LibGuides: Portuguese Language, Literature and Culture: Learning Portuguese

Librarian for Spanish & Portuguese

Contact:

UTSA Libraries -- Main Campus
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249

210-458-7572

While UTSA does not offer a degree in Portuguese, the Library does offer learning materials for those interested.

Transparent Language Online
Interactive language learning software includes both European and Brazilian Portuguese. Contains vocabulary flash cards, pronunciation practice, activities/games, language and culture blogs, online social communities, video-based grammar lessons. More than 90 languages offered, including ESL.
Users must create a free account so the tool can track your learning progress. For mobile access, download the Transparent Language app and use login and password from the website under “Go Mobile.”

Duolingo
Free language learning website. Available mobile app for your smart device.
Learn a Language through BiblioTech Digital Library
Bexar County's Bibliotech Digital Library offers access to many online resources from your smart device, including Mango Languages, which provides instruction for more than 70 languages. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, faculty, or staff member you qualify.
BiblioTech Digital Library: Magazines in Portuguese
Bibliotech offers free online copies of a few current Portuguese-language magazines, including Adego, Areo, Loud!, Mente Cerebro, Sabor, and Harvard Business Review. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, or faculty or staff member you qualify. Register for an account.

The Piri-Piri Lexicon: Our favourite Portuguese resources for little learners
The Instituto Camões has a selection of children's books available to read online for free.

Gran Diccionario Español Portugués = Português Espanhol
Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PC5333 .G7 2001
Portuguese/Spanish - Spanish/Portuguese
Moderno Dicionário Inglês-Português, Português-Inglês
Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PC5333 .M579 2000
Portuguese / English English / Portuguese
Collins Portuguese Concise Dictionary
Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PC5333 .W45 2001
Includes a guide to spelling differences between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.
Portuguese-English - English-Portuguese Dictionary by Hippocrene Books
Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PC5333 .P67 2001
Includes appendix on Brazilian and Portuguese cuisine and menu terms. Both Latin American and European usage.

SpanishDict
Online dictionary Spanish/English/Spanish and Portuguese/English/Portuguese
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
A wide selection of bilingual dictionaries of a variety of European languages including Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Finnish, Dutch, Italian, French, Latin and Esperanto

Nexis Uni
Provides full text access to 15,000 news, business and legal sources. Filter for Language in left hand filter after search. Includes Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and many other languages.