Portuguese· Português
Portuguese translation, built for the reader.
Choose the Portuguese variant before anything else. Our Portuguese linguists translate, localize, and certify documents with the variant and register your readers expect.
Portuguese at a glance.
Portuguese (Português) has more than 260 million speakers worldwide. It belongs to the Indo-European, Romance family and is written in the Latin alphabet. You'll hear it across Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, and beyond.
Olá
Where it's spoken
- Brazil
- Portugal
- Angola
- Mozambique
- Cape Verde
Major dialects we cover
- Brazilian Portuguese
- European Portuguese
- African Portuguese
Script & family
- Writing system
- Latin alphabet
- Direction
- Left to right
- Language family
- Indo-European, Romance
What Portuguese translation demands.
Choose the Portuguese variant before anything else. Brazilian and European Portuguese differ in spelling, vocabulary, and grammar even after the 1990 Orthographic Agreement aligned much of the spelling — a document written for Lisbon reads as foreign in São Paulo, and vice versa.
How we handle Portuguese
- Variant and register confirmed before work begins
- Native-speaker linguists with domain expertise
- Typography and layout checked in final files
- Certificate of accuracy available on request
Three ways we deliver Portuguese translation.
Document translation
Portuguese ↔ English documents handled by domain specialists — medical records, contracts, school records, and technical manuals.
Localization
Websites, apps, and product content adapted for Portuguese-speaking users — variant, register, and layout handled together, not as an afterthought.
Certified translation
USCIS-accepted, court-ready Portuguese translations delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Where Portuguese translation is in demand.
- Healthcare & clinical
- Immigration
- Business & trade
- Cape Verdean & Brazilian community services
Often requested alongside Portuguese.
Have Portuguese documents on a deadline?
Send the files, the target audience, and your deadline. We'll confirm variant, turnaround, and pricing same-day.