Brazilian Portuguese Graded Reader"— Quando o passado bate à porta, Pablo, não tem como fugir. Hoje você vai encontrar um homem e ele vai te explicar tudo com mais detalhes. Eu só sei disso."This is the story of Sol, her grandfather, Lino, and Pablo, in the small, historical city of Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Little does Pablo know he needs to recover a family heirloom. Lino has some disturbing secrets from his past. And Sol makes some questionable decisions along the way. To make things worse, Lino is ill and doesn’t have much time left on this planet. The only thing they all have in common is family history that dates back to the 18th century.In Quando o Passado Bate à Porta, I want you to experience a sense of accomplishment by reading, understanding and finishing a book in Brazilian Portuguese!
It’s written for Intermediate studentsI’ve added some historical facts because I believe we can learn a lot about culture and language by learning about history.Comprehension questions at the end of the bookKey vocabulary Portuguese-EnglishSome information about the places mentioned in the book (and a Pinterest board with pictures of these cities)