Casa Portuguesa - Real Portuguese Podcast

This episode is in English and Portuguese. Today I invited my friend Sandy to have a chat about her experience living in Portugal and learning Portuguese. Sandy was an English teacher in Spain and Portugal for many years, and I was fortunate to met her before she returned to her hometown in Wales. In this episode, we share experiences and opinions about delicate topics, like minority languages and climate change. Sandy has just finished a Master’s degree in Sustainability & Behaviour Change, and she’s passionate about climate and social justice and promoting the Welsh language and culture.

This episode is in English and Portuguese. Continuing our special series on celebrating the Portuguese language in the world, today we have a special guest to tell us about bilingual upbringing. Hélder Duarte is a circus artist that was born in South Africa to Portuguese and Mozambican parents. Having travelled and learned more foreign languages, Hélder’s perspectives of life will make you think about the importance of learning a second language.

This week we are celebrating the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures. The 5th of May is the world Portuguese language day established by UNESCO and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).

For the next episodes, I will bring you, different guests, from different nationalities, and we will be talking about the Portuguese language and its place in the world. We will also reflect on the meaning of Lusophone diversity and what bond us together as Portuguese-speaking countries. 

Some episodes will be in English and others in Portuguese.

In today's episode, I have a chilling conversation with my husband and best friend. Kamané is a short name for Carlos Manuel. Ca, Carlos, Mané, Manuel. The K instead of C represents his uniqueness and creativity. Meet "o meu mais que tudo".