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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with prepositions

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Nouns that are used with prepositions

Phrase
Example

tempo de

time of

tempo de estudo

study time

parte de

part of

parte do livro

part of the book

cidade de

city of

cidade de São Paulo

city of São Paulo

dia de

day of

dia de aniversário

birthday

forma de

form of

forma de pagamento

form of payment

casa de

house of

casa de família

family house

amor por

love for

amor por animais

love for animals

razão para

reason for

razão para viver

reason for living

exemplo de

example of

exemplo de perseverança

example of perseverance

necessidade de

need for

necessidade de ajuda

need for help

Adjectives that are used with prepositions

Brazilian Portuguese
English

feliz com

happy with

diferente de

different from

preocupado(a) com

worried about

interessado(a) em

interested in

orgulhoso de

proud of

satisfeito com

satisfied with

contente com

happy/content with

surpreso com

surprised by/with

ansioso por

anxious for

grato por

grateful for

adaptado a

adapted to

conhecido por

known for

rico em

rich in

animado com

excited about

Adverbs that are used with prepositions

Brazilian Portuguese
English

apesar de

despite, in spite of

apenas com

only/just with

perto de

close to

longe de

far from

do lado de

next to

em frente de

in front of

junto a, de

near to, close to

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