{"id":9374,"date":"2021-07-22T08:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T08:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2021-07-22T08:15:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T08:15:55","slug":"renting-a-place-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/renting-a-place-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Renting a place in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boa tarde, caros leitores! Good afternoon, dear readers! If you are currently living or plan on moving to a Portuguese-speaking country, chances are you had to learn a few things about how it works to <\/span><strong><i>alugar um im\u00f3vel <\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(rent a property). I have lived in several places abroad and I know how stressful it can be, specially if speaking a foreign language is involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And there\u2019s no way around it: as far as Brazil is concerned, the better you understand Portuguese, the easier it will be to find <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">um bom neg\u00f3cio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (a good deal) and the right <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lugar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (place) for you! So I have rounded up a list of useful terms and keywords that you might need as you hunt down your next <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (home), along with some examples and phrases you might hear or say. <em>Vamos dar uma olhada?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>casa, apartamento | <\/b><b><i>house, apartment<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>procurar uma casa, apartamento | <\/b><b><i>house-hunting, apartment hunting<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9375\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9375\" class=\" wp-image-9375\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-cottonbro-4568701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-cottonbro-4568701.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-cottonbro-4568701-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aprenda a falar sobre aluguel (Photo by cottonbro from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estou <\/span><b>procurando um apartamento<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> no centro, me avise se souber de alguma coisa | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m l<\/span><\/i><b><i>ooking for an apartment <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">downtown, tell me if you know about anything.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>morar | <\/b><b><i>live<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preferimos <\/span><b>morar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> em uma \u00e1rea residencial, porque \u00e9 mais tranquilo | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We prefer to <\/span><\/i><b><i>live<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in a residential area because it&#8217;s quieter<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>alugar, aluguel | <\/b><b><i>rent<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A casa era perfeita, mas o pre\u00e7o do <\/span><b>aluguel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> estava acima do nosso or\u00e7amento | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The house was perfect, but the<\/span><\/i><b><i> rental<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> price was above our budget.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>im\u00f3veis, agente imobili\u00e1rio, ag\u00eancia imobili\u00e1ria | <\/b><b><i>real estate, real estate agent, real estate agency<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first step is to find uma <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ag\u00eancia imobili\u00e1ria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (real estate agency) and have a look at their an\u00fancios (ads, listings). Then you should <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">entrar em contato com o agente imobili\u00e1rio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (contact the real estate agent).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea pode me recomendar uma<\/span> <b>imobili\u00e1ria <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de confian\u00e7a? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you recommend a reliable <\/span><\/i><b><i>real estate agency<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>an\u00fancio |<\/b><b><i> ad, listing<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9376\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9376\" class=\" wp-image-9376\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-kindel-media-7578983.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-kindel-media-7578983.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-kindel-media-7578983-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consulte um agente imobili\u00e1rio (Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu vi o<\/span><b> an\u00fancio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de um apartamento de dois quartos na rua Pinheiros, voc\u00ea poderia me passar mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I saw the <\/span><\/i><b><i>ad<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for a two-bedroom apartment on Pinheiros Street, could you give me more information?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passei o dia vendo<\/span><b> an\u00fancios de im\u00f3veis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, mas n\u00e3o encontrei nada que me agradasse | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spent the day looking at <\/span><\/i><b><i>property listings<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but I didn&#8217;t find anything I liked.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>agendar uma visita | <\/b><b><i>book a viewing, visit<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you come across anything that interests you, it\u2019s time to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agendar uma visita<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (book a visit).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boa tarde, podemos<\/span><b> agendar uma visita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> para conhecer o apartamento essa sexta, \u00e0s 14h? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good afternoon, could we<\/span><\/i><b><i> schedule a visit<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to see the apartment this Friday, at 2 pm?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>fiador | <\/b><b><i>guarantor<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As it goes with most bigger financial transactions, asking for a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fiador <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(guarantor) to back you up.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A maioria das pessoas pede que um parente seja seu<\/span><b> fiador <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most people ask a relative to be their <\/span><\/i><b><i>guarantor\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9377\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9377\" class=\" wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mudar de casa \u00e9 estressante, mas divertido (Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>contrato |<\/b><b><i> contract, lease<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And obviously, once you finally make a decision, it\u2019s time to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assinar o contrato<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sign the lease).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Certifique-se de ler o <\/span><b>contrato <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">com aten\u00e7\u00e3o antes de assin\u00e1-lo | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure to read the <\/span><\/i><b><i>contract<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> carefully before you sign it.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>cau\u00e7\u00e3o | <\/b><b><i>deposit<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should also pay for o cau\u00e7\u00e3o (the deposit), which will be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">devolvido<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (returned) to you once your lease is up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O propriet\u00e1rio est\u00e1 pedindo mil reais de <\/span><b>cau\u00e7\u00e3o<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The owner is asking for a thousand reais as a <\/span><\/i><b><i>deposit<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J\u00e1 que danificamos uma das paredes, n\u00e3o conseguimos nosso <\/span><b>cau\u00e7\u00e3o<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de volta | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since we damaged one of the walls, we can&#8217;t get our <\/span><\/i><b><i>deposit<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> back.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>mudar de casa, de mudan\u00e7a | <em>moving in, out<\/em><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And now for the best part, it\u2019s time to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mudar de casa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (move in to your new place).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu vizinho est\u00e1 <\/span><b>de mudan\u00e7a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, ent\u00e3o estou ajudando ele a descer com algumas caixas | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My neighbor is <\/span><\/i><b><i>moving out <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">so I&#8217;m helping him down with some boxes.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando voc\u00eas<\/span> <b>mudam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When do you<\/span><\/i><b><i> move out<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gostar\u00edamos de nos<\/span><b> mudar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> antes do dia primeiro, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We would like to <\/span><\/i><b><i>move in<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before the first, is that possible?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wanna learn more? Check out this related post<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/conversation-renting-an-apartment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>Vejo voc\u00eas semana que vem para a parte II de nosso texto. Boa semana a todos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4506270.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Boa tarde, caros leitores! Good afternoon, dear readers! If you are currently living or plan on moving to a Portuguese-speaking country, chances are you had to learn a few things about how it works to alugar um im\u00f3vel (rent a property). 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