http://www.openculture.com/2007/02/learning_the_la.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:23:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.openculture.com/2007/02/learning_the_la.html/comment-page-1#comment-2243 Claud Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:17:29 +0000 http://www.colmanonline.com/2007/02/learning_the_languages_of_the_new_world_powers.html#comment-2243 It's not very often that we hear good things being said about Brazil on the news. On the one hand the future seems gloomy, education is bad and violence on the rise, on the other hand it's a land of unexplored resources, both natural and human yet to be discovered. I hope that the 'sleeping giant' won't stay laid on his bed forever. As this article shows, Brazil's economy may soon catch up with the world's ruling economies. If that prediction turns true, it will certainly boost the interest in learning Brazilian Portuguese as a foreign language. It’s not very often that we hear good things being said about Brazil on the news. On the one hand the future seems gloomy, education is bad and violence on the rise, on the other hand it’s a land of unexplored resources, both natural and human yet to be discovered. I hope that the ’sleeping giant’ won’t stay laid on his bed forever. As this article shows, Brazil’s economy may soon catch up with the world’s ruling economies. If that prediction turns true, it will certainly boost the interest in learning Brazilian Portuguese as a foreign language.

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