, understand real-life Portuguese, and dive deep into Brazilian culture in 2025? 🇧🇷 Join us at: https://cari...
Dec 26, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection It's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about Christmas. In this episode, Alexia and her dad Marco talk about the meaning of Christmas for Brazilians and some of the differences between celebrating Christmas in Brazil and in Portugal. Ready to speak confidently, understand real-life Portuguese, and dive deep into Brazilian culture in 2025? 🇧🇷 Join us at: https://cariocacon...
Dec 24, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection The Olympics are right around the corner. Most people think it will be a disaster. We think it is worth talking about the World Cup and how Brazil has handled major events in the past. Hear our take about the World Cup. notes: Foster really doesn't know anything about soccer, which will be painfully evident in the show this episode was originally recorded in 2016 Ready to speak confidently,...
Dec 23, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In the final part of our series on Brazilian Music, Pablo, Alexia and Foster talk about the Brazilian Soul and the future of Brazilian music. It is full of great vocabulary and insight. Grab the free worksheet with a completely annotated transcript, best vocabulary and cultural insights for this episode: Free worksheet - Brazilian Music with Pablo - Part 3 Ready to speak confidently, unders...
Dec 22, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In part two of a three-part series on Brazilian music, we cover a lot. We talk about instruments, genres, where to see music in Rio, bad jokes about Zika and much more. Most importantly, we talk about how samba never dies. Grab the free worksheet with a completely annotated transcript, best vocabulary and cultural insights for this episode: Free worksheet - Brazilian Music with Pablo - Part...
Dec 21, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection Brazilian music is essential to what it means to be Brazilian. Brazilians move, they dance, they sing. It's a part of who they are. If you want to understand Brazilians and Brazilian Portuguese: you have to listen to the music. Today's episode is the first installment of a three part series about Brazilian music with an expert on the topic: Dr. Pablo Saturnino Braga. In this episode, we tal...
Dec 20, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In the final episode of Carioca Connection's 9th season , Alexia and Foster reflect on 8 years of creating a Portuguese language learning podcast. They discuss the 3 key themes that have sustained their project: consistency, connection, and conversation. Alexia and Foster share personal anecdotes, like Alexia's first visit to Foster's hometown, and offer insights into maintaining cultural i...
Nov 14, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection Celebrate 8 years of Carioca Connection with Alexia and Foster in this anniversary episode! 🎉 From their early days as podcast beginners to becoming experienced language educators, they share honest reflections about teaching Brazilian Portuguese, personal growth, and the unexpected ways language learning transforms lives. Key takeaways: • How their teaching approach evolved over 8 years •...
Oct 31, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster talk wrap up their mini-series about the differences between traveling and taking a vacation. They reflect on their busy year, full of flights but with zero days of actual vacation, and discuss how different people plan (or don’t plan) their trips. Whether you’re the type of traveler who loves a detailed itinerary or prefers to go wi...
Oct 24, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia & Foster wrap up their mini-series mental health using real-life Brazilian Portuguese. They discuss their personal experiences and share valuable insights on how to navigate emotions and mental well-being in Brazilian Portuguese. From essential vocabulary like “vulnerabilidade” and “elefante branco” to practical expressions for asking for h...
Oct 19, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia & Foster dive deeper into their conversation about mental health. They explore essential vocabulary and expressions in Brazilian Portuguese to help you discuss your emotions and mental well-being with confidence. From common words like “anxiety” and “depression” to tricky terms like “psychologist” and “therapy,” this episode is packed with ...
Oct 18, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster discuss the personal and universal experience of anxiety. They share insights on managing anxiety, the importance of mental health, and how therapy plays a crucial role in their lives. Through an informal, engaging conversation, they highlight the cultural taboos around mental health and how openness can break them down. Let's "name ...
Oct 17, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the distinction between vacations and travel. Alexia explains her perspective on what constitutes a true vacation, emphasizing the importance of disconnecting from work and responsibilities. The couple their experiences with remote work and the challenges of "unplugging" during trips. Key points include: - The difference bet...
Oct 03, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss their upcoming trip - their first real vacation in years! They explore the difference between visiting family in the US and truly traveling to a new destination. The couple shares insights on: • Why they haven't traveled much in recent years, including pandemic restrictions and logistics with their dog • The exhaustion that co...
Sep 26, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their exploration of the Divertida Mente (Inside Out) film series, focusing on the sequel Divertida Mente 2 . They delve into the new emotions introduced in the second film and discuss how it builds on the themes of the first. Join them as they reflect on the film’s portrayal of adolescence and the significance of its emotion...
Sep 19, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the Disney-Pixar film Divertida Mente (known as Inside Out in English). They discuss the film’s creative portrayal of emotions and how it resonates with both kids and adults. Join them as they explore the five key emotions represented in the film and share their personal reflections. Key Takeaways: Film Overview: Divertida M...
Sep 12, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster continue their zip-line adventure, sharing thrilling and tense moments. They talk about unexpected Apple Watch alerts, sirens causing worry, and Alexia's fear during the rappelling part. Key points: - Apple Watches mistakenly detected falls during the ride. - The team was concerned emergency services might be looking for Foster's fath...
Sep 05, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster take you on an adventure through their recent zip-lining experience in North Carolina. Join them as they conquer their fears, navigate challenging obstacles, and share laughs along the way. Key takeaways: • Learn essential vocabulary in Portuguese • The differences between Brazilian and American adventure sports culture • Gain insight...
Aug 29, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this exciting episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia invites a very special guest, her father Marco Antonio, to dive into the world of the 2024 Paris Olympics. They discuss their favorite Olympic moments, the highs and lows of Brazil’s performance, and share personal memories of past Olympic games. This episode is packed with engaging and informal conversations that capture the essence o...
Aug 22, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster delve into the world of artistic gymnastics. 🤸 They explore the he challenges athletes face, the excitement of the sport, particularly focusing on the Brazilian athletes and their performances. This episode is perfect for listeners who want to expand their vocabulary related to sports and deepen their understanding of Brazilian cult...
Aug 19, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection , Alexia and Foster dive into the unique passion and energy of Brazilian fans during the Olympics. They discuss the deep connection Brazilians feel to their athletes, the challenges faced by Brazilian athletes, and how this enthusiasm unites the nation during the Games. As always, this fun & engaging conversation is full of real-life Brazilian Portu...
Aug 15, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2025 is your year to level up your Brazilian Portuguese—agora é a hora! 🇧🇷 Join us at Carioca Connection In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia & Foster explore the official uniforms for the 2024 Olympics, with a special focus on the Brazilian uniform chosen by the Olympic Committee. The conversation revolves around how these uniforms represent national culture and identity, highlighting the colors and styles each country uses to stand out. They also discuss the connection between f...
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