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can anyone reccomend me some good books in portuguese? it can be brazilian or european portuguese it doesnt matter!!! im trying to expand my vocabulary :)

Made a quick video of my favorite Brazilian funk songs! I’d love if you guys could check it out.

if we continue to normalize this type of behavior and ideology, conservatism will rise in this country and people’s lives will be in danger.

Tenho tanto amor por você. 

people often believe that latinos can’t be racist because we’re all placed as minorities in the u.s census but that’s obviously not the case. latinos in the u.s includes a variety of ethnicities, races, and religions. while brown, black, and other marginalized latinos in the u.s don’t hold the systemic power to be racist, that doesn’t mean that white/white passing latinos can’t. white latinos and latinos of fair skin have always played into the colonial racial hierarchy of society and still do. latinos especially those who live in latin america love to believe that racism isn’t an issue because their countries don’t focus so much on race in the media compared to the U.S. however, white latinos in latin america still hold the majority of the power in elite spaces such as the government and academia. anti-blackness and discrimination towards smaller minority groups such as asians in latin america are unfortunately very common. this post was kinda messy but i just feel like this is a conversation to be held. 

im so tired of people especially of non latin descent to be criticizing my passion for studying brazilian politics and culture. the stigma behind any latin american country is so exhausting and overplayed. brazil is one of the top 10 economies of the world and offer more than we could possibly think. more than 200 million people live in brazil and that includes an incredible range of diversity. people from all around the world migrate to brazil and thousands of brazilians are migrating to other countries such as the u.s, canada, and europe. the erasure that people want to place on this country and its people is tiring. brazilians, like many other latinos contribute so much to the world and never recieve the credit they deserve. i’m proud to be interested in such a beautiful country and i will always defend it!

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I’m so tired of people belittling my major (Latin American and Caribbean Studies) when they literally have no idea what it consists of?? My major consists of history, language learning, media, geopolitics, economics and so much more. I get to learn about the latinx population that is rapidly increasing in the U.S and other nations as well. The U.S and europe have great ties with several Southern American nations, so I don’t understand why people would think my major could be a waste? Latin America and the Caribbean is a huge community that contains millions of diverse ethnicities and religions. Latinxs are everywhere and I am so proud to be representing my people.

Growing up bilingual has been a blessing but has anyone ever struggled with both their native languages?? For example, I grew up speaking both spanish and english at the same time so sometimes i feel like i can’t perfect one or the other ever. Sometimes my english is sloppy when I’m around spanish too much while somedays my spanish completely crumbles apart. I know they are two different languages but for me it can feel like one. Anyone relates??

Random selfie taken in the car while waiting for my friend. Anyways ya’ll, ever since i’ve been back at home from college I haven’t practiced my portuguese much and I’m kinda worried. Now that i’m done with classes, I don’t really study the language anymore especially the grammar and verbs. I try to listen to some brazilian sertanejo but thats about it. I ran out of netflix portuguese shows to watch so that sucks. I feel pretty confident with my intermediate portuguese but I don’t want to forget any vocabulary…. do you think that can happen?

Trying to learn a new language at 3 am

• Write a few sentences in spanish everyday as a journal, you’ll learn faster this way.