Countries and nationalities in Portuguese
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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.
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- País /pɐˈiʃ/ o pl. os países Country
- Portugal /puɾtuˈɡal/ Portugal
- Lisboa /liʒˈboɐ/ Lisbon
- Brasil /bɾɐˈzil/ o Brazil
- Rússia /ˈʁusjɐ/ a Russia
- Vientiane /vjẽˈtjan/ Vientiane
- Niamei /niɐˈmɐj/ Niamey
- Dodoma /duˈdomɐ/ Dodoma
- Windhoek /ˈvĩduk/ Windhoek
- Gaborone /ɡɐbuˈɾonɨ/ Gaborone
- Brazavile /bɾɐzɐˈvilɨ/ Brazzaville
- Libreville /libɾɨˈvil/ Libreville
- Espanha /ɨʃˈpɐɲɐ/ a Spain
- França /ˈfɾɐ̃sɐ/ a France
- Itália /iˈtaljɐ/ a Italy
- Alemanha /ɐlɨˈmɐɲɐ/ a Germany
- Reino Unido /ˈʁɐjnu uˈniðu/ o United Kingdom
- Estados Unidos /ɨʃˈtaduz uˈniduʃ/ os United States
- China /ˈʃinɐ/ a China
- Phnom Penh /pnɔ̃ ˈpɛɲ/ Phnom Penh
- Andorra la Vella /ɐ̃ˈdɔʀɐ lɐ ˈvɛʎɐ/ Andorra la Vella
- Abidjan /ɐbiˈdʒɐ̃/ Abidjan
- Bamaco /bɐˈmaku/ Bamako
- Uagadugu /wɐɡɐduˈɡu/ Ouagadougou
- Porto Novo /ˌpoɾtu ˈnovu/ Porto Novo
- Lomé /luˈmɛ/ Lomé
- Conacri /kunɐˈkɾi/ Conakry
- Lilongué /lilõˈɡɛ/ Lilongwe
- Gitega /ɡiˈtɛɡɐ/ Gitega
- Port Louis /ˌpɔɾ ˈlwi/ Port Louis
- Victoria /vikˈtɔɾjɐ/ a Victoria
- Suva /ˈsuvɐ/ Suva
- Port Moresby /ˌpɔɾt ˈmɔɾzbi/ Port Moresby
- Vaduz /vɐˈduts/ Vaduz
- Japão /ʒɐˈpɐ̃w/ o Japan
- Angola /ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ/ Angola
- Moçambique /musɐ̃ˈbikɨ/ Mozambique
- México /ˈmɛʃiku/ o Mexico
- Canadá /kɐnɐˈda/ o Canada
- Índia /ˈĩdjɐ/ a India
- Ucrânia /uˈkɾɐnjɐ/ a Ukraine
- Cabo Verde /ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ/ Cape Verde
- Guiné-Bissau /ɡiˌnɛ biˈsaw/ a Guinea-Bissau
- Timor-Leste /tiˌmoɾ ˈlɛʃtɨ/ East Timor
- Kiev /ˈkiɛv/ Kyiv
- Luanda /luˈɐ̃dɐ/ Luanda
- Maputo /mɐˈputu/ Maputo
- Jerusalém /ʒɨɾuzɐˈlɐ̃j/ Jerusalem
- Emirados Árabes Unidos /imiˈɾaduz ˈaɾɐbɨz uˈniduʃ/ os United Arab Emirates
- Malásia /mɐˈlazjɐ/ a Malaysia
- Geórgia /ʒiˈɔɾʒjɐ/ a Georgia
- Cazaquistão /kɐzɐkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Kazakhstan
- Afeganistão /ɐfɨɡɐniʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Afghanistan
- Síria /ˈsiɾjɐ/ a Syria
- Jamaica /ʒɐˈmɐjkɐ/ a Jamaica
- São Tomé e Príncipe /ˌsɐ̃w̃ tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsipɨ/ São Tomé and Príncipe
