A Origem da Capoeira no Brasil

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B1 Portuguese listening practice · Brazilian Portuguese · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:05 video in Portuguese at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 156 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
  • Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
  • Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Portuguese listening practice listening practice?

81.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Portuguese words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Portuguese.

General Portuguese frequency

72.7%
Top 1,000
81.1%
Top 2,000
93%
Top 5,000

Spoken Portuguese frequency

86.1%
Top 1,000
93.5%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

escravizados
Rare / outside top 5,000
enslaved people
acrobacias
Rare / outside top 5,000
acrobatics
berimbau
Rare / outside top 5,000
musical bow
capturas
Rare / outside top 5,000
captures
combinavam
Rare / outside top 5,000
were combining
patrimônio cultural brasileiro
cultural heritage of Brazil

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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