A História do Dia (Observador)

What it actually is

Every weekday at 06h30 the host talks to the Observador reporter who covered the day’s main story, so you get one subject explained properly instead of a headline sprint. Because a single topic runs the whole episode, context carries you through vocabulary you do not know — which makes it one of the more forgiving native news podcasts. Still full-speed studio Portuguese, and there are no transcripts.

What it covers

• Listening

Listed for

• Portuguese

Official links

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