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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

All Good Things

The party at two in the morning, with the band packing up, the planner calling last dance, and Rafael proposing a forro. Say last dance everyone, already it's two in the morning, all good things come to an end, the band knows forro, two that way two this way, Dona Ivone is dancing with the judge, nobody is going to believe this, I filmed it, and the cafe opens at seven.

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THE STORY

On the dance floor of the reception in Santa Teresa, in Rio, at two in the morning, the planner calls the last dance and Rafael, Daniel, Bia, Carla and Andre refuse to go home.

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Última música, gente!OOL-chee-mah MOO-zee-kah, ZHEN-cheeLast dance, everyone!
Já? São só duas da manhã.ZHAH. sowng SOH DOO-ahs dah mah-NYAHNGAlready? It's only two in the morning.
Tudo que é bom dura pouco.TOO-doo kee eh BOHNG DOO-rah POH-kooAll good things come to an end.
A banda sabe tocar forró?ah BAHN-dah SAH-bee toh-KAHR foh-HOHDoes the band know forro?
Toda banda do Brasil sabe tocar forró.TOH-dah BAHN-dah doo brah-ZEEW SAH-bee toh-KAHR foh-HOHEvery band in Brazil knows forro.
Então é dois pra lá, dois pra cá. Eu aprendi na Bahia.en-TOWNG eh DOYS prah LAH, DOYS prah KAH. eh-oo ah-pren-DJEE nah bah-EE-ahThen it's two that way, two this way. I learned in Bahia.
Olha, a Dona Ivone está dançando com a juíza.OH-lyah, ah DOH-nah ee-VOH-nee ees-TAH dahn-SAHN-doo kohng ah zhoo-EE-zahLook, Dona Ivone is dancing with the judge.
Ninguém vai acreditar nisso.neen-GAYNG vigh ah-kreh-djee-TAHR NEE-sooNobody is going to believe this.
Eu filmei.eh-oo feel-MAYI filmed it.
E o café abre às sete.ee oo kah-FEH AH-bree ahs SEH-cheeAnd the cafe opens at seven.