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Portuguese vocabulary · Topic 7 of 10

Travel & Getting Around in Portuguese

Brazil is huge, so many trips between cities are by plane or long-distance bus, and inside cities you use the metrô, buses, and ride apps. These words cover transport, directions, hotels, and money. Brazil and Portugal differ a lot here: ônibus is autocarro and trem is comboio in Portugal.

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Travel & Getting Around in Portuguese: common questions

How do I ask "where is" in Portuguese?

For places, say Onde fica…?, as in Onde fica a estação? For things or people that move, use Onde está…?: Onde está minha mala?

What is a rodoviária?

It is the long-distance bus station. Many trips between Brazilian cities are made by bus, so the rodoviária is often where your journey starts. City buses stop at a ponto de ônibus instead.

Is the word for bus the same in Brazil and Portugal?

No. Brazil says o ônibus and Portugal says o autocarro. The same goes for the train (trem vs comboio) and the ticket (passagem vs bilhete), so these pages show both.

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