- Austrália /awʃˈtɾaljɐ/ a Australia
- Madrid /mɐˈdɾid/ Madrid
- Paris /pɐˈɾiʃ/ Paris
- Roma /ˈʁomɐ/ Rome
- Berlim /bɨɾˈlĩ/ Berlin
- Londres /ˈlõdɾɨʃ/ London
- Irlanda /iɾˈlɐ̃dɐ/ a Ireland
- Dublin /ˈdɐblin/ Dublin
- Argentina /ɐɾʒẽˈtinɐ/ a Argentina
- Buenos Aires /ˈbwɛnuz ˈajɾɨʃ/ Buenos Aires
- Chile /ˈʃilɨ/ o Chile
- Cidade do México /siˈdadɨ du ˈmɛʃiku/ a Mexico City
- Washington /ˈwɔʃĩɡtɔn/ Washington
- Pequim /pɨˈkĩ/ Beijing
- Tóquio /ˈtɔkju/ Tokyo
- Coreia do Sul /kuˈɾɐjɐ du ˈsul/ a South Korea
- Seul /sɛˈuɫ/ Seoul
- Moscovo /muʃˈkɔvu/ Moscow
- Egipto /ɨˈʒitu/ o Egypt
- Cairo /ˈkajɾu/ o Cairo
- África do Sul /ˈafɾikɐ du ˈsuɫ/ a South Africa
- Marrocos /mɐˈʁɔkuʃ/ Morocco
- Nova Zelândia /ˈnɔvɐ zɨˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a New Zealand
- Suécia /suˈɛsjɐ/ a Sweden
- Noruega /nuɾuˈeɡɐ/ a Norway
- Oslo /ˈɔʒlu/ Oslo
- Finlândia /fĩˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Finland
- Helsínquia /ɛlˈsĩkjɐ/ Helsinki
- Dinamarca /dinɐˈmaɾkɐ/ a Denmark
- Copenhaga /kupɨˈnaɡɐ/ Copenhagen
- Polónia /puˈlɔnjɐ/ a Poland
- Varsóvia /vɐɾˈsɔvjɐ/ Warsaw
- Grécia /ˈɡɾɛsjɐ/ a Greece
- Atenas /ɐˈtɛnɐʃ/ Athens
- Turquia /tuɾˈkiɐ/ a Turkey
- Irão /iˈɾɐ̃w/ o Iran
- Brasília /bɾɐˈziljɐ/ Brasilia
- Iraque /iˈɾakɨ/ o Iraq
- Arábia Saudita /ɐˈɾabjɐ sɐwˈditɐ/ a Saudi Arabia
- Israel /iʒʀɐˈɛɫ/ Israel
- Tailândia /tɐjˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Thailand
- Vietname /vjɛtˈnɐmɨ/ o Vietnam
- Indonésia /ĩduˈnɛzjɐ/ a Indonesia
- Filipinas /filiˈpinɐʃ/ as Philippines
- Singapura /sĩɡɐˈpuɾɐ/ Singapore
- Países Baixos /pɐˈizɨʒ ˈbɐjʃuʃ/ os The Netherlands
- Amesterdão /ɐmɨʃtɨɾˈðɐ̃w̃/ Amsterdam
- Bélgica /ˈbɛlʒikɐ/ a Belgium
- Bruxelas /bɾuˈʃɛlɐʃ/ Brussels
- Suíça /suˈisɐ/ a Switzerland
- Berna /ˈbɛɾnɐ/ Bern
- Áustria /ˈawʃtɾjɐ/ a Austria
- Viena /viˈɛnɐ/ Vienna
- Hungria /ũˈɡɾiɐ/ a Hungary
- Budapeste /budɐˈpɛʃtɨ/ Budapest
- Chéquia /ˈʃɛkjɐ/ a Czechia
- Praga /ˈpɾaɡɐ/ Prague
- Roménia /ʁuˈmɛnjɐ/ a Romania
- Bulgária /bulˈɡaɾjɐ/ a Bulgaria
- Sérvia /ˈsɛɾvjɐ/ a Serbia
- Croácia /kɾuˈasjɐ/ a Croatia
- Eslováquia /ɨʒluˈvakjɐ/ a Slovakia
- Eslovénia /ɨʒluˈvɛnjɐ/ a Slovenia
- Paquistão /pɐkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Pakistan
- Nigéria /niˈʒɛɾjɐ/ a Nigeria
- Cuba /ˈkubɐ/ Cuba
