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Advanced Portuguese short stories.

Read compact Portuguese fiction with more nuanced motives, idiomatic language, and implied meaning. These original C1–C2 stories offer a short reading session with room for closer attention.

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O lugar guardado

C1Romance≈630 words

An anniversary celebration raises questions about what private words belong in public.

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Romance

Um casal bilíngue descobre que traduzir uma frase não é a mesma coisa que entregá-la aos convidados.

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A correção que virou acordo

C1Mystery≈630 words

A secretary finds a decision in the minutes that the committee never made.

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Mystery

Uma frase acrescentada numa ata obriga a secretária a corrigir mais do que palavras.

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LingoReader. A correção que virou acordo. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

À vontade, com confirmação

C1Comedy≈620 words

An office social event comes with surprisingly strict rules for spontaneity.

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Comedy

Uma tarde de convivência no escritório começa com regras para a espontaneidade.

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LingoReader. À vontade, com confirmação. Original short fiction, title cover, reading layout and navigation prepared for LingoReader.

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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