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Names of countries and nationalities in Portuguese follow different capitalization rules. Portugal names a country; a nationality word describes a person's origin and normally starts with a lowercase letter. Country and city names keep their capitals, as in Brasil and Lisboa.

The choice of article depends on the country name. Portugal and Angola normally appear without an article, while Brasil and China normally take one. Estados Unidos and Países Baixos are grammatically plural even though each names a single country. The article follows this plural form.

  1. País /pɐˈiʃ/ o pl. os países Country A1Elementary#
  2. Portugal /puɾtuˈɡal/ Portugal A1Elementary#
  3. Lisboa /liʒˈboɐ/ Lisbon A1Elementary#
  4. Brasil /bɾɐˈzil/ o Brazil A1Elementary#
  5. Rússia /ˈʁusjɐ/ a Russia A2Elementary#
  6. Vientiane /vjẽˈtjan/ Vientiane B2Advanced#
  7. Niamei /niɐˈmɐj/ Niamey C1Advanced#
  8. Dodoma /duˈdomɐ/ Dodoma B2Advanced#
  9. Windhoek /ˈvĩduk/ Windhoek B2Advanced#
  10. Gaborone /ɡɐbuˈɾonɨ/ Gaborone B2Advanced#
  11. Brazavile /bɾɐzɐˈvilɨ/ Brazzaville B1Advanced#
  12. Libreville /libɾɨˈvil/ Libreville B2Advanced#
  13. Espanha /ɨʃˈpɐɲɐ/ a Spain A1Elementary#
  14. França /ˈfɾɐ̃sɐ/ a France A1Elementary#
  15. Itália /iˈtaljɐ/ a Italy A1Elementary#
  16. Alemanha /ɐlɨˈmɐɲɐ/ a Germany A1Elementary#
  17. Reino Unido /ˈʁɐjnu uˈniðu/ o United Kingdom A1Elementary#
  18. Estados Unidos /ɨʃˈtaduz uˈniduʃ/ os United States A1Elementary#
  19. China /ˈʃinɐ/ a China A1Elementary#
  20. Phnom Penh /pnɔ̃ ˈpɛɲ/ Phnom Penh B2Advanced#
  21. Andorra la Vella /ɐ̃ˈdɔʀɐ lɐ ˈvɛʎɐ/ Andorra la Vella B1Advanced#
  22. Abidjan /ɐbiˈdʒɐ̃/ Abidjan B2Advanced#
  23. Bamaco /bɐˈmaku/ Bamako C1Advanced#
  24. Uagadugu /wɐɡɐduˈɡu/ Ouagadougou B2Advanced#
  25. Porto Novo /ˌpoɾtu ˈnovu/ Porto Novo B2Advanced#
  26. Lomé /luˈmɛ/ Lomé B2Advanced#
  27. Conacri /kunɐˈkɾi/ Conakry C1Advanced#
  28. Lilongué /lilõˈɡɛ/ Lilongwe B2Advanced#
  29. Gitega /ɡiˈtɛɡɐ/ Gitega C1Advanced#
  30. Port Louis /ˌpɔɾ ˈlwi/ Port Louis B2Advanced#
  31. Victoria /vikˈtɔɾjɐ/ a Victoria A2Advanced#
  32. Suva /ˈsuvɐ/ Suva B2Advanced#
  33. Port Moresby /ˌpɔɾt ˈmɔɾzbi/ Port Moresby B2Advanced#
  34. Vaduz /vɐˈduts/ Vaduz B2Advanced#
  35. Japão /ʒɐˈpɐ̃w/ o Japan A1Elementary#
  36. Angola /ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ/ Angola A2Elementary#
  37. Moçambique /musɐ̃ˈbikɨ/ Mozambique A2Elementary#
