Substantivos Básicos - Locais da Cidade

a large public place in a town or a city that has grass and trees and people go to for walking, playing, and relaxing

parque, área verde

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

rua, avenida

an open piece of land in a city or town that is four-sided and is usually surrounded by buildings

praça, quadro

a place where important cultural, artistic, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public

museu

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

biblioteca

a place, usually a building, with a stage where plays and shows are performed

teatro

a place where we pay to sit and eat a meal

restaurante

a small restaurant that sells drinks and meals

café, cafeteria

‌a large building or enclosed area, where many stores are placed

shopping, centro comercial

a shop of any size or kind that sells goods

loja, armazém

a financial institution that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

banco

a place where children learn things from teachers

escola

a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment and care

hospital, hospital (m)

a building where we give money to stay and eat food in when we are traveling

hotel, pousada

a place where we can send letters, packages, etc., or buy stamps

correios, agência dos correios

a very large, often roofless, structure where sports events, etc. are held for an audience

estádio

a large place where planes take off and land, with buildings and facilities for passengers to wait for their flights

aeroporto

a building in which people who manage a city work

prefeitura, câmara municipal

a building containing judicial courts, offices of judges, etc.

tribunal, palácio da justiça

a place where trains regularly stop for passengers to get on and off

estação de trem, estação ferroviária

a large store that we can go to and buy food, drinks and other things from

supermercado, hipermercado

a building where Christians go to worship and practice their religion

igreja

a place of worship, used by Muslims

mesquita

a place of worship and religious study for Jews

sinagoga, templo

a building used for worshiping one or several gods, used by some religious communities, especially Buddhists and Hindus

templo, santuário

the main business area of a city or town located at its center

centro, downtown

an educational institution at the highest level, where we can study for a degree or do research

universidade, instituição de ensino superior

a place where many kinds of animals are kept for exhibition, breeding, and protection

zoológico, jardim zoológico

a structure built over a river, road, etc. that enables people or vehicles to go from one side to the other

ponte

a shop where medicines are sold

farmácia

a place at the side of a road that is usually marked with a sign, where buses regularly stop for passengers

parada de ônibus, estação de ônibus

an area in which people leave their vehicles

estacionamento, parque de estacionamento

a place in which works of art are shown or sold to the public

galeria, salão de arte

an area in a city or town that contains several buildings and is surrounded by four streets

bloco, quarteirão

the office where a local police works

delegacia de polícia, esquadra de polícia

a building where firefighters stay and have the tools they need to help with fires and other emergencies

corpo de bombeiros, estação de bombeiros

a place where alcoholic and other drinks and light snacks are sold and served

bar, pub

a place that is open during nighttime in which people can dance, eat, and drink

clube noturno, discoteca

any major public road that connects cities or towns

autoestrada, estrada nacional

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

estrada, via

a wide straight street in a town or a city, usually with buildings and trees on both sides

avenida, bairro

a narrow passage between or behind buildings

beco, ruela

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

boulevard

a posted indicator providing information or directions on roads

sinal de tráfego, placa de rua

a marked place where people walk across a street

passagem de pedestres, faixa de pedestres

a set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road

semáforo, sinais de trânsito

a piece of land in which dead people are buried, especially one that does not belong to a church

cemitério, necrópole

a building used as the office or residence of the officials who represent their government in another country

embaixada

a divided highway designed for high-speed traffic, typically with multiple lanes and limited access points

autoestrada, via rápida

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

edifício, construção