Top 100 Brazilian Portuguese adjectives

Adjectives help you react: “Ótimo!”, “Que legal!”, “Perfeito!”. Explore 100 Brazilian Portuguese adjectives with English translations, pronunciation transcriptions, illustrations and synthesized audio. Study them here, then practise the same set in the Mnezo trainer.

How this list is selected

These are the first 100 entries in the matching Mnezo set. The order stays aligned with the trainer; it is not an exact ranking of all Brazilian speech. We do not publish a coverage percentage for this educational selection: that requires a reproducible calculation on a specified corpus. Understanding also depends on grammar, context and listening practice.

Use these adjectives to describe weather, food, people, a film or how you feel. Add words for new topics and practise agreement in sentences.

One dictionary form — four in speech

A Portuguese adjective agrees with its noun in gender and number: carro novo, casa nova, carros novos, casas novas. It sounds like “learn four times as much”, but it's really one rule:

• words in -o swap the ending: novo → nova → novos → novas;
• words in -e or a consonant don't change for gender at all in most cases: grande, feliz, difícil, azul keep one form for masculine and feminine nouns alike, adding only the plural (grandes, felizes). Exceptions include bom → boa; francês → francesa and trabalhador → trabalhadora also change for gender.

So a list of 100 dictionary forms quietly unfolds into hundreds of forms to practise recognizing — test it on the passage below.

Learn them in antonym pairs

Compare opposite meanings and write a sentence with each word. This selection includes ten antonym pairs:

• grande ↔ pequeno — big ↔ small
• novo ↔ velho — new ↔ old
• bom ↔ ruim — good ↔ bad
• fácil ↔ difícil — easy ↔ hard
• quente ↔ frio — hot ↔ cold
• alto ↔ baixo — tall ↔ short
• rico ↔ pobre — rich ↔ poor
• certo ↔ errado — right ↔ wrong
• melhor ↔ pior — better ↔ worse
• possível ↔ impossível — possible ↔ impossible

Test yourself right now

Here's a short, everyday story in Portuguese. Every highlighted word is an adjective — in all its agreement forms, and every one belongs to the list below:

All 100 adjectives — with audio and transcription

The numbering follows the Mnezo study set. Each entry includes a translation, a stress-marked transcription, an illustration and synthesized Brazilian Portuguese audio.

1. 1
   muito—much, a lot of, many

   [ˈmũj̃tu]
   OtherA1
2. 2
   todo—whole, all, every

   [ˈtodu]
   OtherA1
3. 3
   bom—good

   [ˈbõ]
   AdjectivesA1
4. 4
   certo—correct, right, sure

   [ˈseʁtu]
   General vocabularyA1
5. 5
   caro—expensive

   [ˈkaɾu]
   ShoppingA1
6. 6
   melhor—best, better

   [meˈʎoʁ]
   OtherA2
7. 7
   novo—new

   [ˈnovu]
   ShoppingA1
8. 8
   pouco—little, few

   [ˈpowku]
   OtherA1
9. 9
   claro—clear, light (color)