  38. México /ˈmɛʃiku/ o Mexico A1Elementary#
  39. Canadá /kɐnɐˈda/ o Canada A1Elementary#
  40. Índia /ˈĩdjɐ/ a India A1Elementary#
  41. Ucrânia /uˈkɾɐnjɐ/ a Ukraine A2Elementary#
  42. Cabo Verde /ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ/ Cape Verde A2Elementary#
  43. Guiné-Bissau /ɡiˌnɛ biˈsaw/ a Guinea-Bissau B1Elementary#
  44. Timor-Leste /tiˌmoɾ ˈlɛʃtɨ/ East Timor A2Elementary#
  45. Kiev /ˈkiɛv/ Kyiv B1Intermediate#
  46. Luanda /luˈɐ̃dɐ/ Luanda A2Intermediate#
  47. Maputo /mɐˈputu/ Maputo B1Intermediate#
  48. Jerusalém /ʒɨɾuzɐˈlɐ̃j/ Jerusalem B1Intermediate#
  49. Emirados Árabes Unidos /imiˈɾaduz ˈaɾɐbɨz uˈniduʃ/ os United Arab Emirates B1Intermediate#
  50. Malásia /mɐˈlazjɐ/ a Malaysia B1Intermediate#
  51. Geórgia /ʒiˈɔɾʒjɐ/ a Georgia B1Intermediate#
  52. Cazaquistão /kɐzɐkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Kazakhstan B1Intermediate#
  53. Afeganistão /ɐfɨɡɐniʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Afghanistan B1Intermediate#
  54. Síria /ˈsiɾjɐ/ a Syria A2Intermediate#
  55. Jamaica /ʒɐˈmɐjkɐ/ a Jamaica A2Intermediate#
  56. São Tomé e Príncipe /ˌsɐ̃w̃ tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsipɨ/ São Tomé and Príncipe A2Elementary#
  57. Austrália /awʃˈtɾaljɐ/ a Australia A1Elementary#
  58. Madrid /mɐˈdɾid/ Madrid A1Elementary#
  59. Paris /pɐˈɾiʃ/ Paris A1Elementary#
  60. Roma /ˈʁomɐ/ Rome A1Elementary#
  61. Berlim /bɨɾˈlĩ/ Berlin A2Elementary#
  62. Londres /ˈlõdɾɨʃ/ London A1Elementary#
  63. Irlanda /iɾˈlɐ̃dɐ/ a Ireland A2Elementary#
  64. Dublin /ˈdɐblin/ Dublin A2Elementary#
  65. Argentina /ɐɾʒẽˈtinɐ/ a Argentina A2Elementary#
  66. Buenos Aires /ˈbwɛnuz ˈajɾɨʃ/ Buenos Aires A2Elementary#
  67. Chile /ˈʃilɨ/ o Chile A2Elementary#
  68. Cidade do México /siˈdadɨ du ˈmɛʃiku/ a Mexico City A2Elementary#
  69. Washington /ˈwɔʃĩɡtɔn/ Washington A2Elementary#
  70. Pequim /pɨˈkĩ/ Beijing A2Elementary#
  71. Tóquio /ˈtɔkju/ Tokyo A2Elementary#
  72. Coreia do Sul /kuˈɾɐjɐ du ˈsul/ a South Korea A2Elementary#
  73. Seul /sɛˈuɫ/ Seoul B1Elementary#
  74. Moscovo /muʃˈkɔvu/ Moscow A2Elementary#
  75. Egipto /ɨˈʒitu/ o Egypt A2Elementary#
  76. Cairo /ˈkajɾu/ o Cairo B1Elementary#
  77. África do Sul /ˈafɾikɐ du ˈsuɫ/ a South Africa A2Elementary#
  78. Marrocos /mɐˈʁɔkuʃ/ Morocco A2Elementary#
  79. Nova Zelândia /ˈnɔvɐ zɨˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a New Zealand A2Elementary#
  80. Suécia /suˈɛsjɐ/ a Sweden A2Elementary#
