{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a71c167e9d2c023deb14860/6ac99b39f38f25c0f0a67422?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 European Portuguese News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a71c167e9d2c023deb14860/e76dffa3-1426-4c22-8719-904ebe9888b5.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A social media photo leads to the discovery of a giant waterlily species in Colombia, already critically endangered. Also: NASA asks US companies to develop private space stations that could replace the International Space Station from 2030.</p>\n\n<p>Hoje: Nova espécie de nenúfar-gigante na Colômbia · NASA pede estações espaciais privadas.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s European Portuguese focus: a ideia é que = the idea is that. Vocabulary: a pista (clue), a expedição (expedition), a autorização (permission or authorization).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-b1-2026-10-10\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-b1-2026-10-10</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}