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Português (Portuguese) — Brazilian vs European dialects — Netflix Brasil has an outstanding content library. This hub aggregates every BingeFluent resource for Portuguese learners in one place.

600–750
Hours to B2 (FSI)
Cat. I
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Best free resources for Portuguese
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Books & Graded Readers

Best books for learning Portuguese

Portuguese has fewer verified graded reader series than Spanish or French — Olly Richards and Lingo Mastery are the most reliable starting points. For grammar, Whitlam's Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar is the definitive reference.

Graded readers

Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners
A1–A2
Olly Richards
Eight graded short stories with vocabulary glossaries and comprehension questions.
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Portuguese Short Stories for Beginners
A1–A2
Lingo Mastery
Twenty short stories for beginner Portuguese learners with vocabulary lists and comprehension questions.
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Short Stories in Portuguese for Intermediate Learners
B1–B2
Olly Richards
Eight more complex stories targeting B1–B2 learners. Published by Teach Yourself/Hodder.
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Grammar & vocabulary books

Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners
A1–A2
Olly Richards
Eight graded short stories with vocabulary glossaries and comprehension questions. Published by Teach Yourself/Hodder (2019).
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Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
A1–C2
John Whitlam
The most comprehensive Brazilian Portuguese grammar reference in English. Covers all grammar points from basic to advanced. Published by Routledge.
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Anki Decks & Word Lists

Best Anki decks and frequency lists for Portuguese

Spaced repetition builds vocabulary efficiently for Portuguese. These are the decks the Portuguese learning community actually uses.

Anki decks

Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese
AnkiWeb · deck 173928115 · 15,038 notes
Portuguese words sorted by frequency, covering most words learners will ever need.
5000 most common Portuguese words
AnkiWeb · deck 63146266 · 5,182 notes
5,000 most frequent words in Portuguese (European and Brazilian), based on A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese by Mark Davies and Ana Preto-Bay.
Portuguese Core 2000 (PT-EN)
AnkiWeb · deck 1121194204 · 1,991 notes
2,000 core Portuguese vocabulary words with English translations.
European Portuguese Core Vocab (Audio and Visual Mnemonic)
AnkiWeb · deck 792953250 · 926 notes
European Portuguese core vocabulary with audio and visual mnemonics.
A1 Portuguese vocabulary (with Brazilian audio)
AnkiWeb · deck 1322751795 · 1,486 notes
A1-level Portuguese vocabulary with Brazilian audio on every card.
Brazilian Portuguese B1, B2 and C1 Words with Sentences
AnkiWeb · deck 6688271 · 2,076 notes
B1–C1 Brazilian Portuguese words with sentences, frequency-ranked using the OpenSubtitles database.

Frequency lists

A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese
Routledge (Mark Davies & Ana Maria Raposo Preto-Bay, 2008)
The academic standard: 5,000 most commonly used Portuguese words drawn from a 20-million-word corpus, with thematic vocabulary lists and grammar notes.
hermitdave/FrequencyWords — Portuguese
GitHub · github.com/hermitdave/FrequencyWords (CC-by-sa-4.0)
Open-source frequency word lists derived from the OpenSubtitles 2016 and 2018 corpora. Widely used by Anki deck creators and language app developers. Free to download.
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