Here is a great way to increase your Street Smart Portuguese, build your vocabulary, and learn more about Brazilian culture: Below is a list of 28 Brazilian magazines on a wide variety of subjects: social issues, health, food, business, technology, lifestyle, sports, cars, celebrities, movies, and more.

If you are going to take the Celpe-Bras proficiency test, this is a must-do: Get in the habit of reading in Portuguese every day. Celpe-Bras uses authentic materials including articles from several of the magazines below.

Although it is impossible to know what will be on the test, I’d say you can focus on the first ten magazines of this list if you are preparting to take the test. This is because articles from these magazines have repeatedly been used in the exam.

Tip: Read out loud. It will make a big difference in your pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary retention.

Boa leitura!

 

1. Exame

Let’s say this is the Brazilian Business Week

2. Época

Weekly magazine on various topics, including society, politics, economy, culture, health, education, environment, music, finance, and history.

3. Época Negócios

Business

4. Vida Simples

Health, well-being, environment, and more.

5. Veja

Weekly magazine on various topics, including society, politics, economy, culture, health, education, environment, music, finance, and history.

6. Galileu

Various topics, including society, culture, health, education, environment, and music.

7. Isto É

Weekly magazine on various topics, including society, politics, economy, culture, health, education, environment, music, finance, and history.

8. Superinteressante

Environment, health, technology, behavior, culture, and more

9. Mente e Cérebro

Psychology, behavior, the mind, etc.

10. Planeta

Environment, health, behavior, culture, and more.

11. Você SA

Targets professionals and brings articles on work/life balance, career growth, personal development, and the like. They publish an annual research with the best companies to work for in Brazil.

12. Crescer

Parenting and children

13. Gestão e Negócios

Business

14. Saúde

Tips for a healthy lifestyle

15. Men’s Health

Brazilian edition of the magazine

16. Contigo

Gossip, novelas, celebrities — you get the picture

17. Quatro Rodas

For car lovers

18. Carta Capital

Politics, economy, society, culture, and more.

19. Caras

Gossip, novelas, celebrities

20. Elle

Brazilian edition of the magazine

21. Claudia

Variety magazine for women

22. Claudia Receitas

Food & drinks

23. Bravo

For movie lovers

24. Info Exame

Technology, gadgets, and the like

25. Info Corporate

For business professionals

26. Escola

Kids’ education

27. Placar

Sports

28. Revista Brasilis

By the Brazilian government; culture, society, economy, and more

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