What is Local Brazilian?+
Local Brazilian is a daily Brazilian Portuguese practice habit built from current Brazil. Each issue gives you short Portuguese and English reading, audio, article-based exercises, useful words and phrases, and a weekly report card that makes your progress visible.
Who is Local Brazilian for?+
It is for people with a real reason to stay close to Portuguese: a Brazilian partner or family, travel to Brazil, work ties, heritage, or a deep love of Brazilian music, film, futebol, food, and culture.
What is in a daily issue?+
A daily issue includes short bilingual reading drawn from Brazilian news and culture, side-by-side Portuguese and English, Portuguese audio, highlighted words and phrases, and conjugation and gender exercises tied to what you just read.
Is this Brazilian Portuguese specifically?+
Yes. Local Brazilian is built around Brazilian Portuguese, Brazilian topics, and the cultural context people actually talk about in and around Brazil.
Can I choose what I read about?+
Yes. You can choose core topics like sports, business, politics, food, travel, and daily life, then add custom topics for the specific parts of Brazil you care about most.
Where do the stories come from?+
The reading is based on real Brazilian news and culture, then turned into short learning-friendly Portuguese and English summaries so you practice with current context instead of canned textbook examples.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. The 7-day free trial includes daily issues, Portuguese audio, article-based exercises, progress tracking, and a first weekly report card.
Is there still a free option?+
Yes. The public newsletter remains the free baseline, while membership is the paid layer for the fuller daily practice loop: more structure, exercises, audio, and progress tracking.
What is the weekly report card?+
It is a simple Saturday recap of your week: attendance, exercise accuracy, vocabulary covered, verbs encountered, strengths, weak spots, and what to focus on next.
Do I need to be advanced already?+
No. The bilingual format and audio help beginners stay afloat, while easy and hard exercise modes let more experienced learners keep the practice useful. The goal is consistency, not gatekeeping.
How much time does it take each day?+
Most people can complete the core reading and exercises in about 10 minutes. You can keep it light on busy days or spend more time listening, reviewing vocabulary, and working through extra practice.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. You can cancel from your account at any time and keep access through the end of the billing period.
How is this different from Duolingo or a tutor?+
Duolingo is mostly mechanics, while tutors are expensive and hard to schedule consistently. Local Brazilian sits in between: real, current Brazilian content you actually want to read and listen to, with just enough structure to make the habit stick.
