Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary on meat, poultry and fish

bife- beefsteak

camarão- shrimp

caranguejo- mud crab

carne de sol (also called carne seca, charque or xarque)- salted, sun-dried meat

carneiro- mutton

costela-rib

filé- steak

filé mignon- filet mignon

frios- general term for cold cuts

frango- chicken

galinha- hen, chicken

langosta- lobster

lingüiça-sausage

lombo-pork loin

pato- duck

peixe- fish

peru- turkey

picanha- beef steak from the rump

porco- pork

presunto- smoked ham

salsicha- small sausage, such as a hot dog

siri- sea crab

Two businesses I would like to share

I have become acquainted with two personal trainers in the past year. Here they are:


A classmate in my writing class named Steve Moyer owns a business that tends to personal training and meal planning. He serves the greater Los Angeles area. His websites are themoyermethod.com and moyermeals.com. Steve is a prime candidate for a personal trainer; he is fit and personable. On his website, he includes that he trained Zoe Saldana for Avatar and a host of other individuals. If you are willing to come to Los Angeles for training, try Steve.

My cousin Roni introduced me to Catrena Sanders, who is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. I worked with her for four months and lost 52 pounds. She placed me on a meal plan and pushed my limits on the treadmill and strength training. She just had a baby and her training will resume in January 2015. Her Facebook page, the Fitness Fiend, is the best way to become more familiar with her.

Fun facts about Brasil

Here are details that some global travellers may want to know about Brasil. Brazil is the English spelling, Brasil is the Portuguese spelling, so I choose to honor that.( Some notable people from the regions are included in parentheses.)

Southeast- Sudeste
                        sudestino- a person from the Southeast.


Carioca~ a person who is from the city of Rio de Janeiro. 
(actress Regina Casé, actor Douglas Silva and actor Darlan Cunha)

Fluminense~ a person who is from the state of the Rio de Janeiro. ( actor Rodrigo Santoro)

niteroiense~a person who is a native of Niterói. Niterói is a city directly across the Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro.

Paulista~ a person who is a native of the state of São Paulo. 
(actor Paulo Goulart and singer/ composer Adoniran Barbosa) 

Paulistano~ a person who is from the city of São Paulo. (actress Alice Braga and actor Matheus Nachtergaele)

Mineiro~ a person who is from the state of Minas Gerais. 
( singer Clara Nunes, singer/musician Milton Nascimento, and musician Celso Murilo)

Belo-horizontino~ a person who is from the city of Belo Horizonte. Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais. (rapper Froid)

Espírito-santense~ a person who is from the state of Espírito Santo.

Vitoriense~ a person who is from the city of Vitória. Vitória is the capital of Espírito Santo. 

South- Sul

Paranaense~ a person who is from the state of Paraná. 
(actress Sonia Braga)

Curitibano~ a person who is from the city of Curitiba. Curitiba is the capital of Paraná. 

Curitibense~ another word for a person from Curitiba. 

Catarinense~ a person who is from Santa Catarina.

Florianopolitano~ a person who is from Florianópolis.

Rio-grandense-do-sul~ a person who is from Rio Grande do Sul. ( model Gisele Bündchen)

Gaúcho~ a person who is from Rio Grande do Sul.

Porto-alegrense~ a person who is from Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.


Northeast-Nordeste

                                   nordestino- a person from the Northeast.

sertanejo~ a person who is from the Sertão. The sertão is a region in the Northeast that is often dry. 

baiano~ a person who is from the state of Bahia. 
( singer/ musician Caetano Veloso)

Salvadorense~ a person who is from the city of Salvador. Salvador is the capital of Bahia. ( singer/musician Gilberto Gil)

soteropolitano~ another word for a person who is from  Salvador.

Alagoano~ a person who is from the state of Alagoas. 
( singer Djavan) 

Maceioense~ a person who is from the city of Maceió. Maceió is the capital of Alagoas.

Cearense~a person who is from the state of Ceará. 

Fortalezense~ a person who is from the city of Fortaleza. Fortaleza is the capital of Ceará.

Maranhense~ a person is from the state of Maranhão.

São-luisense~ a person who is from the city of São Luís. São Luís is the capital of Maranhão.

Ludovicense~ another word for a person who is from the city of São Luís.

Paraibano~ a person who is from the state of Paraíba.

Pessoense~ a person who is from the city of João Pessoa. João Pessoa is the capital of Paraíba.

Pernambucano~ a person who is from state of Pernambuco. 
(producer/ writer Guel Arraes and singer Alceu Valença)

Recifense~ a person who is from Recife. Recife is the capital of Pernambuco.

Piauiense~ a person who is from state of Piauí.

Teresinense~ a person who is from Teresina. Teresina is the capital of Piauí.

Rio-grandense-do-norte~ a person who is from the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Natalense~ a person who is from Natal. Natal is the capital of Rio Grande do Norte.

Sergipano~ a person who is from the state of Sergipe.

Aracajuense~ a person who is from Aracaju. Aracaju is the capital of Sergipe.

Amazon

Acreano~ a person from the state of Acre.

Rio-branquense~ a person from Rio Branco. Rio Branco is the capital of Acre.

Amapaense~ a person from the state of Amapá.

Macapense~ a person from Macapá. Macapá is the capital of Amapá.

Amazonense~ a person from the state of Amazonas.

Manauense~ a person from the city of Manaus. Manaus is the capital of Amazonas.

Paraense~ a person from the state of Pará.

Belenense~ a person from Belém. Belém is the capital of Pará. ( singer Fafá de Belém)

Rondonense~ a person from the state of Rondônia.

Porto-velhense~ a person from Porto Velho. Porto Velho is the capital of Rondônia.

Roraimense~ a person from Roraima. 

Boa-vistense~ a person from Boa Vista. Boa Vista is the capital of Roraima.

Tocantinense~ a person from Tocantins.

Palmense~ a person from Palmas. Palmas is the capital of Tocantins.