What’s up everyone? How are you doing? Exercising much?
We, at Rio & Learn, have prepared a special treat for you all. Today you’ll learn how to say the names of sports in Portuguese. Take a look below:

Sports in Portuguese

Sports in Portuguese. Olympic games in Rio 2016: Basketball, o basquetebol.

Sports in Portuguese. Olympic games in Rio: Athletism, o atletismo.

Sports in Portuguese. Boxing: o boxe.

Olympic games in Rio. Popular sports: Cycling, o ciclismo.

Popular sports in the olympic games. Fencing: a esgrima.

Sports most played in Brazil. Football: o futebol. Brazilian soccer.

Common sports in the summer olympic games in Rio. Artistic gymnastics: A ginástica artística.

Common sports in the summer olympic games in Rio. Rhythmic gymnastics: A ginástica rítmica.

Sports most played in Brazil. Handball: o handebol.

Olympic sport in Rio: Equestrianism. Horseback riding: o hipismo.

Common fighting sport in the olympic games. Judo: o judô.

Vocabulary of sports in Portguese. Weight lifting: o levantamento de peso.

Vocabulary of sports in Portuguese for foreigners. Synchronized swimming: o nado sincronizado.

Water sports in Portguguese. Swimming: a natação.

Water sports in Portuguese. Water polo: o polo aquático.

Popular sports in Rio de Janeiro. Rowing: o remo.

Most popular sports in the olympic games. Diving at the Summer Olympic: o salto ornamental.

Sports to play single in Brasil. Tennis: o tênis.

Sports to play single in Brazil. Table tennis: o tênis de mesa. Table tennis is more common known as ping pong in Portuguese.

How to say the sports in Portuguese. Archery: o tiro com arco.

Sport to play in the sea. Sailing: a vela.

Team sports in Portuguese. Volleyball: o voleibal.

Vocabulary

O atletismo Track and field
O basquetebol Basketball
O boxe Boxing
O ciclismo Cycling
A esgrima Fencing
O futebol Football
A ginástica artística Artistic gymnastics
A ginástica rítmica Rhythmic gymnastics
O handebol Handball
O hipismo Horseback riding
O judô Judo
O levantamento de peso Weightlifting
O nado sincronizado Artistc swimming
A natação Swimming
O polo aquático Water polo
O remo Rowing
O salto ornamental Diving
O tênis Tenis
O tênis de mesa Table tenis
O tiro com arco Archery
A vela Sailing
O voleibol Volleyball
A capoeira Capoeira
O surf Surf
O skate Skateboarding
As artes marciais mistas Mixed martial arts
O jiu-jitsu Jiu-jitsu
O futsal Futsal

Do you remember the Olympics? It was a magical moment for us here in Rio de Janeiro. Watch this video with us and practice the sound of the sports we had in the Olympics:

Now it’s your turn!

Guess the sports we are talking about by its description:

  1. Para jogar _______________, não se pode usar as mão e cada time precisa ter 11 jogadores.
  2. As praias Brasileiras tem ondas muito boas para praticar o _______________.
  3. O _______________ também é conhecido como ping pong no Brasil.
  4. Sempre que jogamos _______________, precisamos tocar instrumentos como o Berimbau.
  5. Na _______________ os atletas usam fitas e outros objetos e precisam ter muita flexibilidade.
  6. A _______________ é um esporte aquático que depende especialmente do vento.
  7. A família Gracie desenvolveu o _______________ Brasileiro, que é o mais praticado no mundo.
  8. Para praticar _______________ precisamos de uma grande piscina dividia em raias.
  9. No _______________ o atleta precisa ter uma excelente sincronia com seu cavalo.
  10. Existem diferente tipos de _______________, mas todos utilizam uma pista de corrida.

All good guys?

So, what is your favorite sport? Do you practice any of these?
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Answers

  1. futebol
  2. surf
  3. tênis de mesa
  4. capoeira
  5. ginástica rítimica
  6. vela
  7. jiu-jitsu
  8. natação
  9. hipismo
  10. atletismo

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