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Pelo bairro antigo

C1Travel and adventure≈660 words

A road closure takes estranged siblings through a place they would rather avoid.

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Travel and adventure

Um desvio de estrada obriga dois irmãos a escolher um caminho que preferiam evitar.

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O que fica na casa

C1Friendship and family≈650 words

Sorting a parent's possessions exposes very different family memories.

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Friendship and family

Dois irmãos fazem uma lista de objetos e encontram versões diferentes dos cuidados com o pai.

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A voz que emprestam

C1Fantasy≈680 words

An unusual service offers help with a difficult conversation, at a price.

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Fantasy

Uma loja discreta oferece ajuda para uma conversa que um homem vem ensaiando sozinho.

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Sem identificar o proponente

C1Comedy≈610 words

An anonymous suggestion proves easier to recognise than its author expected.

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Comedy

Uma sugestão sem assinatura ganha um autor público antes de receber resposta.

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LingoReader. Sem identificar o proponente. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

Antes da barreira

C1Travel and adventure≈670 words

A harbour crew must rethink a delivery before time runs out.

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Travel and adventure

Uma equipe de três pessoas revê uma travessia curta quando o porto muda de condições.

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Procedência particular

C2Romance≈700 words

Two former partners try to describe an object they once bought together.

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Romance

Um tradutor e uma catalogadora revisam uma peça que já fez parte da vida dos dois.

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A palavra efetiva

C2Mystery≈710 words

A researcher follows a subtle correction through editions of a local history.

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Mystery

Uma nota de história local esconde uma correção que não chegou a corrigir tudo.

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Sete minutos de espontaneidade

C2Comedy≈660 words

A walking tour meets the residents whose everyday lives it promises to reveal.

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Comedy

Uma consultora vê o bairro começar a repetir o roteiro que vende como encontro casual.

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LingoReader. Sete minutos de espontaneidade. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

O limite da carga

C2Travel and adventure≈700 words

A travelling exhibition must decide which part of its collection can make the journey.

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Travel and adventure

Numa viagem de exposição, um objeto querido ocupa mais espaço do que o narrador admite.

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A Luta

Carmen Dolores

B2–C1Romance

Celina expects marriage to Alfredo Galvão to bring independence, but life with her husband's domineering mother leaves her restless.

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Romance · Friendship and family

Celina expects marriage to Alfredo Galvão to bring independence, but life with her husband's domineering mother leaves her restless. When an old admirer returns, her growing dissatisfaction draws her into conflict with her family, her marriage and her own ambitions in Rio de Janeiro.

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Carmen Dolores — A Luta. Source: Projecto Adamastor, https://projectoadamastor.org/a-luta-carmen-dolores/. Source edition revision: Cláudia Amorim e Ricardo Lourenço. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source technical/license notices retained in EPUB. LingoReader adaptation: all source artwork and embedded fonts omitted; original title cover, typography and navigation added; source prose and author notes preserved. Public-domain elements retain their status under applicable law. No endorsement or additional restrictions.

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