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Learn 39 Olympic Sports in Portuguese

Learn 39 Olympic Sports in Portuguese

posted on August 10, 2016

Learn 39 Olympic Sports in Portuguese

Here we are on the 6th day of Rio 2016 Olympic Games. How exciting! I have to confess that I am not really a sports person. Sorry to disappoint some of you, but I usually do not follow sports.

But the Olympic Games are different! It is so inspiring to see so much talent and such amazing skills. The athlete’s losses and victories come with amazing stories of determination, perseverance, and dedication. I find it very inspiring. Not to mention so many nations together in one event.

Rio 2016 has inspired me to create this lesson with 39 Olympic sports. In the video, I pronounce all the names so you can learn to say them correctly.

I will also teach you how to say Olympics and Olympic Games. There is a pronunciation mistake that I hear very often. I want you to be able to say it beautifully and correctly 🙂

Here is the video lesson:

Olympic Sports in Portuguese

First things first: In Portuguese, sport is: Esporte.

Now, how do you say the Olympics in Portuguese?

You can say: As Olimpíadas.

The stressed syllable is the PÍ. I very often hear the emphasis placed on the following “a”, which makes the word sound very weird.

You can also say: Os Jogos Olímpicos.

Now let’s see the Olympic sports in Portuguese.

Below I have the sports in alphabetical order in English, followed by their translation in Portuguese:

  1. Archery = Tiro com Arco or Arco e Flecha
  2. Badminton = Badminton
  3. Basketball = Basquetebol or simply Basquete
  4. Beach volleyball = Vôlei de praia
  5. Boxing = Boxe
  6. Canoe slalom = Canoagem slalom
  7. Canoe sprint = Canoagem de velocidade
  8. Cycling – MBX = Ciclismo BMX
  9. Cycling – Mountain Bike = Ciclismo Mountain Bike
  10. Cycling – Road = Ciclismo de Estrada
  11. Cycling – Track = Ciclismo de Pista
  12. Diving = Salto Ornamental
  13. Equestrian = Hipismo
  14. Fencing = Esgrima
  15. Field hockey = Hóquei sobre a grama
  16. Golf = Golfe
  17. Gymnastics = Ginástica artística or Ginástica Olímpica
  18. Handball = Handebol
  19. Judo = Judô
  20. Marathon swimming = Maratonas aquáticas
  21. Modern petathlon = Pentatlo moderno
  22. Rhythmic gymnastics = Ginástica rítmica
  23. Rowing = Remo
  24. Rugby Sevens = Rugby de 7
  25. Sailing = Vela
  26. Shooting = Tiro esportivo
  27. Soccer = Futebol
  28. Swimming = Natação
  29. Synchronized swimming = Nado sincronizado
  30. Table tennis = Tênis de mesa
  31. Taekwondo = Taekwondo
  32. Tennis = Tênis
  33. Track & Field = Atletismo
  34. Trampoline = Ginástica de trampolim
  35. Triathlon = Triatlo
  36. Volleyball = Voleibol or simply Vôlei
  37. Water polo = Polo aquático
  38. Weightlifting = Levantamento de peso
  39. Wrestling = Luta Olímpica

To speak your second language comfortably you need lots of practice using the language in real-life situations.

Street Smart Brazil has amazing instructors who are well trained to help you advance your Portuguese. Book a Trial Lesson with us to get started.

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Photo credits: All photos in the video lesson with exception of the cover photo by https://pixabay.com under the Creative Commons License.

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. AvatarMD ABRAR RAZA

    August 10, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    muito bom

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    • Luciana LageLuciana Lage

      August 12, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      Obrigada!

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