- Havana /ɐˈvɐnɐ/ Havana
- Colômbia /kuˈlõbjɐ/ a Colombia
- Peru /pɨˈɾu/ o Peru
- Equador /ɨkwɐˈdoɾ/ o Ecuador
- Venezuela /vɨnɨˈzwɛlɐ/ a Venezuela
- Paraguai /pɐɾɐˈɡwaj/ o Paraguay
- Uruguai /uɾuˈɡwaj/ o Uruguay
- Bolívia /buˈlivjɐ/ a Bolivia
- Mónaco /ˈmɔnɐku/ Monaco
- Vaticano /vɐtiˈkɐnu/ o Vatican
- Luxemburgo /luksẽˈbuɾɡu/ o Luxembourg
- Islândia /iʒˈlɐ̃djɐ/ a Iceland
- Santiago /sɐ̃tiˈaɡu/ Santiago
- Ottawa /ɔˈtawɐ/ Ottawa
- Nova Deli /ˈnɔvɐ ˈdɛli/ New Delhi
- Pretória /pɾɨˈtɔɾjɐ/ Pretoria
- Rabat /ʁɐˈbat/ Rabat
- Praia /ˈpɾajɐ/ a Praia
- Bissau /biˈsaw/ Bissau
- Díli /ˈdili/ Dili
- São Tomé /ˌsɐ̃w̃ tuˈmɛ/ São Tomé
- Camberra /kɐ̃ˈbɛʁɐ/ Canberra
- Wellington /ˈwɛlĩɡtɔn/ Wellington
- Ancara /ɐ̃ˈkaɾɐ/ Ankara
- Teerão /tiˈɾɐ̃w̃/ Tehran
- Bagdade /bɐɡˈdadɨ/ Baghdad
- Riade /ʁiˈadɨ/ Riyadh
- Hanói /ɐˈnɔj/ Hanoi
- Jacarta /ʒɐˈkaɾtɐ/ Jakarta
- Manila /mɐˈnilɐ/ Manila
- Bucareste /bukɐˈɾɛʃtɨ/ Bucharest
- Sófia /ˈsɔfjɐ/ Sofia
- Belgrado /bɛlˈɡɾadu/ Belgrade
- Zagreb /ˈzaɡɾɛb/ Zagreb
- Bratislava /bɾɐtiʒˈlavɐ/ Bratislava
- Liubliana /ljuˈbljɐnɐ/ Ljubljana
- Lituânia /liˈtwɐnjɐ/ a Lithuania
- Vilnius /ˈvilnjuʃ/ Vilnius
- Letónia /lɨˈtɔnjɐ/ a Latvia
- Riga /ˈʁiɡɐ/ Riga
- Estónia /ɨʃˈtɔnjɐ/ a Estonia
- Tallinn /tɐˈlin/ Tallinn
- Islamabade /iʒlɐmɐˈbadɨ/ Islamabad
- Camboja /kɐ̃ˈbɔʒɐ/ o Cambodia
- Laos /ˈlawʃ/ o Laos
- Tunísia /tuˈnizjɐ/ a Tunisia
- Abu Dhabi /ɐˈbu ˈdabi/ Abu Dhabi
- Kuala Lumpur /ˈkwalɐ lũˈpuɾ/ Kuala Lumpur
- Tbilisi /tbɨˈlizi/ Tbilisi
- Astana /ɐʃˈtɐnɐ/ Astana
- Uzbequistão /uʒbɨkiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ o Uzbekistan
- Tashkent /tɐʃˈkẽt/ Tashkent
- Bangladesh /bɐ̃ɡlɐˈdɛʃ/ o Bangladesh
- Daca /ˈdakɐ/ Dhaka
- Nepal /nɨˈpaɫ/ o Nepal
- Catmandu /kɐtmɐ̃ˈdu/ Kathmandu
- Sri Lanka /ˌʃɾi ˈlɐ̃kɐ/ o Sri Lanka
- Colombo /kuˈlõbu/ Colombo
- Cabul /kɐˈbul/ Kabul
- Damasco /dɐˈmaʃku/ Damascus
- Jordânia /ʒuɾˈdɐnjɐ/ a Jordan
- Amã /ɐˈmɐ̃/ Amman
- Líbano /ˈlibɐnu/ o Lebanon
- Beirute /bɐjˈɾutɨ/ Beirut
- Níger /ˈniʒɛɾ/ o Niger
- Abuja /ɐˈbuʒɐ/ Abuja
- Etiópia /ɛˈtjɔpjɐ/ a Ethiopia
- Adis Abeba /ɐˈdiz ɐˈbɛbɐ/ Addis Ababa
- Quénia /ˈkɛnjɐ/ o Kenya
- Zâmbia /ˈzɐ̃bjɐ/ a Zambia
- Lusaca /luˈzakɐ/ Lusaka
- Zimbabué /zĩbɐˈbwɛ/ o Zimbabwe
- Harare /ɐˈɾaɾɨ/ Harare
