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Veggie in Buenos Aires. Difficult, but not impossible.

By |2013-06-23T17:25:56-03:00June 23rd, 2013|Uncategorized|

Buenos Aires is a city known for its steaks, but luckily there are restaurants serving tasting and fresh veggie and vegetarian fare. Most of them are in the touristic areas of the city (Palermo, San Telmo) and have a casual and homey atmosphere. Here some of them: BIO restaurant in Buenos Aires It was one [...]

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Verbum – School of Spanish is awarded!

By |2013-05-13T11:28:01-03:00May 13th, 2013|Em Argentina, Spanish / Español, Uncategorized|

The LanguageBookings.com Quality School Award 2013 certifies that Verbum - School of Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina has achieved high quality standards in its range of language courses and students services. The LanguageBookings.com Quality School Award is given to schools with high appeal for international students, with an unbroken record of best value for money [...]

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The newest statue in Buenos Aires: Mafalda! Do you know her?

By |2011-10-21T00:06:35-03:00October 21st, 2011|Uncategorized|

The newest statue in Buenos Aires is also the most photographed. The statue is of Mafalda, a character from a comic strip created by the Argentine artist Quino. The comic strip is set in Buenos Aires in the late 60s and early 70s. The comic's namesake is a young girl from a typical middle class [...]

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Our students write (part III)

By |2011-08-28T20:40:05-03:00August 28th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Vlad el empalador/Drácula Hermina (Agosto 2011) Vlad III fue príncipe de Wallachia desde 1456 hasta 1462. Nació en 1431 y era el hijo de Vlad Dracul, un aristócrata rumano. El nombre Dracul venía del orden “Societas Draconistrarum”. Vlad II era miembro de esta orden y Vlad III también recibió la orden cuando tenía 5 años. [...]

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Margarita Island, a beautiful place where you can learn Spanish

By |2011-08-05T16:33:05-03:00August 5th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Isla Margarita (Margarita Island), known as the "Pearl of the Caribbean", is a mountainous tropical Caribbean island located off the north shore of Venezuela. The island has more than 50 beaches, scattered along 106 miles of coastline. Many visitors enjoy the island’s breathtaking beaches, nightlife and duty-free shopping. Isla Margarita is well known for the [...]

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Borges’ Labyrinth in San Rafael, Mendoza

By |2011-07-17T18:51:14-03:00July 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|

It’s been five years since a plant made labyrinth stands in Los Alamos, San Rafael province of Mendoza. With walls made of bushes, it was built in honor of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. Randoll Coate, who is the biggest specialist in symbolic labyrinths in the world, made the design. Coate, of British nationality, thought [...]

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Verbos regulares en presente en español / Regular Spanish verbs in the Present Tense

By |2011-06-28T01:32:17-03:00June 28th, 2011|Spanish / Español|

In Spanish all the verbs have one of the following endings: –AR, -ER, o –IR. Here's the complete list of Spanish subject pronouns. Singular: yo (I) tú / vos (you) usted (formal you) él (he) ella (she) Plural: nosotros (we) ustedes (you) In Spain, they use "vosotros" instead of "ustedes", but both mean the same. [...]

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Dicas de espanhol: Imperativo

By |2011-06-28T01:29:50-03:00June 28th, 2011|Espanhol / Español|

El Modo Imperativo se utiliza para: Dar órdenes: Juan, poné la mesa, por favor. Dar instrucciones: Primero introduzca la moneda, después marque el número. Ofrecer: Coman más torta. Dar consejos: Si bebes, no conduzcas. 1. AFIRMATIVO Verbos regulares habla (tú) / hablá (vos) corre / corré vive / viví hable (usted) corra viva hablemos corramos [...]

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O castelo San Carlos em Entre Ríos, Argentina: uma inspiração para “O Pequeno Príncipe” de Saint-Exupéry.

By |2011-06-28T01:21:36-03:00June 28th, 2011|Em Argentina|

Muito antes de publicar "O Pequeno Príncipe", Saint-Exupéry trabalhou na Argentina. Ele desenhou rotas aéreas ligando Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Assunção e correios da Patagônia. Em janeiro de 1930 como ele estava voando de Buenos Aires para Assunção em seu pequeno avião, um problema técnico forçou-o a terra (assim como em O Pequeno Príncipe). [...]

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