Adam and Eve
Adão e Eva
God forms the first human and his companion, places them in Eden, and tells how they are expelled from the garden.
Learning Portuguese · Intermediate
Intermediate Portuguese Stories
Explore intermediate Portuguese stories with fuller detail, audio and English translations. Read for the plot, notice how ideas connect, and revisit a familiar tale in a more detailed edition.
29 editions at this difficulty.
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Cinderella
Cinderela
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniel na cova dos leões
Daniel continues to pray despite a royal decree and is protected in the lions’ den.
David and Goliath
Davi e Golias
Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.
Hansel and Gretel
João e Maria
Two children are lost in the forest and must outwit a witch who lives in a house made of sweets.
Jonah and the Whale
Jonas e a baleia
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
Joseph and His Brothers
José e seus irmãos
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
Little Red Riding Hood
Chapeuzinho Vermelho
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood
A arca de Noé e o grande dilúvio
Noah builds an ark to survive the flood, and God establishes a covenant with Noah and every living creature.
Rapunzel
A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.
Rumpelstiltskin
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
Sleeping Beauty
A Bela Adormecida
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Como Chapeuzinho Vermelho ganhou seu nome
How Red-Cap got her name
Portuguese
Era uma vez uma menina doce, de quem todos gostavam. Sua avó, principalmente, tinha um carinho enorme por ela e não lhe negava nada. Certa vez, deu à neta um gorrinho de veludo vermelho. O presente ficou tão bem na menina que ela não queria usar mais nada na cabeça. Por isso, todos passaram a chamá-la de Chapeuzinho Vermelho.
English translation
Once upon a time, there was a sweet girl whom everyone liked. Her grandmother, especially, was very fond of her and never refused her anything. One day, she gave her granddaughter a little red velvet cap. It suited the girl so well that she didn’t want to wear anything else on her head. So everyone started calling her Little Red Riding Hood.
Is Intermediate right for me?
Choose Intermediate when you can follow connected storytelling in Portuguese and want more of the original story’s detail and nuance. Read a passage for its overall meaning, then return to unfamiliar expressions with the English translation and audio. Compare the Beginner edition when you want a gentler read.
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Are these B1 or B2 Portuguese stories?
Intermediate is LingoPlasty’s most detailed story band, rather than a formal B1 or B2 classification. If you study at B1 or B2, use the sample to judge the reading challenge. The same story may be available at Beginner if you prefer more support.
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