Hit a ceiling it seems

I've been learning Brazilian Portuguese for some months now, I've been consistently listing to music, podcasts watching YT vids in Portuguese with Portuguese subtitles etc , I went through a text book. I've used apps I even have a teacher via preply (had to pause for September since I went to Japan but I kept up with the Portuguese input) I'm at a stage where I can understand a lot of what's written in Portuguese, and I can for the most communicate my thoughts via texts where most people would understand what I'm trying to saying. However speaking is a massive issue, the whole reason why I'm learning is because I'm traveling to Brasil in march and I have a some Brazilian friends and would love to communicate with them in their native language ( 1 does help me with the written aspect and speaks to me in Portuguese whenever I see her but she's super busy so I don't want to bother her with this) also I can barely follow when natives start talking Portuguese every word goes so fast it doesn't have time to register or something. I'm getting pretty frustrated I know it's a process that takes time but I'm I doing something wrong? Should I try something else?

Any input or tips would be greatly appreciated.

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