  81. Noruega /nuɾuˈeɡɐ/ a Norway A2Elementary#
  82. Oslo /ˈɔʒlu/ Oslo A2Elementary#
  83. Finlândia /fĩˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Finland A2Elementary#
  84. Helsínquia /ɛlˈsĩkjɐ/ Helsinki B1Elementary#
  85. Dinamarca /dinɐˈmaɾkɐ/ a Denmark A2Elementary#
  86. Copenhaga /kupɨˈnaɡɐ/ Copenhagen B1Elementary#
  87. Polónia /puˈlɔnjɐ/ a Poland A2Elementary#
  88. Varsóvia /vɐɾˈsɔvjɐ/ Warsaw A2Elementary#
  89. Grécia /ˈɡɾɛsjɐ/ a Greece A2Elementary#
  90. Atenas /ɐˈtɛnɐʃ/ Athens A2Elementary#
  91. Turquia /tuɾˈkiɐ/ a Turkey A2Elementary#
  92. Irão /iˈɾɐ̃w/ o Iran A2Elementary#
  93. Brasília /bɾɐˈziljɐ/ Brasilia A2Elementary#
  94. Iraque /iˈɾakɨ/ o Iraq A2Elementary#
  95. Arábia Saudita /ɐˈɾabjɐ sɐwˈditɐ/ a Saudi Arabia B1Elementary#
  96. Israel /iʒʀɐˈɛɫ/ Israel A2Elementary#
  97. Tailândia /tɐjˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Thailand A2Elementary#
  98. Vietname /vjɛtˈnɐmɨ/ o Vietnam A2Elementary#
  99. Indonésia /ĩduˈnɛzjɐ/ a Indonesia A2Elementary#
  100. Filipinas /filiˈpinɐʃ/ as Philippines A2Elementary#
  101. Singapura /sĩɡɐˈpuɾɐ/ Singapore B1Elementary#
  102. Países Baixos /pɐˈizɨʒ ˈbɐjʃuʃ/ os The Netherlands A2Elementary#
  103. Amesterdão /ɐmɨʃtɨɾˈðɐ̃w̃/ Amsterdam A2Elementary#
  104. Bélgica /ˈbɛlʒikɐ/ a Belgium A2Elementary#
  105. Bruxelas /bɾuˈʃɛlɐʃ/ Brussels A2Elementary#
  106. Suíça /suˈisɐ/ a Switzerland A2Elementary#
  107. Berna /ˈbɛɾnɐ/ Bern B1Elementary#
  108. Áustria /ˈawʃtɾjɐ/ a Austria A2Elementary#
  109. Viena /viˈɛnɐ/ Vienna A2Elementary#
  110. Hungria /ũˈɡɾiɐ/ a Hungary A2Elementary#
  111. Budapeste /budɐˈpɛʃtɨ/ Budapest B1Elementary#
  112. Chéquia /ˈʃɛkjɐ/ a Czechia B1Elementary#
  113. Praga /ˈpɾaɡɐ/ Prague A2Elementary#
  114. Roménia /ʁuˈmɛnjɐ/ a Romania A2Elementary#
  115. Bulgária /bulˈɡaɾjɐ/ a Bulgaria A2Elementary#
  116. Sérvia /ˈsɛɾvjɐ/ a Serbia A2Elementary#
  117. Croácia /kɾuˈasjɐ/ a Croatia A2Elementary#
  118. Eslováquia /ɨʒluˈvakjɐ/ a Slovakia A2Elementary#
  119. Eslovénia /ɨʒluˈvɛnjɐ/ a Slovenia A2Elementary#
  120. Paquistão /pɐkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Pakistan A2Elementary#
  121. Nigéria /niˈʒɛɾjɐ/ a Nigeria B1Elementary#
  122. Cuba /ˈkubɐ/ Cuba A2Elementary#
  123. Havana /ɐˈvɐnɐ/ Havana A2Elementary#
  124. Colômbia /kuˈlõbjɐ/ a Colombia A2Elementary#
  125. Peru /pɨˈɾu/ o Peru A2Elementary#
  126. Equador /ɨkwɐˈdoɾ/ o Ecuador A2Elementary#
  127. Venezuela /vɨnɨˈzwɛlɐ/ a Venezuela A2Elementary#