   [ˈklaɾu]
   AdjectivesA1
10. 10
    primeiro—first

    [pɾiˈmejɾu]
    NumbersA1
11. 11
    grande—big, large

    [ˈgɾɐ̃dʒi]
    AdjectivesA1
12. 12
    ótimo—great, excellent

    [ˈɔtʃimu]
    AdjectivesA1
13. 13
    morto—dead

    [ˈmoʁtu]
    AdjectivesA2
14. 14
    feliz—happy

    [feˈlis]
    AdjectivesA1
15. 15
    último—last

    [ˈuwtʃimu]
    NumbersA2
16. 16
    sério—serious

    [ˈsɛɾju]
    PersonalityA2
17. 17
    único—unique, only, sole

    [ˈũniku]
    General vocabularyA2
18. 18
    próximo—next, nearby

    [ˈpɾɔsimu]
    AdjectivesA1
19. 19
    velho—old

    [ˈveʎu]
    AppearanceA1
20. 20
    rápido—fast, quick

    [ˈʁapidu]
    General vocabularyA1
21. 21
    pequeno—small, little

    [peˈkẽnu]
    AdjectivesA1
22. 22
    legal—cool, nice

    [leˈgaw]
    AdjectivesA1
23. 23
    difícil—difficult, hard

    [dʒiˈfisiw]
    AdjectivesA1
24. 24
    errado—wrong, incorrect

    [eˈʁadu]
    General vocabularyA1
25. 25
    vivo—alive, living

    [ˈvivu]
    AdjectivesA2
26. 26
    importante—important

    [ĩpoʁˈtɐ̃tʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
27. 27
    bonito—beautiful, handsome, pretty

    [boˈnitu]
    AppearanceA1
28. 28
    diferente—different

    [dʒifeˈɾẽtʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
29. 29
    maior—bigger, biggest, larger

    [maˈjoʁ]
    OtherA2
30. 30
    estranho—strange, weird

    [isˈtɾɐ̃ɲu]
    General vocabularyA1
31. 31
    longe—far

    [ˈlõʒi]
    AdjectivesA1
32. 32
    jovem—young

    [ˈʒɔvẽj̃]
    AppearanceA1
33. 33
    ruim—bad

    [ʁuˈĩ]
    General vocabularyA1
34. 34
    suficiente—enough, sufficient

    [sufisiˈẽtʃi]
    OtherA2
35. 35
    fácil—easy

    [ˈfasiw]
    AdjectivesA1
36. 36
    forte—strong

    [ˈfoʁtʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
37. 37
    mau—bad

    [ˈmaw]
    AdjectivesA1
38. 38
    seguro—safe, secure

    [seˈguɾu]
    General vocabularyA2
39. 39
    alto—tall, high, loud

    [ˈawtu]
    AppearanceA1
40. 40
    possível—possible

    [poˈsiviw]
    AdjectivesA1
41. 41
    perfeito—perfect

    [peʁˈfejtu]
    AdjectivesA1
42. 42
    especial—special

    [ispesiˈaw]
    AdjectivesA1
43. 43
    baixo—short, low, quiet

    [ˈbajʃu]
    AppearanceA1
44. 44
    passado—past, last

    [paˈsadu]
    TimeA2
45. 45
    pior—worse, worst

    [piˈoʁ]
    OtherA2
46. 46
    cheio—full

    [ˈʃeju]
    General vocabularyA1
47. 47
    verdadeiro—true, real, genuine

    [veʁdaˈdejɾu]
    General vocabularyA1
48. 48
    branco—white

    [ˈbɾɐ̃ku]
    ColorsA1
49. 49
    livre—free

    [ˈlivɾi]
    AdjectivesA1
50. 50
    maravilhoso—wonderful, marvelous

    [maɾaviˈʎozu]
    AdjectivesA1

51. 51
    longo—long

    [ˈlõgu]
    AdjectivesA1
52. 52
    humano—human, humane

    [uˈmɐ̃nu]
    General vocabularyA2
53. 53
    surpreso—surprised

    [suʁˈpɾezu]
    EmotionsA2
54. 54
    antigo—old, ancient

    [ɐ̃ˈtʃigu]
    TimeA2
55. 55
    futuro—future

    [fuˈtuɾu]
    TimeA2
56. 56
    engraçado—funny

    [ẽgɾaˈsadu]
    AdjectivesA2
57. 57
    lindo—beautiful, lovely

    [ˈlĩdu]
    AppearanceA1
58. 58
    doente—sick, ill

    [doˈẽtʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
59. 59
    normal—normal

    [noʁˈmaw]
    AdjectivesA1
60. 60
    americano—American

    [ameɾiˈkɐ̃nu]
    CountriesA2
61. 61
    frio—cold

    [ˈfɾiu]
    AdjectivesA1
62. 62
    leve—light (in weight)

