The world, in English - 08/02 to 14/02

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Politics

Updates on Banco Master

Dias Toffoli stepped down from the case, but let me explain.

Federal authorities found references to a payment of around 20 million reais to a company linked to Toffoli (yes, one of the ministers judging the case) on Daniel Vorcaro’s cellphone There were also messages and phone calls exchanged between them, Toffoli explained that he is a partner in a company called Maridt, which later became associated with Tayayá Resort (and guess who owns that? Yep, Daniel Vorcaro).

Basically, these connections are not making the minister or the Supreme Court look great. After a 03 hour meeting, Toffoli decided to step down, and now André Mendonça is the new rapporteur leading the investigation.

Sources: The News, G1

Vocabulary

Update - atualização

Stepped down - afastar, demitir

Federal authorities - autoridades federais

Found - encontrou

Linked to - ligado a

Minister - ministro

Judging - julgando

Exchanged - trocado

Explained - explicado

Partner - parceiro, sócio

Associated - associado

To own - possuir, ser dono

Supreme Court - suprema corte

Meeting - reunião

Rapporteur - relator

Leading - liderando

No More “Zen Lulinha”

The president said he is ready for a fight in this year’s elections and that it will be war. The message is loud and clear: 2027 is still supposed to be Lula as president (at least that’s the plan).

This shift happened after recent polls showed that Flávio Bolsonaro might actually have a real chance. The latest survey showed 44.8% support for Lula versus 42% for Flávio, which was enough to make the government rethink its strategy.

So what should we expect now? A stronger narrative from the government’s side. Translation: PT is about to show up on your timeline a lot more often.

Sources: The News, InfoMoney

Vocabulary

Said - disse

Fight - briga

Elections - eleições

War - guerra

Loud and clear - alto e claro

Supposed to be - supostamente, deveria ser

At least - pelo menos

Shift - mudança, turno

Happened - aconteceu

Polls - pesquisas

Latest - mais recente, última

Survey - pesquisa

Support - apoio

Enough - suficiente

Rethink - repensar

Expect - esperar

Narrative - narrativa

About to - prestes a

Often - frequência, frequentemente

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Sports

Winter Olympic Games 2026

In this month of February, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games have started in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Many winter sports are being practiced, such as curling, ice hockey, skeleton, figure skating, and many others.

At the moment, the countries with the most medals are Norway and the host country, Italy, with 18 medals each.

For Brazil, we have high hopes for a medal in skeleton with our athlete Nicole Silveira. She is aiming for Brazil’s first medal in Winter Olympic history. Last year, she finished in 4th place at the World Championship.

Soon, we will have more news about the games!

Author: Matheus Rodrigues (english student)

Vocabulary

Winter - inverno

Started - começou

Practiced - praticado

Such as - tal como

Ice hockey - hóquei no gelo

Figure skating- patinação artística

Countries - países

Host - anfitrião, sede

Each - cada

High hopes - alta/grande expectativa, alta/grande esperanças

Aiming - mirando

Soon - logo

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Entertainment

Shakira in Copacabana

Shakira will be this year's host of “Todo Mundo no Rio,” the free annual event held at Copacabana Beach. Both the mayor and the singer have confirmed it.

The event has previously hosted Madonna and Lady Gaga. In fact, Gaga’s concert, nicknamed “Gagacabana,” gathered 2.1 million people and gave Rio’s economy a serious boost.

So yes, Copacabana is about to be very, very busy again.

Vocabulary

Host - apresentador, anfitrião

Held - realizado (possui outros significados)

Mayor - prefeito

Presviously - anteriormente

Hosted - apresentado

Gathered - reunido, reuniu

Boost - impulso, aumento

Busy - agitado, corrido, movimentado

Bad Bunny Taught Geography at the Super Bowl

An estimated 128.2 million viewers watched this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, headlined by Bad Bunny.

Fresh off winning Album of the Year at the Grammys, he brought a full Spanish performance to the U.S. stage (which, Trump did not like). The show paid tribute to Puerto Rico and had surprise appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

It was not just a party. Bad Bunny also used the stage to criticize ICE (immigration enforcement policies), which have led to numerous arrests. He ended the performance by naming all the countries in the Americas, basically turning the halftime show into a geography class with rhythm.

Sources: CBS News, The News

Vocabulary

Estimated - estimado

Viewers - espectadores

Fresh - fresco, novo

Paid - pagou, pago

Appearances - aparições

Stage - palco

Criticize - criticou

Led to - levou a

Arrest - prender, deter

Basically - basicamente

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Celebrities

Going through a breakup? Maybe a $500K watch helps…

At least that seems to be Cardi B’s approach. The rapper reportedly spent $500,000 on an Audemars Piguet watch, and of course, the internet immediately connected it to breakup rumors.

She had been in a relationship with NFL player Stefon Diggs, but the two unfollowed each other last Sunday (and we all know what that means in 2026). This week, Cardi decided to give herself a “small” gift.

Healing? Retail therapy? I’ll let you decide.

Source: Page Six

Vocabulary

Going through - passando por, através

Breakup - termino

At least - pelo menos

Seems - aparece

Approach - abordagem, aproximar

Reportedly - supostamente

Spent - gastou

Of course - claro

Immediately - imediatamente

Player - jogador

Unfollowed - deixar de seguir

Each other - ambos

Means - significa

Decided - decidiu

Healing - cura, curando

Retail therapy - terapia de compras, compras por impulso

Bruna Marquezine and Shawn Mendes?

The two have been spotted together at airports and events, but no one has confirmed or denied anything yet.

However, this week Bruna posted a photo on Instagram, and one tiny detail caught fans’ attention: her Havaianas had a pin with the letters “SM.” Subtle? Maybe. Suspicious? Definitely.

Let’s just say the internet is doing what it does best.

Source: Gossip do Dia

Vocabulary

Spotted - visto

Together - junto

Confirmed - confirmado

Denied - negado

Yet - ainda

However - entretanto

Week - semana

Tiny - pequeno

Caught - pegar, capturar

Sublte - sútil

Suspicious - suspeito

Just - só

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Weekend tips

The Housemaid

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in The Housemaid, based on the best-selling novel. It’s a psychological thriller that takes us into a world where perfection is just a very well made lie.

Millie (Sweeney), trying to escape her past, accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). What starts as a dream job slowly turns into a dangerous game of secrets, power, and manipulation.

People are divided. Some love it, some hate it (as usual). The movie is currently in the theaters and also available to rent on Prime Video.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Vocabulary

Star in - estrelam em

Based on - baseado em

Psychological - psicológico

Well made - bem feito

Live-in - morador

Housemaid - empregada

Wealthy - rico

Slowly - lentamente

Dangerous - perigoso

Secrets - segredo

Power - poder

As usual - como sempre, como de costume

Theathers - cinema, teatro

Rent - alugar

Available - disponível