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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

We're Not Against Progress

A television reporter stops Daniel on the pavement outside the building and puts him on air about the tower. Say I speak for the petition, we're not against progress we're against an exception, we ask that the law be followed, the view of Sugarloaf isn't ours it belongs to whoever walks down the street, and then we'll see each other in court.

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THE STORY

On the pavement in front of the building in Botafogo, in Rio, a television reporter interviews Daniel live about the residents' petition against the tower.

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Estamos ao vivo em Botafogo com um dos moradores. O senhor é o porta-voz?ess-TAH-moos ow VEE-voo ayng boh-tah-FOH-goo kohng oong dooz moh-rah-DOH-rees. oo seen-YOHR eh oo POHR-tah-VOHSWe're live in Botafogo with one of the residents. Are you the spokesman?
Sou um dos moradores. Falo em nome do abaixo-assinado.SOH oong dooz moh-rah-DOH-rees. FAH-loo ayng NOH-mee doo ah-BIGH-shoo-ah-see-NAH-dooI'm one of the residents. I speak for the petition.
Por que os moradores são contra o progresso?pohr KEH ooz moh-rah-DOH-rees sowng KOHN-trah oo proh-GREH-sooWhy are the residents against progress?
Não somos contra o progresso. Somos contra uma exceção.nowng SOH-moos KOHN-trah oo proh-GREH-soo. SOH-moos KOHN-trah OO-mah eh-seh-SOWNGWe're not against progress. We're against an exception.
A lei diz doze andares. Pedimos que a lei seja cumprida.ah LAY DJEES DOH-zee ahn-DAH-rees. peh-DJEE-moos kee ah LAY SAY-zhah koom-PREE-dahThe law says twelve floors. We ask that the law be followed.
A construtora diz que vocês querem a vista só para vocês.ah kohns-troo-TOH-rah DJEES kee voh-SAYS KEH-rayng ah VEES-tah SOH PAH-rah voh-SAYSThe developer says you want the view just for yourselves.
A vista do Pão de Açúcar não é nossa. É de quem passa na rua.ah VEES-tah doo POWNG djee ah-SOO-kahr nowng eh NOH-sah. eh djee kayng PAH-sah nah HOO-ahThe view of Sugarloaf isn't ours. It belongs to whoever walks down the street.
E se a prefeitura mantiver a licença?ee see ah preh-fay-TOO-rah mahn-chee-VEHR ah lee-SEN-sahAnd if city hall upholds the permit?
Aí a gente se vê na justiça.ah-EE ah ZHEN-chee see VAY nah zhoos-CHEE-sahThen we'll see each other in court.
Obrigado. De volta ao estúdio.oh-bree-GAH-doo. djee VOHL-tah ow es-TOO-djooThank you. Back to the studio.