Cronicas Brasileiras: A Portuguese Reader

Book Overview

From the preface to the Nova Fase:

"The first edition of Cronicas Brasileiras was published in 1970 and has been so well received by teachers and students of Portuguese that several reprintings were needed over the years. The publisher and original editors decided, however, that the advent of many new excellent cronistas in Brazil and various changes in Brazilian life and attitudes during the past twenty years made it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813003253
• ISBN13: 9780813003252
• Release Date: April 1971
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Very Good Book For Intermediate Portuguese Students

This is an excellent book for intermediate students of Brazilian Portuguese. The crônicas are excellent and provide a great deal of knowledge on Brazilian culture, life and ideas. The one criticism is that the grammar lessons could be a bit meatier, but they do provide an excellent overview of concepts and provide some new ones as well. The readings are accompanied by a great dictionary (some language books choose to skimp in their dictionary, but this book is very generous). Overall, a very good book for those that want to improve their reading comprehension in Portuguese.

Mutio Útil

Crônicas Brasileiras são muito mais do que "Brazilian stories." O humor é uma grande parte duma Crônica... e este livro é maravilhoso. Tem lições com cada crônica que ajuda o estudante com coisas gramaticais. Tenho aprendido muito deste livrinho do Brasil y a língua portuguesa. Todos devem lê-lo.

Great stories that give insight of Brazilian culture.

This book is, I would say, at an intermediate level of Portuguese. The stories are great and the format of the book is excellent with questions following each short story. There are also a number of b/w pictures and drawings that add to the experience.