Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Obtaining an Internship In Brazil & Making A Resume in Portuguese In Brazilian Portuguese, an internship is called an estágio. Like in other countries, it’s an opportunity for students or young people to gain experience in a company, either unpaid or with a small stipend or salary. In Brazil, interns are called estagiários, and to participate in [...]
Emails In Brazilian Portuguese Here are some suggestions for writing both formal and informal emails in Brazilian Portuguese: How To Write Formal Emails in Portuguese For those who need to learn Portuguese for work, this will come in handy… 1. Salutation / Greeting (Introdução) A formal salutation to use is “Prezado Senhor” or “Prezada Senhora”, depending on the [...]
If you spend any time living in Brazil you will soon come across an institution that does not exist in the United States, but which is part of the everyday bureaucratic life of this country. Brazilian bureaucracy requires government-approved translators to translate all legal documents that originate in non-Portuguese speaking countries into Portuguese. Such a [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
PORTUGUESE ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS TERMS Here Is a great comprehensive list of Business and Commercial terms in Portuguese: account – conta accountant – contador advertising – propaganda agreement – acordo allotment letter – contrato de subscrição de ações annuity – anuidade aplication form – formulário de solicitação assets – ativos balance sheet – balanço bankruptcy – falência bargain – negociação bear – portar bid – [...]
Translating Brazilian Portuguese Legal Documents I have compiled this list of difficult Portuguese vocabulary and phrases from my experience with translating legal documents from Portuguese to English. I hope you find it helpful! And remember, if you do not see something here that you think should be added, let me know! Thanks! -Portuguese Blogger Words certidão – [...]
