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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Amazon wants Prime Air to reach nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, but more drone flights may also mean more noise for local communities. Also: Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left over three years, and the story looks at why more educated and wealthier people are moving away. Hoje: Amazon quer chegar a 500 lugares · Saída de israelitas cresce muito. Today’s European Portuguese focus: quer chegar a quase 500 cidades e localidades - wants to reach nearly 500 = wants to reach nearly 500 cities and towns. Vocabulary: o ruído (noise), a entrega (delivery), a saída (departure; leaving a country). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-20

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Unitree's Shanghai debut sends shares up more than 600%, as the robot maker becomes the first humanoid robotics company listed in mainland China. Also: AI music tools are raising a big question: who gets paid when songs are generated from text prompts?. Hoje: Estreia da Unitree dispara ações · Quem ganha com música de IA. Today’s European Portuguese focus: deve ser pago - should be paid = should be paid. Vocabulary: rendimento (income), partilha (sharing), direitos (rights). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-19

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Petlibro explains why its smart pet feeders lost app control, and how the outage affected users and pets. Also: Cities are tightening rules for data centers as protests grow over electricity bills, costs, and local impact. Hoje: Falha da Petlibro preocupa utilizadores · Cidades apertam regras aos centros de dados. Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a + infinitivo (to be doing / to be in the process of) = to be doing / to be in the process of. Vocabulary: o aumento (increase), a procura (demand), o custo (cost). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-18

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Lala weakens to a tropical storm, but Hawaii still faces heavy rain, flooding, damaged homes, and power cuts. Also: Ebola in DR Congo becomes the country's deadliest outbreak, with cases rising fast and pressure on health teams. Hoje: Lala perde força no Havai · Ébola torna-se o mais mortal no Congo. Today’s European Portuguese focus: está a crescer depressa, is growing fast = is growing fast. Vocabulary: surto (outbreak), caso (case), tratamento (treatment). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-17

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Zambia resumes vote counting after it was paused over attacks on polling staff and stolen marked ballots. Also: A giant all-electric test plane flies for nearly half an hour and uses just $5 of electricity. Hoje: Contagem de votos recomeça na Zâmbia · Voo de avião elétrico custa 5 dólares. Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a + infinitive, to be doing something = to be doing something. Vocabulary: o boletim (ballot paper), a urna (ballot box), a contagem (the counting). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-15

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: South Korea's Kospi swings hard, and one investor loses $14,000 in a month. Also: Millions in Spain watch the first total solar eclipse in over a century. Hoje: Kospi sobe e cai depressa · Eclipse solar total em Espanha. Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a cair - to be falling = to be falling. Vocabulary: ações (shares), poupança (savings), queda (drop). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-14

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: WHO warns the Ebola outbreak in Congo could become the deadliest ever, with over 4,300 cases and more than 2,000 deaths. Also: Physicists report their strongest evidence yet that glueballs may exist. Hoje: Surto de Ebola no Congo · Novas pistas sobre glueballs. Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar sob controlo, to be under control = to be under control. Vocabulary: surto (outbreak), propagação (spread), controlo (control). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-13

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Clear, steady European Portuguese at A2, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Zambia votes under pressure as inflation, debt, and copper money shape what people expect from reform. Also: In Alabama, midwife Nadia Gramby crosses long distances to reach Black moms and babies in maternity care deserts. Hoje: Eleições na Zâmbia e vida cara · Parteira leva cuidados a mães negras. Today’s European Portuguese focus: estão a sentir, are feeling = are feeling. Vocabulary: dívida (debt), inflação (inflation), exportação (export). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a2-2026-08-12