There's something in here for everyone. Teachers and parents can find tools to help teach children to read, write and speak Portuguese, and can access general teaching and learning materials and resources. There's also a ton of information on a wide range of issues affecting the Portuguese-speaking community in Canada, such as culture and heritage, health issues, genealogy, immigration and settlement, and a whole lot more. You have questions? We have answers.
forçaKNOWLEDGE is an ever-evolving work in progress. If you would like to nominate a new article or website link for inclusion in this section, please click here.
This search filter is a useful tool to help you narrow the information you're looking for. Within each section, you will see two drop-down menus that will allow you to sort by audience type (parents, students etc.) and language (English, French and Portuguese). Happy searching!
forçaKNOWLEDGE is an ever-evolving work in progress. If you would like to nominate a new article or website link for inclusion in this section, please click here.
The Viva! Health Database functions differently than the other databases in the ForçaKnowledge section. It combines a keyword search with a language search of all materials in the Health Database. Also, the language filter is not restricted by category. You do not have to select a category on the left of the panel to perform a search.
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In this section, teachers and parents will find a wide range of tools to help teach children to read, write and speak Portuguese. You'll find educational activities and curricula for youth, translation tools, online language training, and much more.
Ola! Hello! In this section, you'll find tools to help you learn to speak, read and write Portuguese and English, either in a school or online at your own pace. There are also links to translation sources, online dictionaries and the Portuguese Word of the Week. Let's go!
This section is full of information on a wide range of topics that affect our daily lives. You'll find links to teaching and learning materials and resources, associations, community and media sites, as well as information and resources about culture and heritage, history, immigration and settlement. There's also a wealth of information and resources about health, genealogy, and a whole lot more. Come on in. We're glad you're here.
Looking for information on something? The Internet is a big place, so start your search here first. We have links to many popular Internet search engines in this section, in both English and Portuguese. Simply type in the topic you're looking for and you're sure to end up somewhere interesting.
This section is full of resources on health targeting Portuguese-Canadian community members. The aim of the Viva! Health Database is to enable health professionals, lay helpers and Internet savvy community members access a wide array of Portuguese-language information directly.
The database also indexes useful information in English and French on chronic disease prevention/control and health promotion materials. The Viva! Health Database is a part of the Viva! Health Project funded by Health Canada, Population Health Fund.
