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Business Portuguese

Magazine and Journal Resources in Portuguese | Syllabi | Online Materials
Textbooks/Reading Suggestions | Other Resources


Magazine and Journal Resources in Portuguese

Exame
http://portalexame.abril.com.br/

Voce S.A
http://vocesa.abril.com.br/

Isto É
http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/

Dinheiro
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/

Gazeta Mercantil
http://www.gazeta.com.br/pt/ajuda.aspx

Revista de Economía Política
http://www.rep.org.br/

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Syllabi

PR3382W-Topics in Portuguese: Portuguese for Southern Cone Studies Certificate Program
St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TX
Dr. Mark Lokensgard
Syllabus

POR 326K Advanced Conversation and Composition - Business
University of Texas, TX
Orlando Kelm
Syllabus

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Online Materials

Executive Interviews
This site provides a multitude of audio materials and activities to be implemented in the Portuguese language classroom. Videotaped cultural interviews with Brazilian executives, audio clips on commercial topics and on communicative tasks at varying levels of proficiency. The site also has an overview of Portuguese pronunciation and tips for reading Portuguese for Spanish speakers. This site is available for order on CD-Rom.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/~orkelm/brasil/culture.htm

More Interviews on various business topics
http://www.bizlink.ufl.edu/Interviews.asp

Falando de negocios
Business vocabulary practice through interview clips with native speakers.
http://www.lamc.utexas.edu/~orkelm/falando/busport.htm

As Funções do Excel
Excel practice exercises in Portuguese.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/~orkelm/excelpor/contentspor.htm

Business Portuguese
This online course was designed as an introduction to Portuguese for students and business people traveling to Brazil. It provides basic pronunciation guides, typical and useful expressions for travel and some cultural background on Brazil.
http://idsdev.mccneb.edu/brazil/

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Textbooks/Reading Suggestions

Portuguese for Business
Sofia Azevedo Ulloa - 1996
Available online through http://www.amazon.com

Diálogo Brasil
Emma Eberlein, O. F. Lima, Samira Abirad Iunes, Marina Ribeiro Leite
http://www.epu.com.br/detalhe.php?id=684

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Other Resources

Business Portuguese Glossary
Peter Collin Publishing
ISBN 0-948549-92-0
Paperback, 196 pages
Available online through Amazon/Borders/Barnes & Nobles

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