The Brazilian-Portuguese Slang Phrasebook

Learn to speak like a local before you hit the streets of Sao Paulo or beaches of Rio de Janeiro with this pocket-sized Brazilian Portuguese-English phrasebook.

With this book in hand you can get off the sideline and join the local Brazilians as they party from the pitch to the beach. Chock-full of up-to-date slang phrases, after-hours expressions and insider information on futebol, this book will have you cheering, dancing, drinking and celebrating with the die-hard fans of the beautiful game.

What’s up, man?
Iaí, cara?

Can I join your pickup game?
Posso bater uma pelada com vocês?

Where is a cool bar to watch the game?
Onde tem um barzinho legal pra assitir o jogo?

Next round’s on me.
A proxima rodada é minha.

We’re all going to an underground dance club, wanna join?
A gente vai pra um baile funk, tá afim?

That girl in the VIP section is super hot.
Aquela mina no camarote é muito gostosa.

Let’s sleep off our hangovers at the beach.
Vamos curar a ressaca na praia.