Today, we’re going to take a look at the names of countries in Portuguese that appear frequently in the news that will be useful to know.

Brazil = Brasil (pronounced brah-ZEEW)

United States = Estados Unidos / EUA (short for Estados Unidos de América)

Canada = Canadá (note that the stress falls on the last a)

Mexico = México (pronounced MEH-shee-coh)

England = Inglaterra

France = França (pronounced FRAN-sah)

Sweden = Suécia (don’t confuse this with the next country)

Switzerland = Suiça (pronounced SWEE-sah)

Iran = Irã

Saudi Arabia = Arábia Saudita (pronounced ah-RAH-bee-ah sow-DEE-tah)

Japan = Japão (this is the hard to pronounce nasal sound)

China = China (pronounced SHEE-nah)