Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Brazil
✍️ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
- Hello
- Olá
- Opening a letter
- Querido / Querida …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Obrigado / Obrigada pela sua carta.
- Signing off
- Um abraço,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 18:08 in Brazil right now. 🌸 spring there
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
🧭 Members in Brazil, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- Portuguese 27
- English 12
- Spanish 7
- English 12
- German 4
- Japanese 4
- Korean 4
- French 3
- Music 19
- Culture 14
- Books 13
- Movies 12
- Learning languages 11
- Animals 9
- Anime 9
- Cooking 9
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.
🌍 How Brazil answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
What's a typical breakfast for you?
When is dinner at your home?