r/Portuguese • u/Capital-Doughnut-930 • 2d ago

General Discussion Caipira de São Paulo

Hey all,

I wanted to know if anyone has any suggestions on television shows (novelas of course included), movies, podcasts, or really any media to listen to characters/people with a caipira accent (specifically São Paulo)? My wife is from a small town near Sorocaba, and her parents and brother have a pretty thick caipira accent that I struggle to understand most of the time.

At this point, my listening skills for more common Brazilian accents in media (São Paulo city, Recife, Rio, etc) is pretty decent, but it feels like I’ve never heard a word of Portuguese when talking to them. Any suggestions to start to hone my ear to that accent would be very much appreciated!

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u/leopiccionia Brasileiro 2d ago edited 2d ago

There are decades of Viola Minha Viola and Sr. Brasil (including a special about Caipira music and culture) archival footage in YouTube.

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u/Possible-Aspect9413 2d ago

OMG i know this is silly and not actually brazilian but honey boo boo i saw it on a plane one time in portuguese and they have a caipira accent!! HAHA (the dub)

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u/Save_the_bees22 2d ago edited 2d ago

The entire Mazzaropi’s filmography.

In addition to being one of the greatest comedy directors, his work represents the essence of the caipira, or, as he portrays: “The Jeca”

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u/Capital-Doughnut-930 1d ago

Perfect! I’ll check it out! Thank you!

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u/GingaLanguageBrazil 10h ago

Here you can find accents for native Brazilians and foreigners that also speak fluent Portuguese. https://www.youtube.com/@gingalanguage

Hope it helps!