Alceu Valença: 80 anos e 50 de carreira
B1 Portuguese listening practice · Brazilian Portuguese · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 12:44 video in Portuguese at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 164 words per minute, rated 3.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
From Ney Souza Oficial↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Portuguese listening practice listening practice?
86.5%
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
78.8%
Top 1,000
86.5%
Top 2,000
93.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Portuguese frequency
91.2%
Top 1,000
97.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Portuguese data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.
nordestina
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
from the Northeast (region)
aldg
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) ALDG — a specific name/term
apertura
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
opening
atemporal
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
timeless
brincar também
1×
join in the fun or festivities
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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