Portuguese words to learn fast

Problem
I am using Duolingo but sometimes get confused.

Answer
In Duolingo, if you have time, read the forums. Click on Discussion - even if you get the right answer.

Portuguese - English
diario - diary
(o) jornal - (The) newspaper (like the word journal which is a daily record)
(a) maçã - the apple (not an apple)
na verdade - in fact /that's true
nos falamos - we speak (same word origin as tell a fable)

English - Portuguese
(the) apple - a maçã
diary - diario
in fact - na verdade
(the) newspaper - o jornal
magazine - revista, periodico

Brazilian Portuguese
gente - one (we) unlike one in English which is formal, gente is used in conversation in Brazil.

Also see Tinycards by Duolingo.

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TRAVEL

Brazil (Portuguese)
visitbrasil.com
Note that the website spells the country the way it is spelled in their language with an s.

Cuba (Spanish)
visitcuba.com

VISIT France
http://us.france.fr
https://en.parisinfo.com

Study Italian in Italy
Perugia in Umbria has language courses and a university.

Useful Websites and Links
http://umbriatourism.it
https://twitter.com/UmbriaTourism
@UmbriaTourism  
#loveUmbria
Many websites offer courses, eg:
https://www.studytravel.com/learn-italian-in-perugia.html

Visit Portugal
www.visitportugal.com

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