The world, in English - 15/02 à 21/02

Hello and welcome to the world in English. Here, you will find a few news that happened around the world this week, so let's go!

Politic

Is Trump in conflict with the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s global tariffs, ruling them illegal. During a press conference, the U.S. president said he was deeply disappointed and called the decision unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution.

He later announced a temporary 10% global tariff under the Trade Act of 1974, using a different legal basis than the one rejected by the Court.

📚Vocabulary

Conflict - conflito

Struck down - derrubado, anulado

Tariff - tarifa

Ruling - declarando

Press conference - Conferência de imprensa

Deeply - profundamente

Disappointed - decepcionado

Called - chamado

Unpatriotic - antipatriótico

Disloyal - desleal

Announced - anunciou

Basis - base

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Sports

The Fairy strikes again!

Rayssa Leal won Street League Skateboarding 2026 in Australia, scoring 30.1 points and securing her place on the podium. Another win for Brazil’s skate queen.

📚 Vocabulary

Fairy - fada

Strikes again - ataca novamente

Won - ganhou

Scoring - pontuação, marcando

Securing - assegurando, garantindo

Another - outro

Queen - rainha

Lucas Pinheiro makes history at the Winter Olympics.

The Ski racer took 1st place and secured a historic gold medal, putting Brazil at the top of the podium in a competition traditionally dominated by countries with snow basically in their DNA.

Lucas delivered a flawless performance, combining speed, precision, and that calm under pressure energy that champions have.

For a country known for beaches and Carnaval, this win feels symbolic. It shows that talent has no climate restrictions.

📚 Vocabulary

Ski racer - esquiador

Secured - garantiu

Historic - histórico

Putting - colocando

Dominated - dominado

Basically - basicamente

Delivered -entregou

Flawless - impecável

Combining - combinando

Speed - velocidade

Precision - precisão

Champions - campeões

Beaches - praias

Symbolic - simbólico

Climate - clima

Restriction - restrição

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Cinema

Wuthering Heights

If you were forced to read Wuthering Heights in high school and never actually did… now you might watch it instead.

However, early reviews say the movie is marketing itself as a love story, while the book is far from romantic.

Quick summary: Mr. Earnshaw brings home an orphan boy named Heathcliff and raises him alongside his children, Hindley and Catherine. Hindley hates Heathcliff and treats him horribly. Catherine forms a deep and complicated bond with him. Over the years, jealousy, obsession, cruelty, and revenge shape everyone’s fate.

This is not a sweet romance. It’s a story about obsession, resentment, pride, and revenge. Honestly, almost every character makes questionable choices.

📚 Vocabulary

Wuthering Heights - morro dos ventos uivantes (título em português), alturas tempestuantes

Forced to - forçado a

Actually - na verdade

Instead - ao invés

However - entretanto

Early - primeira, cedo

While - enquanto

Quick - rápido

Raise - criar, levantar

Alongside - ao lado

Hate - odiar

Treat - tratar

Horribly - horrivelmente

Deep - profundo, fundo

Bond - vínculo, conexão

Jealously - ciumes

Cruelty - crueldade

Revenge - vingança

Shape - forma

Resentment - ressentimento

Pride - orgulho

Honestly - honestamente

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Entertainment

Viradouro wins Rio’s Carnaval

Viradouro took home the title at Rio’s Carnaval this year. The samba school honored Mestre Ciça, the bateria commander, telling his life story during the parade. Juliana Paes also returned as queen after seventeen years. A comeback moment.

📚Vocabulary

Win - ganhar

Took home - levou para casa (ganhou)

Honored - homenageou

Bateria commander - comandante de bateria

Parade - desfile

Returned - retornou

Comeback - retorno

Hannah Montana is getting a special

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana, Disney and Miley Cyrus announced a special, to be released on March 24. Yes, it’s been twenty years. Let that sink in.

📚 Vocabulary

Celebrate - comemorar

Announced - anunciou

Special - especial

Released - lançado

Sink in - assimilar, cair a ficha, absorver

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Celebrities

Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane passed away on Thursday, the 19th.

He was best known for playing the iconic Dr. Mark Sloan (aka McSteamy) on the show since season 2.

Dane had been battling ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) since last year. Before passing, he recorded one final interview for Netflix called Last Words, dedicated to his two teenage daughters. The interview was released on Friday, the 20th.

“Live now, right now in the present. The past contains regrets. The future remains unknown. So you have to live now. The present is all you have. Treasure it. Cherish every moment.” — Eric Dane

📚 Vocabulary

Passed away - falecer

AKA (as know as) - conhecido como

Season - temporada

Battling - lutando

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) - ELA (esclerose lateral múltipla)

Recorded - gravou, filmou

Interview - entrevista

Called - chamado

Released - lançado

Regret - arrependimento

Remains - permanece

Unknown - desconhecido

To treasure - valorizar

Cherish - apreciar

Bruna Marquezine and Shawn Mendes were spotted together during Carnaval!

The two enjoyed Ivete Sangalo’s show, and at one point, Ivete even invited Shawn on stage to say “hi” to the foliões in Salvador. He thanked everyone for the warm welcome and said he loves Veveta. Brasil really knows how to make people feel at home.

📚Vocabulary

Spotted together - vistos juntos

Stage - palco

Enjoyed - aproveitou

Invited - convidou

Warm welcome - boas vindas calorosas