    [ˈlevi]
    General vocabularyA2
63. 63
    quente—hot

    [ˈkẽtʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
64. 64
    pobre—poor

    [ˈpobɾi]
    AdjectivesA1
65. 65
    simples—simple

    [ˈsĩplis]
    AdjectivesA1
66. 66
    capaz—capable

    [kaˈpas]
    AdjectivesA2
67. 67
    igual—same, equal

    [iˈgwaw]
    AdjectivesA1
68. 68
    oficial—official

    [ofisiˈaw]
    General vocabularyA2
69. 69
    perigoso—dangerous

    [peɾiˈgozu]
    General vocabularyA2
70. 70
    interessante—interesting

    [ĩteɾeˈsɐ̃tʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
71. 71
    terrível—terrible, awful

    [teˈʁiviw]
    AdjectivesA1
72. 72
    triste—sad

    [ˈtɾistʃi]
    AdjectivesA1
73. 73
    paciente—patient

    [pasiˈẽtʃi]
    PersonalityA2
74. 74
    aberto—open

    [aˈbeʁtu]
    ShoppingA1
75. 75
    rico—rich

    [ˈʁiku]
    AdjectivesA1
76. 76
    nervoso—nervous

    [neʁˈvozu]
    EmotionsA1
77. 77
    impossível—impossible

    [ĩpoˈsiviw]
    AdjectivesA1
78. 78
    breve—short, brief

    [ˈbɾevi]
    AdjectivesA2
79. 79
    duro—hard, tough, stale

    [ˈduɾu]
    General vocabularyA2
80. 80
    necessário—necessary

    [neseˈsaɾju]
    General vocabularyA1
81. 81
    inteligente—intelligent, smart

    [ĩteliˈʒẽtʃi]
    PersonalityA2
82. 82
    bravo—brave, courageous

    [ˈbɾavu]
    AdjectivesA2
83. 83
    comum—common, ordinary

    [koˈmũ]
    AdjectivesA1
84. 84
    azul—blue

    [aˈzuw]
    ColorsA1
85. 85
    terceiro—third

    [teʁˈsejɾu]
    NumbersA2
86. 86
    vermelho—red

    [veʁˈmeʎu]
    ColorsA1
87. 87
    direto—direct, straight

    [dʒiˈɾetu]
    General vocabularyA2
88. 88
    justo—fair, just

    [ˈʒustu]
    PersonalityA2
89. 89
    inocente—innocent

    [inoˈsẽtʃi]
    SocietyA2
90. 90
    enorme—huge, enormous

    [eˈnoʁmi]
    General vocabularyA1
91. 91
    principal—main, principal

    [pɾĩsiˈpaw]
    General vocabularyA2
92. 92
    orgulhoso—proud

    [oʁguˈʎozu]
    EmotionsA2
93. 93
    brilhante—bright, brilliant, shiny

    [bɾiˈʎɐ̃tʃi]
    AdjectivesA2
94. 94
    escuro—dark

    [isˈkuɾu]
    AdjectivesA1
95. 95
    preocupado—worried

    [pɾeokuˈpadu]
    EmotionsA2
96. 96
    inteiro—whole, entire

    [ĩˈtejɾu]
    OtherA2
97. 97
    poderoso—powerful

    [podeˈɾozu]
    General vocabularyA2
98. 98
    responsável—responsible

    [ʁespõˈsaviw]
    ProfessionsA2
99. 99
    menor—smaller, lesser

    [meˈnoʁ]
    OtherA2
100. 100
     ocupado—busy, occupied

     [okuˈpadu]
     ProfessionsA1

How to remember 100 adjectives without mixing them up

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Audio from day one. In Brazilian pronunciation alto sounds like [ˈawtu] and azul like [aˈzuw] — an L at the end of a syllable turns into a “w” sound, and your ear has to learn that before your eye locks in the spelling. Every adjective on this list comes with synthesized Brazilian Portuguese audio.