  128. Paraguai /pɐɾɐˈɡwaj/ o Paraguay A2Elementary#
  129. Uruguai /uɾuˈɡwaj/ o Uruguay A2Elementary#
  130. Bolívia /buˈlivjɐ/ a Bolivia A2Elementary#
  131. Mónaco /ˈmɔnɐku/ Monaco A2Elementary#
  132. Vaticano /vɐtiˈkɐnu/ o Vatican B1Elementary#
  133. Luxemburgo /luksẽˈbuɾɡu/ o Luxembourg A2Elementary#
  134. Islândia /iʒˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Iceland A2Elementary#
  135. Santiago /sɐ̃tiˈaɡu/ Santiago B1Intermediate#
  136. Ottawa /ɔˈtawɐ/ Ottawa A2Intermediate#
  137. Nova Deli /ˈnɔvɐ ˈdɛli/ New Delhi B1Intermediate#
  138. Pretória /pɾɨˈtɔɾjɐ/ Pretoria B2Intermediate#
  139. Rabat /ʁɐˈbat/ Rabat B2Intermediate#
  140. Praia /ˈpɾajɐ/ a Praia A2Intermediate#
  141. Bissau /biˈsaw/ Bissau B1Intermediate#
  142. Díli /ˈdili/ Dili B1Intermediate#
  143. São Tomé /ˌsɐ̃w̃ tuˈmɛ/ São Tomé A2Intermediate#
  144. Camberra /kɐ̃ˈbɛʁɐ/ Canberra B1Intermediate#
  145. Wellington /ˈwɛlĩɡtɔn/ Wellington B1Intermediate#
  146. Ancara /ɐ̃ˈkaɾɐ/ Ankara B1Intermediate#
  147. Teerão /tiˈɾɐ̃w̃/ Tehran B1Intermediate#
  148. Bagdade /bɐɡˈdadɨ/ Baghdad B2Intermediate#
  149. Riade /ʁiˈadɨ/ Riyadh B1Intermediate#
  150. Hanói /ɐˈnɔj/ Hanoi B1Intermediate#
  151. Jacarta /ʒɐˈkaɾtɐ/ Jakarta B1Intermediate#
  152. Manila /mɐˈnilɐ/ Manila B2Intermediate#
  153. Bucareste /bukɐˈɾɛʃtɨ/ Bucharest B1Intermediate#
  154. Sófia /ˈsɔfjɐ/ Sofia A2Intermediate#
  155. Belgrado /bɛlˈɡɾadu/ Belgrade B1Intermediate#
  156. Zagreb /ˈzaɡɾɛb/ Zagreb B1Intermediate#
  157. Bratislava /bɾɐtiʒˈlavɐ/ Bratislava B1Intermediate#
  158. Liubliana /ljuˈbljɐnɐ/ Ljubljana B2Intermediate#
  159. Lituânia /liˈtwɐnjɐ/ a Lithuania B1Intermediate#
  160. Vilnius /ˈvilnjuʃ/ Vilnius B2Intermediate#
  161. Letónia /lɨˈtɔnjɐ/ a Latvia A2Intermediate#
  162. Riga /ˈʁiɡɐ/ Riga B1Intermediate#
  163. Estónia /ɨʃˈtɔnjɐ/ a Estonia A2Intermediate#
  164. Tallinn /tɐˈlin/ Tallinn B1Intermediate#
  165. Islamabade /iʒlɐmɐˈbadɨ/ Islamabad B1Intermediate#
  166. Camboja /kɐ̃ˈbɔʒɐ/ o Cambodia B1Intermediate#
  167. Laos /ˈlawʃ/ o Laos B1Intermediate#
  168. Tunísia /tuˈnizjɐ/ a Tunisia A2Intermediate#
  169. Abu Dhabi /ɐˈbu ˈdabi/ Abu Dhabi B2Intermediate#
  170. Kuala Lumpur /ˈkwalɐ lũˈpuɾ/ Kuala Lumpur B2Intermediate#
  171. Tbilisi /tbɨˈlizi/ Tbilisi B1Intermediate#
  172. Astana /ɐʃˈtɐnɐ/ Astana B1Intermediate#
  173. Uzbequistão /uʒbɨkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Uzbekistan B1Intermediate#
  174. Tashkent /tɐʃˈkẽt/ Tashkent B1Intermediate#
