Beginner stories
Original Brazilian Portuguese stories written for this level, with comprehension questions.
Short stories
20 original stories written for this level, each with a comprehension check.
O pão de queijo da Dona Lurdes
A bus driver in Belo Horizonte has the same breakfast every day, until one morning there is only one pão de queijo left.
A feira de domingo
Beatriz goes to the Sunday market in São Paulo alone, with her sick mother's shopping list.
Primeiro dia no escritório
On his first day at a new job in Campinas, Lucas arrives early and helps a stranger in the office kitchen.
O gato do vizinho
Every night a gray cat comes through Mariana's kitchen window in Porto Alegre, and her neighbor upstairs has a mystery of his own.
Açaí de verdade
Carolina from São Paulo loves açaí, and her friend in Belém wants to show her how people eat it there.
A visita da avó
Caio wants to cook a moqueca for his grandmother's visit to Salvador, but he is not a good cook.
Um dia de praia
Pedro takes everything for a perfect day on a beach in Florianópolis, but the wind has other plans.
Onde está a chave?
Joana has an important meeting in João Pessoa, and she can't find her house key anywhere.
O aniversário do seu Antônio
Seu Antônio turns seventy in Manaus and thinks his family has forgotten, so he goes fishing on the river alone.
O ônibus errado
New in Rio de Janeiro, Thiago takes a bus to a job interview downtown and suddenly sees the sea.
Quatro estações num dia
Camila from sunny Fortaleza spends her first full day at work in São Paulo, where the weather never stays the same.
O clássico na TV
In Recife, a husband and wife support rival soccer teams, and today the two teams play each other on TV.
Os sapatos vermelhos
Fernanda finds beautiful red shoes in Goiânia for her sister's wedding, but they are one size too small.
A mãe não atende
Gabriel calls his mother every Sunday evening, but tonight she doesn't answer the phone.
O violão do contador
A bored accountant in Curitiba starts learning the guitar, and his neighbors can hear every note.
O cachorro do ônibus
Every morning in Fortaleza a dog gets on the same bus alone, and a curious passenger decides to follow him.
Barulho às três da manhã
A tired teacher in Natal finally knocks on his new neighbor's door to complain about the noise at night.
A tapioca da gaúcha
A young woman from the South orders a very strange tapioca from seu Zé's stall in Olinda.
O celular no táxi
Vinícius leaves his phone in a taxi in Brasília, and the woman who finds it is about to catch a plane.
O presente da Dona Teresa
Twins in Vitória can't agree on a present for their mother's fiftieth birthday, so each one buys a present alone.