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O pequeno café

The Little Café

Sofia arrives in Óbidos to sell her late grandmother Amélia's tiny café, spends her first night alone with an old photograph, and wakes to find a woman named Dona…

Posso escalar!

I Can Climb!

I am a big boy now.

Minha melhor amiga.

My Best Friend

I have a friend. She lives in my house.

Indo Comprar um Livro

Going to Buy a Book

One day, grandfather gave my brother and me some money. "Go and buy books," he said. We were both very happy. We both love to read.

Hora do banho para Chunnu e Munnu

Bath time for Chunnu and Munnu

Yay! It is bath time for Chunnu and Munnu, Today, Mama sings a new rhyme for Chunnu and Munnu La la la la...

Um Rei Gordo, Um Cachorro Magro

Fat King Thin Dog

This is a fat king.

Encontrar um emprego

Finding a job

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.

A história de Malik

Malik’s story

My name is Malik and I am 39 years old. I was born in Afghanistan. My religion is different from the main religion in Afghanistan.

História do Agostino

Agostino’s story

My name is Agostino and I am 51 years old. My job is delivering food by bicycle. I have two daughters, but we hardly ever speak. Their mother and I no longer live…

Dar à luz

Giving birth

Selamawit is 29 years old. She gave birth to her first child in Eritrea. She and her family had a hard time there, so they decided to go to Italy.

Obter medicamentos

Getting medicine

Tom has a toothache. His tooth hurts very much.

Comida

Food

He is eating pizza. It is tasty.

A minha família

My family

This is my family.

Consigo fazer muitas coisas

I can do many things

I can cook.

Comprar roupas

Buying clothes

Ali’s shirt is old. He needs a new one.

O que estão a fazer?

What are they doing?

I am talking.

O tempo

The weather

It is sunny.

De que tipo de música gostas?

What sort of music do you like?

Tulima loves music. She listens to it every day.

Falando sobre a família

Talking about family

“Do you have any family?”

A falar sobre o tempo

Talking about the weather

“The days are starting to get cold. What is the temperature?”

Destacar-se pelo motivo certo

Standing out for the right reason

Edson was born in Angola, just after the country became independent. He was a very tall boy. Because of his height he stood out. The people who were giving weapons to…

O som dos pássaros pela manhã

The sound of birds in the morning

Yulia, her husband, and their little daughter lived in a small, quiet village in Ukraine. Yulia loved being woken every morning by the sound of birds. She never…

Chegar à Noruega

Coming to Norway

My two brothers and I came to Norway in December 2016. We wore summer clothes because we thought it would be as warm in Norway as it was in Somalia. However, when we…

Um homem idoso por marido

An old man as a husband

I thought Norwegian men were the best men in the world, but that is not true! Before I met the man who became my husband, I worked in a factory in Bangkok, and he…

A canção de Sakima

Sakima’s song

Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister. They lived on a rich man’s land. Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.

A criança burro

Donkey Child

It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.

Decisão

Decision

My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.

Férias com a vovó

Holidays with grandmother

Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their…

Khalai fala com as plantas

Khalai talks to plants

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.

Magozwe

In the busy city of Nairobi, far away from a caring life at home, lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came. On one morning, the boys…

O dia em que saí de casa para a cidade

The day I left home for the city

The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and overloaded buses. On the ground were even more things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their…

Tom, o vendedor de bananas

Tom the banana seller

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.

Uma pequena sementinha: A história de Wangari Maathai

A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.