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Brews and Dreams: Luciana's Tale of Courage and Penmanship
Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷: Brews and Dreams: Luciana's Tale of Courage and Penmanship
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Story Transcript:
Pb: O café na esquina da rua era um refúgio em meio à agitação da cidade de São Paulo.
En: The café on the corner of the street was a refuge amidst the hustle and bustle of the city of São Paulo.
Pb: As folhas das árvores dançavam suavemente pelo chão, anunciando a chegada do outono.
En: The leaves of the trees danced softly on the ground, heralding the arrival of autumn.
Pb: Dentro do café, o ambiente era acolhedor, com mesas de madeira cobertas por livros e conversas baixas sussurrando no ar perfumado pelo café recém-passado.
En: Inside the café, the atmosphere was cozy, with wooden tables covered with books and low conversations whispering in the air scented by freshly brewed coffee.
Pb: Luciana, de avental preto e sorriso caloroso, servia chás e cafés com a habilidade de quem já ouviu mil histórias de clientes.
En: Luciana, wearing a black apron and with a warm smile, served teas and coffees with the skill of someone who had heard a thousand customers' stories.
Pb: No entanto, sua verdadeira paixão estava longe de grãos de café.
En: However, her true passion was far from coffee beans.
Pb: No fundo do seu coração, Luciana sonhava em ser escritora.
En: Deep in her heart, Luciana dreamed of being a writer.
Pb: Renato era um cliente fiel.
En: Renato was a loyal customer.
Pb: Ele sempre ocupava a mesma mesa, perto da janela, com um livro na mão e um olhar atento ao que escrevia em seu laptop.
En: He always occupied the same table, near the window, with a book in hand and an attentive look at what he was writing on his laptop.
Pb: Era editor, um detalhe que Luciana não podia deixar de notar.
En: He was an editor, a detail that Luciana couldn't help but notice.
Pb: Marina, colega e confidente de Luciana, sabia do sonho secreto de sua amiga.
En: Marina, a colleague and confidant of Luciana, knew her friend's secret dream.
Pb: "Você deveria pedir a opinião dele," Marina sugeriu numa tarde calma, enquanto o sol criava sombras dançantes no chão.
En: "You should ask his opinion," Marina suggested one calm afternoon, while the sun created dancing shadows on the floor.
Pb: "Ele é simpático e pode ajudar."
En: "He's nice and might help."
Pb: Luciana hesitou.
En: Luciana hesitated.
Pb: O medo do desconhecido, do julgamento, paralisava suas ações.
En: The fear of the unknown, of judgment, paralyzed her actions.
Pb: E se Renato não entendesse suas intenções?
En: What if Renato didn't understand her intentions?
Pb: E se perdesse a amizade que houvera construído com ele ao longo de tantas conversas casuais no balcão?
En: What if she lost the friendship she had built with him over so many casual conversations at the counter?
Pb: Numa tarde, o café estava tranquilos.
En: One afternoon, the café was quiet.
Pb: Luciana respirou fundo.
En: Luciana took a deep breath.
Pb: "Marina, me cobre um pouco," pediu.
En: "Marina, cover for me a little," she asked.
Pb: Ela se aproximou de Renato, coração batendo rápido, segurando o pequeno manuscrito de sua história.
En: She approached Renato, heart beating fast, holding the small manuscript of her story.
Pb: "Renato," começou, voz vacilante, "Será que... você poderia dar uma olhada nisso?"
En: "Renato," she began, voice trembling, "Could you... take a look at this?"
Pb: Renato ergueu o olhar,
Published on 7 months ago