  175. Bangladesh /bɐ̃ɡlɐˈdɛʃ/ o Bangladesh B2Intermediate#
  176. Daca /ˈdakɐ/ Dhaka B2Intermediate#
  177. Nepal /nɨˈpaɫ/ o Nepal A2Intermediate#
  178. Catmandu /kɐtmɐ̃ˈdu/ Kathmandu B1Intermediate#
  179. Sri Lanka /ˌʃɾi ˈlɐ̃kɐ/ o Sri Lanka B1Intermediate#
  180. Colombo /kuˈlõbu/ Colombo B1Intermediate#
  181. Cabul /kɐˈbul/ Kabul B1Intermediate#
  182. Damasco /dɐˈmaʃku/ Damascus B2Intermediate#
  183. Jordânia /ʒuɾˈdɐnjɐ/ a Jordan A2Intermediate#
  184. Amã /ɐˈmɐ̃/ Amman B1Intermediate#
  185. Líbano /ˈlibɐnu/ o Lebanon B1Intermediate#
  186. Beirute /bɐjˈɾutɨ/ Beirut B1Intermediate#
  187. Níger /ˈniʒɛɾ/ o Niger B1Intermediate#
  188. Abuja /ɐˈbuʒɐ/ Abuja B2Intermediate#
  189. Etiópia /ɛˈtjɔpjɐ/ a Ethiopia A2Intermediate#
  190. Adis Abeba /ɐˈdiz ɐˈbɛbɐ/ Addis Ababa B2Intermediate#
  191. Quénia /ˈkɛnjɐ/ o Kenya B1Intermediate#
  192. Zâmbia /ˈzɐ̃bjɐ/ a Zambia B1Intermediate#
  193. Lusaca /luˈzakɐ/ Lusaka B2Intermediate#
  194. Zimbabué /zĩbɐˈbwɛ/ o Zimbabwe B1Intermediate#
  195. Harare /ɐˈɾaɾɨ/ Harare B2Intermediate#
  196. República Democrática do Congo /ʁɨˈpublikɐ dɨmuˈkɾatikɐ du ˈkõɡu/ a Democratic Republic of Congo B1Intermediate#
  197. Kinshasa /kĩˈʃazɐ/ Kinshasa B2Intermediate#
  198. República do Congo /ʁɨˈpublikɐ du ˈkõɡu/ a Republic of Congo B1Intermediate#
  199. Senegal /sɨnɨˈɡal/ o Senegal B1Intermediate#
  200. Dacar /dɐˈkaɾ/ Dakar B2Intermediate#
  201. Gana /ˈɡɐnɐ/ o Ghana B1Intermediate#
  202. Acra /ˈakɾɐ/ Accra B2Intermediate#
  203. Ruanda /ʁuˈɐ̃dɐ/ o Rwanda B1Intermediate#
  204. Quigali /kiɡɐˈli/ Kigali B2Intermediate#
  205. Bahamas /bɐˈɐmɐʃ/ as Bahamas B1Intermediate#
  206. Nassau /nɐˈsaw/ Nassau B1Intermediate#
  207. Kingston /ˈkiŋstɐn/ Kingston B2Intermediate#
  208. República Dominicana /ʁɨˈpublikɐ duminiˈkɐnɐ/ a Dominican Republic B1Intermediate#
  209. Santo Domingo /ˈsɐ̃tu duˈmĩɡu/ Santo Domingo B1Intermediate#
  210. Haiti /ɐjˈti/ o Haiti A2Intermediate#
  211. Porto Príncipe /ˌpoɾtu ˈpɾĩsipɨ/ Port-au-Prince B2Intermediate#
  212. Panamá /pɐnɐˈma/ o Panama A2Intermediate#
  213. Cidade do Panamá /siˈdadɨ du pɐnɐˈma/ a Panama City B1Intermediate#
  214. Costa Rica /ˈkɔʃtɐ ˈʁikɐ/ a Costa Rica A2Intermediate#
  215. San José /sɐ̃ ʒuˈzɛ/ San José B1Intermediate#
  216. Honduras /õˈduɾɐʃ/ as Honduras A2Intermediate#
  217. Tegucigalpa /tɨɡusiˈɡaɫpɐ/ Tegucigalpa B1Intermediate#
  218. El Salvador /ɛɫ sɐɫvɐˈdoɾ/ El Salvador B1Intermediate#
