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Guide to print and online sources for Portuguese language learning, literature and culture
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Librarian for Spanish & Portuguese

Rita Wilson
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UTSA Libraries -- Main Campus
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
210-458-7572
Learn Portuguese
While UTSA does not offer a degree or classes in Portuguese, UTSA Libraries does offer learning materials for those interested.
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Transparent Language OnlineInteractive 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.”
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Learn a Language through BiblioTech Digital LibraryBexar 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.
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BiblioTech Digital Library: Magazines in PortugueseBibliotech 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.
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Google TranslateWith more than 100 supported languages you can translate words, sentences, text and documents into or from your preferred language. Supports uploading and translation of documents including searchable PDFs.
Note: This is machine translation so 100% accuracy in translation and grammar not guaranteed.
Portuguese for kids
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The Piri-Piri Lexicon: Our favourite Portuguese resources for little learnersThe Instituto Camões has a selection of children's books available to read online for free.
Dictionaries and Grammar
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Portuguese for Dummies by Karen Keller
Call Number: https://utsa.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTXSANT_INST/k74a8h/alma9922080803904621Publication Date: 2006 -
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Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: A Practical Guide by John Whitlam
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Com Licenca! : Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers by Antônio R. M. Simões; Antônio R. M. SimõesCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor: PC5067.3 .S55 1992
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Essential Portuguese Grammar by Alexander da R. Prista
Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 1966Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday Portuguese, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. -
A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese by Mark Davies; Ana Maria Raposo Preto-Bay
Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2007A list of the 5000 most commonly used words in Portuguese. Taken from both Portuguese and Brazilian sources, both written and spoken, Provides detailed information including the English equivalent, a sample sentence, and an indication of register and dialect variation. -
Gramática da Língua Portuguesa by Mateus, Maria Helena MiraCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor: PC5067.3 .G73 2003
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Moderno Dicionário Inglês-Português, Português-Inglês by H. Michaelis
Call Number: PC5333 .M579 2000Publication Date: 2000Portuguese/Spanish - Spanish/Portuguese -
Portuguese by John Whitlam; Vitoria Davies; Mike Harland; HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Staff
Call Number: PC5333 .W45 2001ISBN: 0060936940Publication Date: 2007 -
Portuguese Business Dictionary by Morry Sofer; MariCarmen Pizarro
Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2015Business terms of the United States and Brazil and Portugal. -
The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 Edition) by Maria F. Allen
Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2014Compact and up-to-date two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary. It is the ideal reference for all users of Portuguese. -
The Syntax of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese by Thomas, Earl W.,
Call Number: PC5444 .T45Publication Date: 1969
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Travlang's Translating DictionariesA wide selection of bilingual dictionaries of a variety of European languages including Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Finnish, Dutch, Italian, French, Latin and Esperanto