The Ultimate List of Portuguese Travel Vocabulary

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Booking that trip to Brazil was nerve-wracking enough. This marks the moment that Portuguese travel vocabulary graduates to your best friend.

When you are stranded in a Brazilian bus terminal, hunting for legendary Brazilian steaks or negotiating a good seat on the airplane to Brazil, you need to be equipped.

Split into six sections our guide to Portuguese travel vocabulary is your armour to get the most out of your Brazilian adventure.

Getting on and off an Airplane in Portuguese

Passaportepassport
cartão de embarqueboarding pass
assento do corredoraisle seat
assento da janelawindow seat
O que você gostaria de beber/ comer? what would you like to drink/ eat?
fones de ouvidoheadphones
cinto de segurançaseat belt
afivele seu cinto de segurançafasten your seat belt
turbulênciaturbulence
embarqueboarding
malasuitcase
mala de mão
(how to pronounce the ~ in Portuguese)
cabin bag/ hand-luggage
mala despachada check-in bag
vistovisa
controle de imigração/fronteiraimmigration/ border control
passagemticket
partidasdepartures
chegadasarrivals
decolar / decolandoto take-off/ taking-off
pousar/ pousandoto land / landing

Brush up on the Portuguese you need to Get Through Brazilian Border Control.

burnt orange and green design with Portuguese idiom Filho de peixe, peixinho é.
Brazilian idiom “filho de peixe, peixinho é” is the equivalent of “like father, like son.”

Hotel Portuguese Travel Vocabulary

café de manhãbreakfast
quarto (individual, duplo)room (single, double)
camabed
(primeiro, segundo, terceiro, quarto, quinto, sexto, sétima, oitava, nono, décimo) andar floor (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)
posso deixar a minha baggagem?can I leave my luggage?
frigobarmini-bar
recepçãoreception
piscinaswimming pool
restauranterestaurant
informaçãoinformation
hostel (don’t pronounce the ‘H’)hostel
hotel (don’t pronounce the ‘H’)hotel
chave do quartoroom key
check-outcheck-out
à que horas é check-out?what time is check-out?
depósito de segurançasecurity deposit

Getting Around the City in Portuguese | Travel Vocabulary

uma mapamap
guiaguidebook
guia turísticotour guide
informaçãoinformation
cambiar moeda / trocar o dinheiroexchange money
um ponto turísticolandmark
estação de onibûs, parada de onibûsbus station, bus stop
estação de trem, parada de tremtrain station, train stop
estação de metro, parada de metrometro station, metro stop
bairroneighbourhood
presta atençao na sua mochilabackpack (watch your backpack)
taxitaxi
taxímetrotaxi meter
chamar um Uber OR chamar no aplicativocall an Uber
Pegue a onda graphic on orange background with dark green splodge. Meaning jump on the band wagon.
This Brazilian idiom “pegue a onda” means to jump on the bandwagon.

Buying Things in Portuguese

quanto isso custa?how much does this cost?
precisa de uma sacola?do you need a bag? (in Brazil you pay for plastic bags in supermarkets now)
crédito ou débito? credit or debit card? (the card machine will ask you to select, since in Brazil they only have one card that functions as both a credit and debit card.)
você tem isso em um outro tamanho?do you have this in another size?
provadoresdressing room
lojastore/ shop
supermercadosupermarket
feiraopen air market / farmers market
farmaciapharmacy

Looking for Souvenirs to Buy in Brazil? This guide includes the only things you need.

Idiom é muito areia para o meu caminhão on an orange background with green dots. Meaning too much for me to handle.
The Portuguese idiom “é muito areia para o meu caminhão” means it is too much for me to handle.

Navigating Restaurants in Portuguese Travel Vocabulary

a contabill
posso ter a conta, por favorcan I have the bill, please
o menuthe menu
uma mesa por um, duas, três, quatroa table (for 1, 2, 3, 4)
entrada(s)starter(s)
prato(s) principal (principais)main course(s)
sobremesadessert
menu de bebidas / carta de vinhodrinks menu / wine menu

Learn your way around a Brazilian restaurant with our Guide on Decrypting the Brazilian Menu.

The Rest of Your Brazilian Travel Vocabulary

jet lag (emphasize the ‘t’ and ‘g’)jet-lag
fuso horáriotimezone
taxa de entradaentrance fee
saídaexit
um bilhete (passagem for air ticket) a ticket
preçoprice

Finally, if you find that our list leaves you stranded in a tight spot, download the linguee.com app to your phone to translate in any additional miscellaneous situations. Brazil’s a wild and spontaneous adventure!


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