Brazilian Portuguese-English Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Osmar De Almedia-santos, Osmar De Almedia-santos
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 25166
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bilingual
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 266
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 3.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0781810078
Dewey Decimal Number: 469.321
EAN: 9780781810074
ASIN: 0781810078
Publication Date: February 2004
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Product Description
This bilingual dictionary and travel-oriented phrasebook focuses on the Portuguese of Brazil, which is spoken by more than 170 million people worldwide. - Over 6,000 total dictionary entries
- Travel tips and cultural information
- Colloquial Brazilian expressions and terms
- Comprehensive grammar and pronunciation sections
- Perfect for travelers, businesspersons, and students
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 avoid this book July 24, 2008
This book is a good idea -- it's very handy to combine dictionary/verb tenses/pronunciation guide/phrasebook in a small book. But I ended up finding multiple small errors in it, mistranslations and omissions. Sure, it gets most things right, but a beginners guide to a common language should get *everything* right. Errors make things ten times more confusing.
 Really good book! July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It has Brazilian-Portuguese to English and vice-versa. It also includes LOADS of other info like useful phrases, proper grammar useage, conjugating verbs, prepositions etc, a pronunciation guide, asking questions, and some general facts about Brazil.
Also includes travel help sections such as restaurants, transportation, shopping, entertainment and even safety (Brazil is not the safest country in the world).
There is a list of things NOT to say or do as well. For example, the American "A-Okay" (sign formed with the thumb and forefinger making a circle) is a big insult in Brazil. Better to use a thumbs-up!
Highly recommended!
 Very helpful!!! April 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been trying to read books written in portuguese and this litle dicctionary is helping a lot, also if you are going to travel will be necessary.
Very Helpful Reference Guide January 28, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to vey helpful as a reference guide while trying to learn the language using a software application.
Great! October 8, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book has a ton of great information. It has a pretty extensive dictionary, important phrases, key verb conjugations. It's really easy to use and explains everything clearly. I am teaching myself Brazilian portuguese and this book is an excellent supplement to other learning materials.
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