LibGuides: Languages: Portuguese

Portuguese

Welcome to the subject guide for Languages: Portuguese. On this page, you will find:

Portuguese language sites and apps.
Online newspapers via Nexis.
A selection of resources available in the Library.
DVDs and audio.

Portuguese language sites and apps

BBC languages Portuguese
packed with information about Portugal and Portuguese.
more...less...
This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
Speak Like a Brazilian
Learn how to speak like a Brazilian using local expressions!
Letras
This is a great site for looking up the lyrics to songs in Portuguese, and you can also use it to explore musical genres as Brazilians define them.
Duolingo- Portuguese
Duolingo is a fun, free and effective way to study Portuguese grammar.
Easy Portuguese
Real life video conversations, complete with subtitles.
Practice Portuguese
Learn European Portuguese from Portugal using this Spotify podcast

Online newspapers via Nexis

You can access many foreign newspapers electronically by using the database Nexis. You can access Nexis via the A-Z List of Databases on the Library Gateway.

Nexis provides online access to a huge range of national and regional newspapers for Portuguese speaking countries, including:

Correiro de Manha (Portugal)
Jornal de Negocios (Portgual)
Folha de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
O Globo (Brazil)

Nexis This link opens in a new window
Nexis is a major full text database for global news and business information. It gives access to over 35,000 sources, with more than 12,000 international news sources including UK daily and regional newspapers, current affairs magazines, and professional journals.

Alternative link - please note that, the first time you use this link, you will be asked to enter your first name and last name in order to access Nexis.
Nexis also includes 80 sources of company information, plus thousands of biographies of government officials, politicians, celebrities, investors and business contacts.

clicRBS
Brazilian radio, TV, newspapers
Onlinenewspapers.com
Links to many Portugal published newspapers

A selection of resources from the Language Collection on Level 3: Adsetts Centre

Bom Dia, Brasil by Rejane de Oliveira Slade; Marta Almeida (Revised by); Elizabeth Jackson (Revised by)
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469.824 SL (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780300116311
Publication Date: 2011-09-06
Bom Dia, Brasil is a completely revised and updated edition of the popular beginning Portuguese text Português Básico para Estrangeiros. It aims to teach the Portuguese language in a fast, interesting, and efficient way.
501 Portuguese Verbs by John J. Nitti; Michael J. Ferreira
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469.56 NI (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780764129162
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Here is an ideal supplement to classroom textbooks for students learning Portuguese. The most frequently-used Portuguese verbs are presented alphabetically in table form, one verb per page. Each verb is completely conjugated in all tenses with English translations.
Portuguese verbs explained: an essential guide by Manuela Cook
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469 CO (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780956122001
Publication Date: 2009
Portuguese Verbs Explained describes the Portuguese verbs as used by native speakers around the Portuguese-speaking world. It can be used either as a reference tool or a course of study and it also a study aid on grammatical notions and terminology.

DVDs and audio

Talk Portuguese by Cristina Mendes-Llewellyn
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469.834 ME (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780563520252
Publication Date: 2006
'Talk Portuguese' is the ideal short course for absolute beginners, designed for adults learning or in a class.
Ponto de Encontro by Clemence Jouet-Pastre; Anna Klobucka; Patricia Sobral; Maria Luci Moreira; Amelia Hutchinson
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469.834 PO (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780205782765
Publication Date: 2021-01-19
The first Portuguese language textbook that can be used to teach either Brazilian or European Portuguese.
Colloquial Portuguese by Joao Sampaio
Call Number: Languages Collection; PO469.834 SHA (Level 3)
ISBN: 9780415431620
Publication Date: 2015-04-08
Easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Portuguese.