This is the 6151st most frequent Portuguese word.
christiane
"Christiane" is a proper noun, typically used as a female given name in Portuguese.
The word 'Christiane' is a proper noun serving as the subject of the sentence, referring to someone enjoying reading science books.
Christiane gosta de ler livros sobre ciência.
Christiane likes to read books about science.
Here, 'Christiane' is the indirect object of the verb 'perguntei', indicating the person to whom the question was addressed.
Eu perguntei à Christiane sobre o evento de ontem.
I asked Christiane about yesterday's event.
In this sentence, 'Christiane' is the object of the preposition 'com', showing the person accompanying 'us' to the park.