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How to buy drinks and croissants and get tourist information.

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How to buy drinks and croissants and get tourist information.

Asking for directions.

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Asking for directions.

A look back over the last four programmes.

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A look back over the last four programmes.

How to order a meal.

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How to order a meal.

How to buy things and leisure activities.

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How to buy things and leisure activities.

Information about politics, law, culture, economy, drugs etc. May/June 1996

Information about politics, law, culture, economy, drugs etc. May/June 1996

Eight short stories about the everyday lives of children in China

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Eight short stories about the everyday lives of children in China

Seven short stories about the everyday lives of children in Marseille, France.

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Seven short stories about the everyday lives of children in Marseille, France.

Nine short stories about the everyday lives of children in Spain.

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Nine short stories about the everyday lives of children in Spain.

Brazil has the biggest black population of any country outside Nigeria. Over 10 million African slaves were shipped to Brazil, six times more than to the United States. Slaves were prohibited from practising their own faiths. To avoid persecution they gave Catholic names and figures to all their African gods, giving birth to the Afro-Brazilian religion of candomblé.

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Brazil has the biggest black population of any country outside Nigeria. Over 10 million African slaves were shipped to Brazil, six times more than to the United States. Slaves were prohibited from practising their own faiths. To avoid persecution they gave Catholic names and figures to all their African gods, giving birth to the Afro-Brazilian religion of candomblé.

Rio de Janeiro became the capital of Brazil after the discovery of gold inland in 1763. In 1960 it lost its capital city status to Brasilia.

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Rio de Janeiro became the capital of Brazil after the discovery of gold inland in 1763. In 1960 it lost its capital city status to Brasilia.

During the 19th century, rubber made the Amazon port of Manaus, in the middle of the world's largest rainforest, one of the richest cities in the world.

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During the 19th century, rubber made the Amazon port of Manaus, in the middle of the world's largest rainforest, one of the richest cities in the world.

São Paulo is the third biggest city in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. 17 million inhabitants, 4 million automobiles and 10,000 miles of streets, make Sao Paulo one of the most congested cities in the world. It has one of the worst crime rates in the world with 1500 murders last year, compared to New York's 671.

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São Paulo is the third biggest city in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. 17 million inhabitants, 4 million automobiles and 10,000 miles of streets, make Sao Paulo one of the most congested cities in the world. It has one of the worst crime rates in the world with 1500 murders last year, compared to New York's 671.

Brazilian gaúchos have more in common with Argentinians and Uruguayans than they do with people from São Paulo or Rio. When their neighbours became independent, the gaúchos sought freedom from the rest of Brazil, but were defeated in 1845. Nowadays, most Brazilians from the south are descendants of the European immigrants who settled in the late 19th century.

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Brazilian gaúchos have more in common with Argentinians and Uruguayans than they do with people from São Paulo or Rio. When their neighbours became independent, the gaúchos sought freedom from the rest of Brazil, but were defeated in 1845. Nowadays, most Brazilians from the south are descendants of the European immigrants who settled in the late 19th century.

Unit 1 - Buongiorno! (How to ask for something)

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Unit 1 - Buongiorno! (How to ask for something)

Unit 2 - Dov'e'? (how to ask where something is)

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Unit 2 - Dov'e'? (how to ask where something is)

Unit 3 - Quanto costa? (Buying things and asking the price)

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Unit 3 - Quanto costa? (Buying things and asking the price)

Unit 4 - Buono, buonissimo (How to say you like something)

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Unit 4 - Buono, buonissimo (How to say you like something)

Unit 5 - Rivediamo un po'.. (Revision 1)

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Unit 5 - Rivediamo un po'.. (Revision 1)

Unit 6 - A che ora parte? (Going places)

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Unit 6 - A che ora parte? (Going places)

Unit 7 - Cosa c'e' da vedere? (Getting there and looking around)

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Unit 7 - Cosa c'e' da vedere? (Getting there and looking around)

Unit 8 - Ha una camera? (Finding a room)

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Unit 8 - Ha una camera? (Finding a room)