How to say "city" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "city" translates to  cidade 

Transliteration: ci-da-de

🇧🇷 São Paulo é uma cidade muito grande.

🗣️ sao pau-lo e u-ma ci-da-de mui-to gran-de

🇺🇸 São Paulo is a very big city.

🇧🇷 São Paulo é uma cidade muito grande.

🗣️ sao pau-lo e u-ma ci-da-de mui-to gran-de

🇺🇸 São Paulo is a very big city.

🇧🇷 Eu moro na cidade de São Paulo.

🗣️ eh-oo moro nah see-dah-dee deh sah-ooh pow-loo

🇺🇸 I live in the city of São Paulo.

🇧🇷 Eu moro em uma cidade grande.

🗣️ eh-oo moh-roh ehm oon-ah see-dah-dee grahn-dee

🇺🇸 I live in a big city.

🇧🇷 São Paulo é uma cidade muito movimentada.

🗣️ sow pow-loh eh oo-mah see-dah-dee moo-ee-toh moh-vee-mehn-tah-dah.

🇺🇸 São Paulo is a very busy city.

🇧🇷 São Paulo é a maior cidade do Brasil.

🗣️ sowng pow-loh eh ah mah-yohr see-dah-dee doo brah-zil.

🇺🇸 São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil.

🇧🇷 A cidade de São Paulo é muito grande.

🗣️ ah see-dah-dee jee sahng pah-oo-loh eh moo-ee-toh grahn-jee

🇺🇸 The city of São Paulo is very big.

🇧🇷 São Paulo é uma cidade grande.

🗣️ Sowng POW-loh eh OO-mah SEE-dah-dee GRAHNG-dee.

🇺🇸 São Paulo is a big city.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "city" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "cidade" which translates to "city".

How to pronounce "cidade" (city) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "cidade" is pronounced as "ci-da-de".

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