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Trip: WorldNomads Scholarship - Arigato and Obrigado

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Arigato and Obrigado

JAPAN | Sunday, 22 Apr 2012 | Views [4471] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

Arigato and obrigado are two ways of saying thank you, both deriving from the first western language ever heard in Japan in the sixteenth century: Portuguese. Following the footsteps of our ancestors, we embrace this modern Japanese adventure with gratitude.... Read more >

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