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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Put Your Face On

At two in the morning in the holding area behind the Sambadrome, Daniel waits with his section for the school to go on. Say we go on at two in the morning, nervous, just a little, drink water not beer, when the siren goes nobody stops, put your face on, and seventy minutes and it's over.

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THE STORY

At two in the morning on Carnival Sunday, in the holding area where the schools wait behind the Sambadrome in Rio, Daniel stands in his costume with Rafael and Tia Zelia, waiting for their school's turn.

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A gente entra às duas da manhã. Falta meia hora.ah ZHEN-chee EN-trah ahs DOO-ahs dah mah-NYANG. FAHL-tah MAY-ah OH-rahWe go on at two in the morning. Half an hour to go.
Meia hora. Tá bom.MAY-ah OH-rah. TAH BOHNGHalf an hour. All right.
Nervoso?nehr-VOH-zooNervous?
Só um pouquinho.SOH oong poh-KEE-nyooJust a little.
Bebe água, não cerveja. Setenta minutos de avenida.BEH-bee AH-gwah, nowng sehr-VEH-zhah. seh-TEN-tah mee-NOO-toos djee ah-veh-NEE-dahDrink water, not beer. Seventy minutes of avenue.
Setenta minutos com doze quilos na cabeça.seh-TEN-tah mee-NOO-toos kohng DOH-zee KEE-loos nah kah-BEH-sahSeventy minutes with twelve kilos on my head.
Quando a sirene tocar, ninguém para. Nem para amarrar o sapato.KWAHN-doo ah see-REH-nee toh-KAHR, neen-GAYNG PAH-rah. nayng PAH-rah ah-mah-HAHR oo sah-PAH-tooWhen the siren goes, nobody stops. Not even to tie a shoe.
Bota a cara, americano! Sua família tá na arquibancada.BOH-tah ah KAH-rah, ah-meh-ree-KAH-noo! SOO-ah fah-MEE-lyah TAH nah ahr-kee-bahn-KAH-dahPut your face on, American! Your family is in the stands.
Onde?OHN-djeeWhere?
Setor nove. A Alice tá com uma placa com o seu nome.seh-TOHR NOH-vee. ah ah-LEE-see TAH kohng OO-mah PLAH-kah kohng oo say-oo NOH-meeSection nine. Alice has a sign with your name on it.