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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

A Letter from the Landlord

Rafael has had a letter about the lease of his first cafe, and he reads it to Daniel over a coffee that has been free for ten years. Say the lease ends in December, she's not renewing, or she renews at double the rent, nobody pays that here, I'm not closing this cafe, and whoever doesn't cry doesn't get fed.

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Lesson 1 · A Letter from the Landlord

Brazilian Portuguese · 30 minutes

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At the counter of Rafael's first cafe, in Botafogo, in Rio, where Daniel's coffee has been free for ten years, Rafael shows Daniel the letter he received from the owner of the building.

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Chegou uma carta da dona do prédio. Lê aí.sheh-GOH OO-mah KAHR-tah dah DOH-nah doo PREH-djoo. LEH ah-EEA letter came from the owner of the building. Read it.
O contrato de aluguel termina em dezembro.oo kohn-TRAH-too djee ah-loo-GEW tehr-MEE-nah ayng deh-ZEM-brooThe lease ends in December.
Continua.kohn-chee-NOO-ahGo on.
A proprietária não pretende renovar.ah proh-pree-eh-TAH-ryah nowng preh-TEN-djee heh-noh-VAHRThe owner does not intend to renew.
Ou renova pelo dobro do aluguel. Tá na página dois.oh heh-NOH-vah PEH-loo DOH-broo doo ah-loo-GEW. TAH nah PAH-zhee-nah DOYSOr she renews at double the rent. It's on page two.
O dobro? Ninguém nessa rua paga isso.oo DOH-broo? neen-GAYNG NEH-sah HOO-ah PAH-gah EE-sooDouble? Nobody on this street pays that.
Por isso ela quer me tirar daqui. Para botar um banco.pohr EE-soo EH-lah kehr mee chee-RAHR dah-KEE. PAH-rah boh-TAHR oong BAHN-kooThat's why she wants me out of here. To put a bank in.
E o que você vai fazer?ee oo kee voh-SAY vigh fah-ZEHRAnd what are you going to do?
Eu não vou fechar este café. Dez anos de café grátis para você, cara.AY-oo nowng voh feh-SHAHR ES-chee kah-FEH. DEHZ AH-noos djee kah-FEH GRAH-chees PAH-rah voh-SAY, KAH-rahI'm not closing this cafe. Ten years of free coffee for you, man.
Então vamos brigar. Quem não chora não mama.ayn-TOWNG VAH-moos bree-GAHR. kayng nowng SHOH-rah nowng MAH-mahThen let's fight. Whoever doesn't cry doesn't get fed.