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From Shyness to Showtime: Mateus' Office Transformation

From Shyness to Showtime: Mateus' Office Transformation

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 Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷: From Shyness to Showtime: Mateus' Office Transformation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/pb/episode/2026-01-15-23-34-02-pb Story Transcript:Pb: No escritório da Avenida Paulista, era dia de festa.En: At the office on Avenida Paulista, it was party day.Pb: Decorações de verão transformaram o ambiente de trabalho em um lugar alegre e vibrante.En: Summer decorations transformed the work environment into a joyful and vibrant place.Pb: Cores brilhantes adornavam as mesas, e uma suave brisa de ar condicionado trazia conforto no calor do verão.En: Bright colors adorned the tables, and a gentle breeze from the air conditioning provided comfort in the summer heat.Pb: Mateus, o contador dedicado, olhava com um misto de expectativa e nervosismo.En: Mateus, the dedicated accountant, looked on with a mix of expectation and nervousness.Pb: Ele passara a semana inteira pensando em como poderia se conectar com seus colegas.En: He had spent the entire week thinking about how he could connect with his colleagues.Pb: Historicamente tímido, Mateus sabia que a festa era a chance perfeita para mostrar um lado seu que nem ele conhecia bem: o criativo.En: Historically shy, Mateus knew the party was the perfect opportunity to show a side of himself that even he didn't know well: the creative one.Pb: Camila, sua colega de marketing, sempre irradiava energia.En: Camila, his marketing colleague, always radiated energy.Pb: Ela se aproximou de Mateus com um sorriso caloroso.En: She approached Mateus with a warm smile.Pb: "Mateus, tenho uma ideia!En: "Mateus, I have an idea!Pb: Vamos fazer um pequeno espetáculo.En: Let's put on a small show.Pb: Um esquete engraçado.En: A funny skit.Pb: Você topa?"En: Are you in?"Pb: Naquele momento, Mateus hesitou.En: At that moment, Mateus hesitated.Pb: Um turbilhão de dúvidas passava por sua cabeça: "E se eu falhar?En: A whirlwind of doubts crossed his mind: "What if I fail?Pb: E se rirem de mim?".En: What if they laugh at me?"Pb: Mas algo na atitude de Camila, sua confiança e seu incentivo, despertou-lhe coragem.En: But something in Camila's attitude, her confidence and encouragement, stirred courage in him.Pb: "Ok, eu topo", respondeu, ainda incrédulo de suas próprias palavras.En: "Okay, I'm in," he replied, still incredulous at his own words.Pb: Os dias seguintes foram um turbilhão de ensaios.En: The following days were a whirlwind of rehearsals.Pb: Camila ajudava Mateus a relaxar e a encontrar o humor nas pequenas coisas.En: Camila helped Mateus relax and find humor in the small things.Pb: Eles criaram um esquete que satirizava a vida no escritório, algo com que todos poderiam se identificar.En: They created a skit that satirized office life, something everyone could relate to.Pb: Mateus descobria, surpreso, como também podia ser engraçado.En: Mateus discovered, to his surprise, that he could also be funny.Pb: Finalmente, o dia da festa chegou.En: Finally, the day of the party arrived.Pb: O sol se punha, inundando o espaço com um brilho dourado e suave.En: The sun was setting, flooding the space with a golden and gentle glow.Pb: Música leve criava um clima de alegria.En: Soft music created an atmosphere of joy.Pb: Mateus, com as mãos suando frio, subiu ao palco improvisado ao lado de Camila.En: Mateus, with his hands cold with sweat, stepped onto the makeshift stage alongside Camila.Pb: "Vamos lá", disse Camila baixinho, piscando para Mateus.En: "Let's do this," Camila said softly, winking at Mateus.Pb: O coração de Mateus batia forte, mas quando começou a falar, uma confiança inesperada tomou conta dele.En: Mateus' heart was pounding, but when he started speaking, an unexpected confidence took over him.Pb: Ele e Camila desempenharam o esquete com tanto entusiasmo que arrancaram gargalhadas sinceras de todos.En: He and Camila performed the skit with such enthusiasm that it drew sincere laughter from everyone.Pb: A sala ressoava com aplausos e elogios.En: The room echoed with applause and praise.Pb: Mateus desceu do palco aliviado, mas também eufórico.En: Mateus stepped off the stage relieved, but also euphoric.Pb: Ele olhou em volta e viu seus colegas sorrindo, muitos deles se aproximando para parabenizá-lo.En: He looked around and saw his colleagues smiling, many of them approaching to congratulate him.Pb: Camila o abraçou, dizendo: "Sabia que você tinha isso em você, Mateus!"En: Camila hugged him, saying, "I knew you had it in you, Mateus!"Pb: Naquele momento, Mateus sentiu-se transformado.En: In that moment, Mateus felt transformed.Pb: Uma nova parte de sua personalidade, antes aprisionada por timidez, agora estava livre.En: A new part of his personality, once imprisoned by shyness, was now free.Pb: Ele percebeu que, às vezes, o simples ato de sair da rotina pode revelar talentos ocultos.En: He realized that sometimes, the simple act of stepping out of routine can reveal ...
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