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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Better Late Than Never

The cafe throws a party for its own survival, Rafael makes the first speech of his life, and a phone call from Bahia sets up the winter. Say everyone a minute of attention, hold him back, in ten years I never thanked this guy, better late than never, without you this would be a branch, now everybody's a hero, a toast to the heart of the street, and Luana called.

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THE STORY

On a Saturday night at Rafael's cafe in Botafogo, in Rio, the regulars, Dona Ivone, Bia, Carla and Daniel celebrate the new contract, and Rafael asks for silence.

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Gente, um minuto de atenção!ZHEN-chee, oong mee-NOO-too djee ah-ten-SOWNGEveryone, a minute of attention!
O Rafael vai fazer um discurso? Segura ele.oo hah-fah-EW vigh fah-ZEHR oong djees-KOOR-soo. seh-GOO-rah EH-leeRafael is going to make a speech? Hold him back.
Em dez anos, eu nunca agradeci esse cara.ayng DEHZ AH-noos, eh-oo NOON-kah ah-grah-deh-SEE EH-see KAH-rahIn ten years, I never thanked this guy.
Antes tarde do que nunca.AHN-chees TAHR-djee doo kee NOON-kahBetter late than never.
Daniel, sem você, hoje isso aqui seria uma agência.dah-nee-EW, sayng voh-SEH, OH-zhee EE-soo ah-KEE seh-REE-ah OO-mah ah-ZHEN-syahDaniel, without you, today this would be a bank branch.
Seria não. Eu não ia assinar.seh-REE-ah NOWNG. eh-oo nowng EE-ah ah-see-NAHRIt wouldn't. I wasn't going to sign.
Agora todo mundo é herói.ah-GOH-rah TOH-doo MOON-doo eh eh-ROYNow everybody's a hero.
Um brinde ao coração da rua!oong BREEN-djee ow koh-rah-SOWNG dah HOO-ahA toast to the heart of the street!
E à Alice, que fez o cartaz.ee ah ah-LEE-see, kee FEHZ oo kahr-TAHSAnd to Alice, who made the poster.
Ah, a Luana ligou. São João na Bahia. Ela quer todo mundo lá.AH, ah loo-AH-nah lee-GOH. sowng zhoh-OWNG nah bah-EE-ah. EH-lah KEHR TOH-doo MOON-doo LAHOh, Luana called. Sao Joao in Bahia. She wants everybody there.