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Semente
I just arrivedAcabei de chegar
HomeInícioServicesCultosJust arrivedChegueiGroupsCélulasEnglishInglêsGiveDízimos
Semente
HomeInícioServicesCultosJust arrivedChegueiGroupsCélulasEnglishInglêsGiveDízimos

118 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702

(555) 014-6610

contato@example.org

I just arrivedAcabei de chegar

Just arrivedAcabei de chegar

Your first month in FraminghamSeu primeiro mês em Framingham


A short, practical list from people who have done it, some of them more than once. Start anywhere.Uma lista curta e prática de quem já passou por isso, alguns mais de uma vez. Comece por onde quiser.

Prefer to talk? Call Pastora Renata at (555) 014-6620. She answers in Portuguese.Prefere conversar? Ligue para a Pastora Renata no (555) 014-6620. Ela atende em português.

Four stepsQuatro passos

What we'd do in your first four weeksO que a gente faria nas suas primeiras quatro semanas

None of these needs an appointment. All of them are free.Nenhum precisa de horário marcado. Todos são de graça.

  1. 1

    Step 1 of 4

    Get warmSe aqueça

    Come to the coat closet on a Thursday evening. Take a coat, boots and gloves for everyone in the family.Venha ao bazar de casacos numa quinta à noite. Leve casaco, bota e luva para toda a família.

    What's in the closetO que tem no bazar
    Get warm
  2. 2

    Step 2 of 4

    Sit at a kitchen tableSente numa mesa de cozinha

    Join a home group near where you're staying. It's where people swap job leads, rides and which pharmacy speaks Portuguese.Entre numa célula perto de onde você está. É ali que se troca dica de trabalho, carona e qual farmácia fala português.

    Home groupsCélulas
    Sit at a kitchen table
  3. 3

    Step 3 of 4

    Start EnglishComece o inglês

    Classes start every six weeks. Priscila will test your level in five minutes and put you in the right room.As turmas começam a cada seis semanas. A Priscila testa seu nível em cinco minutos e te coloca na sala certa.

    English classesAulas de inglês
    Start English
  4. 4

    Step 4 of 4

    Get the paperwork doneResolva a papelada

    Sunday after lunch, volunteers help with school enrollment, MassHealth forms and the driver's permit study guide, in Portuguese.Domingo depois do almoço, voluntários ajudam com matrícula escolar, formulários do MassHealth e a apostila da prova de habilitação, em português.

    Get the paperwork done
Call Pastora RenataLigue para a Pastora Renata

Coat closetBazar de casacos

What the coat closet needs this monthDo que o bazar precisa este mês

Most families arrive with summer clothes. Tick what you can bring and copy your list.A maioria das famílias chega com roupa de verão. Marque o que você pode trazer e copie sua lista.

Updated Monday, Oct 5Atualizado segunda, 5 de out

KidsCrianças2

AdultsAdultos2

BabiesBebês1

Not on the list, but call us. We might still need it.Não está na lista, mas ligue. Pode ser que a gente precise.

0 items on your listitens na sua lista

Basement door at the back of the building, by the blue bins

Drop-offOnde deixar

Basement door at the back of the building, by the blue binsPorta do subsolo nos fundos do prédio, ao lado das caixas azuis

  • ThursdayQuinta6:00 – 8:00 PM
  • SundayDomingo9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Ring the bell. Someone will help you carry bags in.Toque a campainha. Alguém ajuda a carregar as sacolas.

DirectionsComo chegar
Josiane F.

Someone who's been thereQuem já passou por isso

We landed in January with sandals and one jacket between three kids. Dona Cida dressed all of us in twenty minutes and then sat my son down for a plate of food.Chegamos em janeiro de chinelo e com uma jaqueta para três filhos. A Dona Cida vestiu todo mundo em vinte minutos e ainda sentou meu filho para comer.
Josiane F.Arrived from Minas Gerais, 2025Chegou de Minas Gerais em 2025

Talk to someoneFale com alguém

Tell us what you needConte o que você precisa

Write in Portuguese or English. Pastora Renata or one of the deacons will reply within a day.Escreva em português ou inglês. A Pastora Renata ou um dos diáconos responde em até um dia.

  • Address118 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702
  • Phone(555) 014-6610
  • Emailcontato@example.org
  • OfficeTue–Fri 10–4

Demo form. Nothing is sent.

Thank you, .

A real person will reply within a day.

Semente

An independent evangelical church started in an apartment on Concord Street in 2009. Portuguese first, English always welcome.Uma igreja evangélica independente que começou num apartamento da Concord Street em 2009. Português primeiro, inglês sempre bem-vindo.

