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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Your First Maracana

Outside the Maracana, Rafael walks Daniel and Kevin through the ritual of a first match, from the ticket to the anthem. Say your first Maracana, tickets on the phone, behind the goal is where the real supporters are, if we score you jump, if they score you swear, and everyone sings the anthem.

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THE STORY

Outside the Maracana stadium in Rio, an hour before a Botafogo match, Rafael, who has been coming since he was six, prepares Daniel and Kevin for their first time inside.

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Seu primeiro Maracanã! Tô emocionado.say-oo pree-MAY-roo mah-rah-kah-NANG! TOH eh-moh-see-oh-NAH-dooYour first Maracana! I'm getting emotional.
Cadê os ingressos?kah-DAY ooz een-GREH-soosWhere are the tickets?
No celular. Ninguém mais usa papel.noo seh-loo-LAHR. neen-GAYNG mighs OO-zah pah-PEWOn my phone. Nobody uses paper any more.
Onde a gente senta?OHN-djee ah ZHEN-chee SEN-tahWhere do we sit?
Atrás do gol. É onde fica a torcida de verdade.ah-TRAHS doo GOW. eh OHN-djee FEE-kah ah tohr-SEE-dah djee vehr-DAH-djeeBehind the goal. It's where the real supporters are.
E as regras?ee ahs HEH-grahsAnd the rules?
Se a gente faz gol, você pula. Se eles fazem gol, você xinga.see ah ZHEN-chee FIGHS GOW, voh-SAY POO-lah. see EH-lees FAH-zayng GOW, voh-SAY SHEEN-gahIf we score, you jump. If they score, you swear.
Eu não sei xingar em português.AY-oo nowng SAY sheen-GAHR ayng pohr-too-GAYSI don't know how to swear in Portuguese.
Até o segundo tempo você aprende. E não usa vermelho, nem meia.ah-TEH oo seh-GOON-doo TEM-poo voh-SAY ah-PREN-djee. ee nowng OO-zah vehr-MEH-lyoo, nayng MAY-ahBy the second half you'll have learned. And don't wear red, not even socks.
Agora todo mundo canta o hino. Depois, o jogo.ah-GOH-rah TOH-doo MOON-doo KAHN-tah oo EE-noo. deh-POYS, oo ZHOH-gooNow everyone sings the anthem. Then, the match.