👉The podcasts I’ve tried in the past have always gone over the same language

👉When I listen to other people learning, I find myself remembering their mistakes more than the correct phrases

👉If I tune out even for a second, I feel lost and defeated

👉When the speakers speak too quickly, I feel like I might as well be listening to white noise

This is a fantastic resource created by Susana Morais; it’s a series of short stories in European Portuguese, each with an accompanying transcript and translation. They have stories for levels A1-B2, but the majority are for beginners.

If you’re a complete beginner, don’t expect to understand a huge amount first time round; you’ll spot cognates and will be able to deduce meaning from tone and sound effects! At this point, it’s about getting used to and falling in love with the sound of Portuguese, and don’t forget to pause, rewind and listen again. You’ll be surprised how much more you pick up with each listen.

This is another podcast by Susana Morais. It’s got a huge range of topics; in her episodes, Susana tells mini-stories, covers dialogues, vocabulary, verbs, specific sounds and more.

This podcast is suited to people who enjoy the “listen and repeat” method; through this format, you’ll get exposure to lots of language on particular topics.

Lisboeta Leo has created a really interesting podcast; my only grumble is with the name, as I think it’s minimum A2, rather than beginner. Leo speaks really slowly, but uses past tenses regularly and covers some quite complex topics for new learners.

Not to be discarded, of course, just give it a try once you’re A2+, then it’s a fabulous limited resource (8 episodes).

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Learning Portuguese is fun was created by Portuguese teacher Ângela Pereira; it’s perfect for those who are short on time due to the short episode length.

Each episode has an accompanying transcript and short exercises relating to the episode; this is a classic example of how a little material can have a big impact.

Portuguese Podcast – Teach Yourself Portuguese is created by Luan Machado. He hasn’t got a huge catalogue of episodes but his content is good quality. He speaks really clearly, uses simple language and discusses interesting topics.

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Creator Dani has produced a whole wealth of episodes on cultural and linguistic topics.

You can watch the video versions of her episodes for extra support on Brazilianing Youtube channel. She’s warm and easy to understand.

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Creator Leo has created a huge catalogue of episodes for intermediate learners, on culture, history, linguistics and more.

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Rádio Novelo Apresenta is a podcast hosted by Branca Vianna; each episode covers a particular topic and is split into two or three acts, which feature standalone stories relating to that topic.

The main description of the podcast is “stories that you didn’t even know that you had to hear”. You’ll hear everything from the prevalence of the trafficking of babies to what a caipirinha can tell us about the lack of access to energy in the Amazon.

Access the transcripts here.