# Lucas's Courage: Balancing Dreams and Pain at Boarding School

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Podcast: [Fluent Fiction - Portuguese (Brazil) 🇧🇷](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-portuguese-brazil-6919328)
Published: 2026-09-18T22:47:02+00:00
Episode link: https://www.fluentfiction.com/pb/episode/2026-09-18-22-34-01-pb
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Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷 : Lucas's Courage: Balancing Dreams and Pain at Boarding School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/pb/episode/2026-09-18-22-34-01-pb Story Transcript: Pb: Era uma vez uma escola interna no alto de uma colina, cercada por vegetação exuberante e flores de primavera em plena floração. En: Once upon a time, there was a boarding school on top of a hill, surrounded by lush vegetation and spring flowers in full bloom. Pb: A arquitetura do prédio era antiga e grandiosa, com corredores estreitos e uma sala de arte cheia de luz natural. En: The architecture of the building was old and grand, with narrow corridors and an art room full of natural light. Pb: Esta era a casa de muitos estudantes curiosos, entre eles, Lucas. En: This was home to many curious students, among them, Lucas. Pb: Lucas era um aluno brilhante. En: Lucas was a brilliant student. Pb: Todos esperavam que ele fosse o melhor em todas as matérias. En: Everyone expected him to be the best in all subjects. Pb: Mas Lucas tinha um segredo guardado a sete chaves. En: But Lucas had a secret kept under lock and key. Pb: Ele amava pintar. En: He loved to paint. Pb: Sempre que podia, escapulia para a sala de arte e se perdia entre pincéis e cores. En: Whenever he could, he would sneak into the art room and lose himself among brushes and colors. Pb: Mas havia algo que atrapalhava Lucas. En: But there was something that troubled Lucas. Pb: As enxaquecas. En: The migraines. Pb: Eram tão fortes que às vezes ele mal conseguia abrir os olhos. En: They were so strong that sometimes he could barely open his eyes. Pb: Ele não queria contar para Mariana, sua amiga próxima, nem para Thiago, o conselheiro da escola. En: He didn't want to tell Mariana, his clo…

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