Portuguese is the mother tongue of about 230 million people, mainly in Portugal and the Portuguese islands in the Atlantic, Brazil, and Portugal?s former overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Pimsleur?s Brazilian Portuguese teaches the S?o Paulo metropolitan accent.

The Pimsleur� Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You?ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! Portuguese (Brazilian) Phase 1, Unit 12 builds on material taught in prior units. It includes 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, new vocabulary, and new structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit and in previous units. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Brazilian Portuguese.

This unit contains a Reading Lesson designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet PDF to be used with the audio lesson is included.

This 3rd edition (� 2014) is a new edition of Portuguese (Brazilian) Phase 1.