Merry Christmas in Portuguese

Feliz Navidad en Portugués. Feliz Natal para todos!

Hi, folks! Today is Christmas Day and we are going to teach you how to say Merry Christmas in Portuguese so that you can wish to all your Brazilian friends a happy holiday. We are also going to study how to say Christmas in Portuguese and vocabulary all about Christmas in Portuguese.

How to say Merry Christmas in Portuguese?

Christmas is a very important holiday in Brazil, so if you have any Brazilian friends you must know how to say nice words to them about this day! Here are a few suggestions of sentences that you can use to say merry Christmas in Portuguese to your friends and family:

Feliz Natal	Merry Christmas
Boas Festas	Happy holidays
Um feliz Natal, repleto de amor, amizade e alegria!	A merry Christmas full of love, friendship and joy!
Boas festas com muita paz, amor e alegria.	Happy holidays with much peace, love and joy.
Feliz Natal e Próspero Ano Novo	Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year
Bom Natal e um feliz ano novo!	Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Que todos os seus desejos se realizem!	May all your wishes come true!

Saying Merry Christmas example

Want to know more about Christmas in Brazil? Check out our Dica and hear our most famous Christmas song!

Take a look at the dialogue below:

João: Alô, Paula. Estou te ligando para desejar um Feliz Natal para você e toda sua família!
Paula: Oi, João! Feliz Natal para você também. Espero que ganhe muitos presentes!

João: Hello, Paula. I’m calling to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Paula: Hi, João! Merry Christmas for you too. I hope you receive lots of gifts!

Vocabulary about Christmas in Portuguese

Wishing people a merry Christmas in Portuguese is not everything, right? You also need to know specific vocabulary about Christmas in Portuguese if you want to talk to your friends about it. So, check out this vocabulary list we prepared for you and enjoy the Christmas spirit.

Just have in mind that we don’t have snow and low temperatures in Brazil. And actually, during Christmas the season in Brazil is summer. Can you imagine Santa Claus sweating? hahahahaha

A véspera de Natal	Christmas Eve
A ceia de Natal	Christmas Eve supper
O espírito natalino	Christmas spirit
O Papai Noel	Santa Claus / Father Christmas
A chaminé	Chimney
A lareira	Fireplace
A rena	Reindeer
O trenó	Sleigh
Os cânticos natalinos	Christmas carols
A decoração de Natal	Christmas decoration
Os enfeites de Natal	Christmas ornaments
A árvore de Natal	Christmas tree
As luzes de Natal/ Pisca-pisca	Christmas lights
O presente	Gift
As meias	Socks
O boneco de neve	Snowman
O floco de neve	Snowflake
A vela	Candle
A guirlanda de Natal	Christmas wreath
Os sinos	Bells
Anjo	Angel
O biscoito de gengibre	Gingerbread cookie
A estrela de Belém	The star of Bethlehem
O presépio	Nativity scene
A manjedoura	Manger
Os três Reis Magos	The Magi, the Wise Men, the Three Kings
A Missa do Galo	Midnight Mass
O amigo secreto/ o amigo oculto	Secret Santa

How is Christmas celebrated in your country? With snow and winter or with sun and summer?

For you, what’s the best part about Christmas? For me is the food!! And Brazilian Christmas food is the best!

Did you know that at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, in Rio de Janeiro, we have a huge Christmas tree? It’s a big attraction, people love going there to see it.

Well, folks!!…
Rio & Learn, our Portuguese School, wishes you a Feliz Natal and may all your wishes come true!
A big kiss from Rio de Janeiro to the whole World!

Click on the links below to see more Dicas
Christmas in Brazil
Brazilian Christmas Dinner
Holidays in Brazil
Carioca’s New Year