Today's story: The United Kingdom sends fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Portuguese: Reino Unido envia caças para proteger a Arábia Saudita
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:36) More stories today
(01:35) Today's headline, slowly
(02:20) The announcement
(03:19) What will not happen
(04:16) The truce
(05:06) The story again
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https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-21
TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT
Reino Unido envia caças para proteger a Arábia Saudita
Na terça-feira, o Governo britânico anunciou o envio de caças Typhoon para a Arábia Saudita.
Os caças vão proteger cidades e instalações importantes na Arábia Saudita contra drones e mísseis.
Os caças não vão atacar alvos Houthi no Iémen.
O Reino Unido também vai enviar um avião de transporte e conselheiros militares.
A trégua longa no Iémen terminou em setembro.
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WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
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- vocabulary (contra)
- vocabulary (não)
- verb (enviar)
- vocabulary (terminou)
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