Brazilian Fiction

Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

This freewheeling black comedy features a bizarre cast of characters, including a Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one’s earlobe with a feather. By the end of this hilarious tale, they each have risen to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters—both personal and ecological— that destroy the rain forest and all birds of Brazil.

Biff Brewster receives a 16th birthday present to go to Brazil to be with his father. Biff believes he will be going on a safari. Before leaving, Biff receives a secret letter from Mr. Stannart of the Ajax Company to give to his father. Stannart informs Biff that his father is not looking for rubber plantations, as many at the Company believe, but instead is looking for a secret gold mine. As Biff quickly discovers, others are also looking for the secret gold mine and will stop at nothing to find it. In addition to thieves, Native headhunters and wild rivers await Biff and his father.

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin's collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

Biff’s father and uncle were both well-traveled and accustomed to unusual situations and they felt it could be a matter of learning and enjoyment for the sixteen-year-old boy. He was big, strong, and very intelligent, so his relatives felt such a trip could add to a future for the lad. It turned our far differently than expectations. A jungle wilderness jam-packed with hazards and thrills. That’s what eventually confronted Biff going through territory inhabited with dreaded head-hunters. It had begun when Biff boarded a plane bound for Brazil and was handed an unexpected letter.

Totalmente revista e atualizada pelo autor–professor titular de Literatura Brasileira na USP–essa obra consagrada aos estudantes universitários, professores e pós-graduados, é tida como a melhor do gênero. Está divida em oito partes: Condição Colonial, Barroco, Arcádia e Ilustração, Romantismo, Realismo, Pré-Modernismo, Modernismo e Tendências Contemporâneas e História da Literatura Brasileira.

When Piper finds herself in Brazil and sets eyes on the sexy billionaire her friends have in mind for her—she's all in. Hell yes, Best Friend of the Year Award goes to . . . Except, there's a glitch. Turns out she's there to babysit his kid. Who the hell put that in her dossier? The point is to escape her normal life. Yeah, no award now. But the dark and mysterious widower is so much more than she could ever imagined, and the chemistry between them is off-the-charts. And now he's using their two weeks to try to convince her to stay.

Sixteen-year-old Dylan's life sucks. A careless driver cost him his leg, and as if that wasn't bad enough, he's being bullied at his new school. But a viral video and a life-changing encounter with a one-armed MMA fighter is about to change his life in ways he never could have imagined. Could Dylan's biggest weakness turn out to be his greatest strength?

A Brazilian Breeze is the sixth book in the series, but is the first crossover book by Top-Shelf Bookz multi-talented author Antonio N. Sherman. Key Breeze's hot new female artist Lesa-Lesa Gomez, the Puerto Rican Flame, meets the Venezuela peach and pop sensation, the people's singer Nina Sola Delray! The Key Breeze South America tour is set to launch from Miami, Florida, promoting Lesa-Lesa's number-one Spanish version of "I Know You Like My Style: Now Watch Me!"

When a mother puma attempts to steal a chicken, she is caught in a trap and dies. The search is on for orphaned cubs. Will the scientists be able to find the cubs before their time runs out?

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin’s collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

Lee is the captain of a soccer team that is invited to a tournament in Brazil. His teammates think this is the perfect opportunity to hook up with hot Brazilian women, but Lee ends up going home with a shemale! After his first encounter with cute, submissive Juliana, Lee then meets Maria, a dominant shemale top. Will he be up for letting her take charge?

Ryan messed up at work and is being sent to Brazil to fix his mistake. He's annoyed that he might miss out on hooking up with this new girl that he's been flirting with. However, his boss points out that Copacabana Beach will be full of hotties to check out, and Ryan travels to Brazil hopeful that he can do more than just work! He meets Ana and wonders why the locals are looking at him funny as they walk hand in hand into the ocean. Her grip is firm and body is amazing, but perhaps there's something he doesn't know about this Brazilian stunner!

Ryan mete la pata en el trabajo y le envían a Brasil para arreglar su error. Está disgustado porque podría perderse acostarse con la nueva chica con la que ha estado flirteando. Sin embargo, su jefe le indica que en la playa de Copacabana hay un montón de chicas guapas que ver, y Ryan viaja a Brasil con la esperanza de poder hacer algo más que trabajar allí.

Ryan hat bei der Arbeit Mist gebaut und wird nach Brasilien geschickt, um seinen Fehler zu beheben. Er ist verärgert, dass er es verpassen könnte, mit dem neuen Mädchen zu schlafen, mit dem er geflirtet hat. Sein Chef weist ihn jedoch darauf hin, dass es am Copacabana Beach jede Menge heißer Mädels zu sehen gibt, und Ryan reist in der Hoffnung nach Brasilien, dass er dort mehr als nur arbeiten kann!