English to Portuguese video translator

Yes. Portuguese runs a little longer than English, so it gets its own subtitle layout: no more than 2 lines of about 42 characters, each left up long enough to read, beginning as the English words are spoken.

The Portuguese subtitles follow the Portuguese sentences and the pauses in the speech rather than pairing off with the English ones, which reads more naturally than squeezing each translation into the English layout.

With Brazilian conventions. “The price went up by 6.5 percent to $1,250” became “O preço subiu 6,5 por cento para $1.250”: a decimal comma and a thousands dot, with the dollar sign still in front. Write “US$” if your viewers expect it.

Politely and in Brazilian style. “Please sit down, sir” became “Por favor, sente-se, senhor”, and everyday questions take você, as Brazilian viewers expect. A channel aimed at Portugal should read the subtitles for Brazilian phrasing before publishing.

Names stay as written and titles keep their usual shape: “Dr. Patel and Maria Lopez will lead the session” became “O Dr. Patel e Maria Lopez liderarão a sessão”. A mixed group takes the masculine plural: “Os professores estavam cansados depois da viagem”.

Exclamations take Portuguese spelling, too: “Wow! That’s amazing!” became “Uau! Isso é incrível!”.

NoteOwl understands Portuguese and English on your Mac: it imports MP4 videos, transcribes them with unlimited transcription and saves SRT subtitles with each speaker’s name. Already have English subtitles? The subtitle translator keeps their original timing.