
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:
Vocabulary for Sports in Portuguese
We will learn the names of most of the sports that exist in Portuguese. What is your favorite one? Which one you love to cheer for during the Olympics?
Sports in the Water
O nado sincronizado | Artistic Swimming |
A nataΓ§Γ£o | Swimming |
O polo aquΓ‘tico | Water Polo |
O remo | Rowing |
O salto ornamental | Diving |
O surfe | Surf |
A vela | Sailing |
Group Sports
O futebol | Soccer |
O futsal | Indoor Football |
O voleibol | Volleyball |
O vΓ΄lei de praia | Beach volleyball |
O basquetebol | Basketball |
O handebol | Handball |
O rugby | Rugby |
O beisebol | Baseball |
O badminton | Badminton |
O futebol americano | Football |
O crΓquete | Cricket |
Individual Sports
O atletismo | Track and field |
O boxe | Boxing |
O ciclismo | Cycling |
A esgrima | Fencing |
A ginΓ‘stica artΓstica | Artistic gymnastics |
A ginΓ‘stica rΓtmica | Rhythmic gymnastics |
O hipismo | Horseback riding |
O levantamento de peso | Weightlifting |
O tΓͺnis | Tennis |
O tΓͺnis de mesa | Table tennis |
O tiro com arco | Archery |
O skate | Skateboarding |
Martial Arts
As artes marciais mistas (MMA) | Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) |
A capoeira | Capoeira |
O caratΓͺ | Karate |
O judΓ΄ | Judo |
O jiu-jitsu | Jiu-jitsu |
O muay-thai | Muay-thai |
Winter Sports
O esqui | Ski |
O hΓ³quei no gelo | Ice Hockey |
A patinaΓ§Γ£o artΓstica | Figure Skating |
O snowboard | Snowboard |
Pronunciation for Sports in Portuguese!
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:
Exercises for Sports in Portuguese
Guess the sports we are talking about by its description:
- Para jogar _______________, nΓ£o se pode usar as mΓ£os e cada time precisa ter 11 jogadores.
- As praias Brasileiras tem ondas muito boas para praticar o _______________.
- O _______________ tambΓ©m Γ© conhecido como ping pong no Brasil.
- Sempre que jogamos _______________, precisamos tocar instrumentos como o Berimbau.
- Na _______________ os atletas usam fitas e outros objetos e precisam ter muita flexibilidade.
- A _______________ Γ© um esporte aquΓ‘tico que depende especialmente do vento.
- A famΓlia Gracie desenvolveu o _______________ brasileiro, que Γ© o mais praticado no mundo.
- Para praticar _______________ precisamos de uma grande piscina dividia em raias.
- No _______________ o atleta precisa ter uma excelente sincronia com seu cavalo.
- 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? Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and we will see you on our next Dica.
Bye bye!
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Answers
- futebol
- surf
- tΓͺnis de mesa
- capoeira
- ginΓ‘stica rΓtmica
- vela
- jiu-jitsu
- nataΓ§Γ£o
- hipismo
- atletismo