Travel Portuguese

Beach Vocabulary You Will Actually Use in Rio

5 min readBy Adriely Góis

Olá! Vamos conversar. Rio beaches run on their own choreography. Vendors, towel boys, coconut sellers, lifeguards. A few words let you join the rhythm.

Renting and ordering

Aluguel de cadeira é dez reais. Um coco gelado, por favor. Quanto custa o guarda-sol. Vendors quote prices fast, so confirm.

Biscoito Globo and mate gelado are beach classics worth asking for by name.

Staying safe

Bandeira vermelha means dangerous swimming. Bandeira amarela means caution. Salva-vidas means lifeguard.

Cariocas leave their phones in a small zippered bag tucked under their towel. Follow the local habit.

Vocabulário · Take this with you

Um coco gelado, por favor.A cold coconut, please.
Dez reais, com canudo?Ten reais, with a straw?

Let's practice together

VocêUm coco gelado, por favor.A cold coconut, please.

VendedorDez reais, com canudo?Ten reais, with a straw?

Adriely, sua professora brasileira. Te vejo na próxima aula.

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