The alphabet

The alphabet is known in Portuguese as alfabeto or abecedário. The Portuguese alphabet consists of 23 letters; the letters K, W, Y are not part of the Portuguese alphabet but are used in words of foreign origin or in abbreviations.

Click here to listen and practice the pronunciation of the Brazilian Portuguese alphabet. Knowing how to pronounce the letters will help you to pronounce the words.

Now, have some fun with Xuxa singing the song "Abecedário da Xuxa"!

Here are the lyrics, so you can sing with Xuxa!

Abecedário da Xuxa
Composição: Cesar Costa Filho & Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza

A de Amor (A for love)
B de Baixinho (B for kid)
C de Coração (C for heart)
D de Docinho (D for candy)
E de Escola (E for school)
F de Feijão (F for beans)
G de Gente (G for people)
H de Humano (H for human)
I de Igualdade (I for equality)
J Juventude (J youth)
L Liberdade (L liberty)
M Molecagem (M prank)
N Natureza (N nature)
O Obrigado (O thank you)
P Proteção! (P protection!)
Q de Quero-Quero (Q for Southern Lapwing)
R de Riacho (R for stream)
S de Saudade (S for longing)
T de Terra (T for Earth)
U de Universo (U for universe)
V de Vitória! (V for victory)
X o que que é? (X what is it?)
É Xuxa! (It’s Xuxa!)
Z é zum zum zum zum zum (Z is zum zum zum zum zum)
Vamos Cantar (Let’s sing)
Vamos Brincar (Let’s play)
Alegria pra valer! (Real happiness!)
O abecedário da Xuxa (Xuxa’s alphabet)
Vamos Aprender! (Let’s learn)