Resources to Learn Portuguese

Memorizing Vocabulary in Portuguese

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Online dictionaries

1. Porto Editora – Espaço Lingua Portuguesa: A collection of 22 Portuguese dictionaries published for free from Porto Editora. Available online or as a mobile app (iPhone, Android, Windows).
2. Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa: This Portuguese dictionary has more than 110,000 words in both European and Brazilian Portuguese. Available online or via mobile app.
3. bab.la: The bab.la online dictionary is 100% free. It contains specific words, common expressions and more. Plus, you can use the language forums, quizzes, and other games to learn Brazilian Portuguese.

Listening Comprehension in Portuguese

Our favorite Portuguese podcasts, movies, and TV shows

1. The Best Podcasts for Learning Portuguese
2. The Best Brazilian Movies to Learn Portuguese
3. The Best Brazilian TV Shows to Learn Portuguese

YouTube channels to Learn Portuguese

1. The MosaLingua YouTube Channel: Our YouTube channel offers tons of smart tips, hacks, and resources for learning Portuguese—and other languages, too! Remember to turn on your notifications (click the bell icon) to stay up to date on new videos!
2. Speaking Brazilian: This YouTube channel, created by a native Brazilian, has tons of videos on vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, including differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese.
3. PortuguesePod101: You’ll find lots of great videos here for beginners, especially for useful words and expressions. Plus, they have quizzes and self-test resources to check your progress, and a Weekly Words series to make sure you keep improving.

TV channels

1. Globo TV: The website of Brazil’s most popular TV channel, accessible online. It airs TV series, soap operas, the news, educational shows and documentaries, and more.
2. Rede Record Internacional: The second most popular TV channel in Brazil offers a large variety of programs to help familiarize yourself with Brazilian culture. Organized according to popularity.

Music and radio stations

1. Learning Brazilian Portuguese with Lyrics: There’s a number of great websites that show lyrics for popular songs to help you learn Brazilian Portuguese and train your ear. Check out our list of the best websites for learning Portuguese with music here.
2. Letras: Thousands of Brazilian song lyrics, organized by artist and genre. Often, the lyrics are accompanied by the music video, so you can listen while you read. It’s a great way to increase your vocabulary while getting your groove on!

Speaking and Pronunciation in Portuguese

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How and Where to Find a Conversation Partner to Learn Portuguese

Chatting with a language partner online might be the most entertaining and overall best way to learn Portuguese. Work on various skills, from speaking and pronunciation to vocab and listening, and even culture and confidence. We tested the most popular language exchange websites and created a guide to help you decide which is best.

1. Tandem: Find many Portuguese speakers interested in forming language tandems—partner up and chat with someone who wants to learn your native language in exchange for teaching you Portuguese.
2. iTalki: Book affordable paid lessons with a tutor. Over 15,000 teachers are registered on the app and website, and you can even book a trial session to make sure you click with the tutor before you commit to a full Portuguese lesson.

Guides and tools for conversation and pronunciation

1. 7 Golden Rules for Studying with a Language Partner: Speaking with a language partner can greatly impact your language skills, but it’s important to find the right partner to get the most out of your conversations. Check out this article from our blog for lots of advice.
2. Forvo Portuguese: Forvo is a pronunciation dictionary that lets you listen to the pronunciation of almost any word in a given language, including Brazilian Portuguese. The recordings come from users on the website, so you can get a feel for different regional accents.

Reading and Writing in Portuguese

Newspapers and other media

1. O Globo: This daily newspaper is part of the Grupo Globo media empire. It’s by far the most prevalent publication in the country. Despite this, it mostly focuses on news from Rio de Janeiro.
2. Correio Braziliense: The electronic version of this newspaper appeared following the establishment of the new Brazilian capital, Brasília, in 1960. Originally associated with the Brasília TV channel, the two entities have since separated, but the paper is still published in the country’s capital.
3. Folha de Sao Paulo: The web edition of a São Paulo periodical, boasting the largest reader base in the country. Its reputation stems from editorial independence and it is particularly appreciated for its interest in middle- and lower-class news.
4. Jornal do Comércio: This daily paper, based in Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande Do Sul, mostly focuses on business and economic news. Along with Valor Econômico (paid access), this is a great online newspaper to read if you want to improve your business vocabulary and comprehension.
5. Lance!: Since 1997, the online edition of this daily sports paper has covered all things athletic in Brazil. It was also one of the very first newspapers with an online presence… just one week after it was founded! As to be expected, much of the site is related to “futebol.”

Other Useful Guides and Resources to Learn Portuguese

1. How to Learn Brazilian Portuguese Fast: On this page, you’ll find all of our best advice, hacks and extra resources to learn Portuguese on your own, fast.
2. MosaTraining: How to Learn Any Language: This course will give you the tools, techniques, and best resources for learning Brazilian Portuguese (or any other language!). Learn the secret techniques used by polyglots, practice the most effective learning methods, and stock your proverbial toolbox with every resource you could possibly need to learn Portuguese quickly and have fun doing it.
3. Learn Portuguese with the BBC: The BBC’s online guide to learning the basics of Portuguese is comprehensive and easy to use. Unfortunately, it no longer updates.

We hope these free online resources for learning Portuguese will be of great help to you.

We’re constantly searching for the best resources to help you improve your Portuguese skills, so be sure to come back from time to time.

Finally, if there are any great European or Brazilian Portuguese tools or resources we didn’t mention but that deserve to be on the list, click here to let us know about them.