  219. San Salvador /sɐ̃ sɐɫvɐˈdoɾ/ San Salvador B1Intermediate#
  220. Nicarágua /nikɐˈɾaɡwɐ/ a Nicaragua B1Intermediate#
  221. Manágua /mɐˈnaɡwɐ/ Managua B1Intermediate#
  222. Guatemala /ɡwɐtɨˈmalɐ/ a Guatemala A2Intermediate#
  223. Cidade da Guatemala /siˈdadɨ dɐ ɡwɐtɨˈmalɐ/ a Guatemala City B1Intermediate#
  224. Túnis /ˈtuniʃ/ Tunis B1Intermediate#
  225. Argélia /ɐɾˈʒɛljɐ/ a Algeria B1Intermediate#
  226. Argel /ɐɾˈʒɛɫ/ Algiers B1Intermediate#
  227. Tanzânia /tɐ̃ˈzɐnjɐ/ a Tanzania B1Intermediate#
  228. Namíbia /nɐˈmibjɐ/ a Namibia B1Intermediate#
  229. Botsuana /bɔtsuˈɐnɐ/ o Botswana B1Intermediate#
  230. Gabão /ɡɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ o Gabon B1Intermediate#
  231. Costa do Marfim /ˈkɔʃtɐ du mɐɾˈfĩ/ a Ivory Coast B1Intermediate#
  232. Mali /mɐˈli/ o Mali B2Intermediate#
  233. Burquina Faso /buɾˈkinɐ ˈfazu/ o Burkina Faso B1Intermediate#
  234. Benim /bɨˈnĩ/ o Benin B1Intermediate#
  235. Togo /ˈtoɡu/ o Togo B1Intermediate#
  236. Guiné /ɡiˈnɛ/ a Guinea B1Intermediate#
  237. Malaui /mɐˈlawi/ o Malawi B2Intermediate#
  238. Burundi /buɾũˈdi/ o Burundi B1Intermediate#
  239. Maurícia /mawˈɾisjɐ/ a Mauritius B1Intermediate#
  240. Ilhas Seicheles /ˈiʎɐʃ sɐjˈʃɛlɨʃ/ a Seychelles B1Intermediate#
  241. Bogotá /buɡuˈta/ Bogotá B1Intermediate#
  242. Lima /ˈlimɐ/ Lima A2Intermediate#
  243. Quito /ˈkitu/ Quito B2Intermediate#
  244. Caracas /kɐˈɾakɐʃ/ Caracas B1Intermediate#
  245. Assunção /ɐsũˈsɐ̃w̃/ Asunción B1Intermediate#
  246. Montevideu /mõtɨviˈdew/ Montevideo B1Intermediate#
  247. Sucre /ˈsukɾɨ/ Sucre B2Intermediate#
  248. Ilhas Fiji /ˈiʎɐʃ ˈfiʒi/ a Fiji B1Intermediate#
  249. Papua-Nova Guiné /pɐˈpuɐ ˈnɔvɐ ɡiˈnɛ/ a Papua New Guinea B1Intermediate#
  250. Cidade do Vaticano /siˈdadɨ du vɐtiˈkɐnu/ a Vatican City B1Intermediate#
  251. San Marino /sɐ̃ mɐˈɾinu/ San Marino B1Intermediate#
  252. Liechtenstein /ˈliʃtẽʃtajn/ o Liechtenstein B2Intermediate#
  253. Andorra /ɐ̃ˈdɔʀɐ/ Andorra A2Intermediate#
  254. Reiquiavique /ʁɐjkjɐˈvikɨ/ Reykjavik B1Intermediate#

Rules to remember

  • Brasil takes the masculine article o, and China takes the feminine article a. With em, these become no and na.
  • Estados Unidos and Países Baixos take the masculine plural article os; em and de combine with it to form nos and dos.
  • Portugal and Angola normally use em and de without an article. País is a common noun, so its initial letter is lowercase within a sentence.

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