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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

According to the Report

At breakfast, Bia reads Daniel the newspaper story about the tower, and the television adds what city hall said. Say it's in the paper look at the headline, according to the report, the developer states that the project is within the law, the permit was granted in March, and according to the law they don't have to.

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THE STORY

At breakfast in the flat in Botafogo, in Rio, Bia reads out the newspaper story about the tower planned for the corner, with the television news on in the background.

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Saiu no jornal. Olha o título.sah-EE-oo noo zhohr-NOW. OH-lyah oo CHEE-too-looIt's in the paper. Look at the headline.
Torre em Botafogo divide moradores.TOH-hee ayng boh-tah-FOH-goo djee-VEE-djee moh-rah-DOH-reesTower in Botafogo divides residents.
Divide? Quem é a favor?djee-VEE-djee? kayng eh ah fah-VOHRDivides? Who's in favour?
Segundo a reportagem, os comerciantes da rua.seh-GOON-doo ah heh-pohr-TAH-zhayng, ooz koh-mehr-see-AHN-chees dah HOO-ahAccording to the report, the shopkeepers on the street.
E o que diz a construtora?ee oo kee DJEES ah kohns-troo-TOH-rahAnd what does the developer say?
A construtora afirma que o projeto está dentro da lei.ah kohns-troo-TOH-rah ah-FEER-mah kee oo proh-ZHEH-too ess-TAH DEN-troo dah LAYThe developer states that the project is within the law.
A prefeitura informou que a licença foi concedida em março.ah preh-fay-TOO-rah een-fohr-MOH kee ah lee-SEN-sah foy kohn-seh-DJEE-dah ayng MAHR-sooCity hall said the permit was granted in March.
Em março? E ninguém avisou os moradores?ayng MAHR-soo? ee neen-GAYNG ah-vee-ZOH ooz moh-rah-DOH-reesIn March? And nobody told the residents?
De acordo com a lei, não precisa avisar.djee ah-KOHR-doo kohng ah LAY, nowng preh-SEE-zah ah-vee-ZAHRAccording to the law, they don't have to.
Então a lei precisa mudar.ayn-TOWNG ah LAY preh-SEE-zah moo-DAHRThen the law needs to change.