- República Democrática do Congo /ʁɨˈpublikɐ dɨmuˈkɾatikɐ du ˈkõɡu/ a Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kinshasa /kĩˈʃazɐ/ Kinshasa
- República do Congo /ʁɨˈpublikɐ du ˈkõɡu/ a Republic of Congo
- Senegal /sɨnɨˈɡal/ o Senegal
- Dacar /dɐˈkaɾ/ Dakar
- Gana /ˈɡɐnɐ/ o Ghana
- Acra /ˈakɾɐ/ Accra
- Ruanda /ʁuˈɐ̃dɐ/ o Rwanda
- Quigali /kiɡɐˈli/ Kigali
- Bahamas /bɐˈɐmɐʃ/ as Bahamas
- Nassau /nɐˈsaw/ Nassau
- Kingston /ˈkiŋstɐn/ Kingston
- República Dominicana /ʁɨˈpublikɐ duminiˈkɐnɐ/ a Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo /ˈsɐ̃tu duˈmĩɡu/ Santo Domingo
- Haiti /ɐjˈti/ o Haiti
- Porto Príncipe /ˌpoɾtu ˈpɾĩsipɨ/ Port-au-Prince
- Panamá /pɐnɐˈma/ o Panama
- Cidade do Panamá /siˈdadɨ du pɐnɐˈma/ a Panama City
- Costa Rica /ˈkɔʃtɐ ˈʁikɐ/ a Costa Rica
- San José /sɐ̃ ʒuˈzɛ/ San José
- Honduras /õˈduɾɐʃ/ as Honduras
- Tegucigalpa /tɨɡusiˈɡaɫpɐ/ Tegucigalpa
- El Salvador /ɛɫ sɐɫvɐˈdoɾ/ El Salvador
- San Salvador /sɐ̃ sɐɫvɐˈdoɾ/ San Salvador
- Nicarágua /nikɐˈɾaɡwɐ/ a Nicaragua
- Manágua /mɐˈnaɡwɐ/ Managua
- Guatemala /ɡwɐtɨˈmalɐ/ a Guatemala
- Cidade da Guatemala /siˈdadɨ dɐ ɡwɐtɨˈmalɐ/ a Guatemala City
- Túnis /ˈtuniʃ/ Tunis
- Argélia /ɐɾˈʒɛljɐ/ a Algeria
- Argel /ɐɾˈʒɛɫ/ Algiers
- Tanzânia /tɐ̃ˈzɐnjɐ/ a Tanzania
- Namíbia /nɐˈmibjɐ/ a Namibia
- Botsuana /bɔtsuˈɐnɐ/ o Botswana
- Gabão /ɡɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ o Gabon
- Costa do Marfim /ˈkɔʃtɐ du mɐɾˈfĩ/ a Ivory Coast
- Mali /mɐˈli/ o Mali
- Burquina Faso /buɾˈkinɐ ˈfazu/ o Burkina Faso
- Benim /bɨˈnĩ/ o Benin
- Togo /ˈtoɡu/ o Togo
- Guiné /ɡiˈnɛ/ a Guinea
- Malaui /mɐˈlawi/ o Malawi
- Burundi /buɾũˈdi/ o Burundi
- Maurícia /mawˈɾisjɐ/ a Mauritius
- Ilhas Seicheles /ˈiʎɐʃ sɐjˈʃɛlɨʃ/ a Seychelles
- Bogotá /buɡuˈta/ Bogotá
- Lima /ˈlimɐ/ Lima
- Quito /ˈkitu/ Quito
- Caracas /kɐˈɾakɐʃ/ Caracas
- Assunção /ɐsũˈsɐ̃w̃/ Asunción
- Montevideu /mõtɨviˈdew/ Montevideo
- Sucre /ˈsukɾɨ/ Sucre
- Ilhas Fiji /ˈiʎɐʃ ˈfiʒi/ a Fiji
- Papua-Nova Guiné /pɐˈpuɐ ˈnɔvɐ ɡiˈnɛ/ a Papua New Guinea
- Cidade do Vaticano /siˈdadɨ du vɐtiˈkɐnu/ a Vatican City
- San Marino /sɐ̃ mɐˈɾinu/ San Marino
- Liechtenstein /ˈliʃtẽʃtajn/ o Liechtenstein
- Andorra /ɐ̃ˈdɔʀɐ/ Andorra
- Reiquiavique /ʁɐjkjɐˈvikɨ/ Reykjavik
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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.