Pages

  • HomeInício
  • ServicesCultos
  • Just arrivedCheguei
  • GroupsCélulas
  • EnglishInglês
  • GiveDízimos

Find usOnde estamos

  • 118 Waverly St, Framingham, MA 01702
  • (555) 014-6610
  • contato@example.org
  • Sun 10 AM and 6 PMDom 10h e 18h
  • Wed 8 PM prayerQua 20h oração
  • Tue & Thu 7:30 PM English classesTer e qui 19h30 inglês
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Design notes

Why Igreja Semente looks the way it does

A bilingual site for a Brazilian evangelical church whose real work happens between Sundays: helping families who arrived last month get warm, learn English and find a living room to belong in. Portuguese leads everywhere a member would look; English is never an afterthought.

Built for
Brazilian immigrants in MetroWest Boston, many recently arrived from Minas Gerais, plus their English-speaking kids and spouses.
Navigation
Floating dock. Navigation floats in a dock at the bottom of the screen, where thumbs and eyes already are.
Pages
Home, Services, Just arrived, Groups, English, Give
Hero
a short action form as the hero: the one thing most visitors came to do (request a ride, ask for help, register a child) can be done before they scroll, with reassurance beside it. Variants: a = headline, reassurance and a photo on the left with the form as a raised card on the right; b = a tall photo carrying the headline, with the form and reassurance on a plain panel beside it; c = headline beside a photo, then the form laid out as one horizontal booking bar; a headline over a slow, continuous strip of captioned photographs that visitors can also drag or scroll; it pauses on hover and focus, has a pause button, and stays still for people who prefer reduced motion. Variants: a = headline and lead side by side above a strip of mixed portrait and landscape photos; b = a giant headline beneath a strip whose photos step up and down; c = two strips moving in opposite directions with the headline between them

Typography

Epilogue at 800 carries the headlines. It has a slightly cut, storefront quality that suits a church in a former furniture showroom, and its accents (ã, ç, é) sit cleanly without crowding the line. DM Sans handles reading text because it stays crisp on the low-cost Android phones most new arrivals use.

Color

The palette comes from an açaí bowl: a deep purple brand color and a maracujá yellow accent. It says Brazil without reaching for the green and yellow of the flag, which every Brazilian business in Framingham already uses. Neutrals carry a faint violet bias so the page never feels gray.

Layout and navigation

Navigation lives in a floating dock at the bottom of the screen because this audience is almost entirely on phones, often one-handed on a bus. Six icons, labels in whichever language is chosen, and the nav action is the one thing a newcomer needs most: 'Acabei de chegar'.

The hero

The opening is a slow strip of photographs captioned with times: lunch, futebol, the coat closet, a home group. For people deciding whether a church is for them, seeing a normal week is more persuasive than any headline, and the strip pauses on touch and stays still for anyone who prefers reduced motion.

Calls to action

Each action names a real next step: 'I just arrived', 'Find a home group', 'Save a seat in English class', 'Give your tithe'. 'Dízimo' is the word these members use; 'donate' would sound like a charity appeal.

Photography

Real weekly scenes over stage shots: winter coats, food on the table, kids on the steps, futebol on a dry field. Faces are mixed, as Brazilian congregations are. Captions name places a member would recognise, like Bowditch Field and the basement hall.

Accessibility

Every string has a natural Portuguese version, and the language toggle remembers the choice. The FAQ says plainly that nobody will ask about immigration status, because fear is the biggest barrier for this audience. Contrast passes AA in both themes and the dock buttons are 48 pixels tall.

Type system

  • DisplayEpilogueA grotesque with a slightly hand-cut edge, heavy enough for a storefront sign on Waverly Street and clean with Portuguese accents.
  • TextDM SansLow-contrast and open, it reads well on the cheap Android phones most of our newcomers arrive with.

Colour and contrast

Every text pairing is checked against WCAG 2.2 in both themes.

Light theme

PairingSampleRatioWCAG
Body text on pageAa15.69:1AAA
Body text on cardsAa17.57:1AAA
Secondary textAa5.77:1AA
LinksAa9.92:1AAA
Button textAa11.12:1AAA
Accent label textAa6.41:1AA
Text on dark bandsAa15.69:1AAA
Muted text on dark bandsAa8.17:1AAA
Text on brand bandsAa11.12:1AAA
Muted text on brand bandsAa6.96:1AA

Dark theme

PairingSampleRatioWCAG
Body text on pageAa15.91:1AAA
Body text on cardsAa14.49:1AAA
Secondary textAa6.95:1AA
LinksAa9.04:1AAA
Button textAa9.11:1AAA
Accent label textAa11.07:1AAA
Text on dark bandsAa16.74:1AAA
Muted text on dark bandsAa8.33:1AAA
Text on brand bandsAa9.11:1AAA
Muted text on brand bandsAa5.55:1AA

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