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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

History Doesn't Pay Taxes

At the farm, Bia's aunt Lurdes says what nobody wants to say about the farm, and her brother Geraldo answers. Say the farm hasn't made a profit in ten years, it's enough to live on, it's better to decide now with a cool head, you don't sell the family's history, and may I say something as an outsider?

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THE STORY

On the porch of the family farm in Minas, after lunch, Bia's aunt Lurdes, her uncle Geraldo and her mother Rosa talk about the farm for the first time since Grandpa Zeca died, with Bia and Daniel at the table.

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Eu vou falar o que ninguém quer falar.AY-oo voh fah-LAHR oo kee neen-GAYNG kehr fah-LAHRI'm going to say what nobody wants to say.
A fazenda não dá lucro há dez anos.ah fah-ZEN-dah nowng DAH LOO-kroo AH DEHZ AH-noosThe farm hasn't made a profit in ten years.
Dá para viver. Eu vivo dela.DAH PAH-rah vee-VEHR. AY-oo VEE-voo DEH-lahIt's enough to live on. I live off it.
Você vive. E a gente paga a conta.voh-SAY VEE-vee. ee ah ZHEN-chee PAH-gah ah KOHN-tahYou live. And we pay the bill.
Lurdes, o pai morreu faz duas semanas.LOOR-djees, oo PIGH moh-HEH-oo FIGHS DOO-ahs seh-MAH-nahsLurdes, Father died two weeks ago.
Por isso mesmo. É melhor decidir agora, com a cabeça fria.pohr EE-soo MEZ-moo. eh meh-LYOHR deh-see-DJEER ah-GOH-rah, kohng ah kah-BEH-sah FREE-ahThat's exactly why. It's better to decide now, with a cool head.
Não se vende a história da família.nowng see VEN-djee ah ees-TOH-ryah dah fah-MEE-lyahYou don't sell the family's history.
História não paga imposto.ees-TOH-ryah nowng PAH-gah een-POHS-tooHistory doesn't pay taxes.
Posso dizer uma coisa, como quem é de fora?POH-soo djee-ZEHR OO-mah KOY-zah, KOH-moo kayng eh djee FOH-rahMay I say something, as an outsider?
Diga, Daniel. Você é o único calmo aqui.DJEE-gah, dahn-YEW. voh-SAY eh oo OO-nee-koo KAHL-moo ah-KEEGo on, Daniel. You're the only calm one here.