{"id":85185,"date":"2019-07-29T21:31:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T00:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=75850"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:08:07","slug":"por-para-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Por and Para in Portuguese | Lesson 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest difficulties people have when learning Portuguese is to understand the difference between prepositions <strong>Por<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Para<\/strong>. Let\u2019s see how to use each of them and check examples to help with our doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#Para\" >Para<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#1_Goal_objective\" >1) Goal, objective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#2_Final_destination_direction\" >2) Final destination, direction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#3_Opinion\" >3) Opinion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#4_Deadline\" >4) Deadline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#We_also_use_%E2%80%98Para\" >We also use \u2018Para\u2019:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#POR\" >POR<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#1_Time_period\" >1) Time period<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#3_Route\" >3) Route<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#4_Exchange_and_money\" >4) Exchange and money<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#We_also_use_%E2%80%98Por\" >We also use \u2018Por\u2019:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#Homework\" >Homework<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/por-para-in-portuguese\/#Answers\" >Answers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Para\"><\/span>Para<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Goal_objective\"><\/span>1) Goal, objective<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eles est\u00e3o na Caminhos&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;estudar. (They are at Caminhos to study.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Final_destination_direction\"><\/span>2) Final destination, direction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ele est\u00e1 indo&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;casa. (He is going home.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Opinion\"><\/span>3) Opinion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Este assunto \u00e9 muito importante&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;mim. (This subject is very important to me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Deadline\"><\/span>4) Deadline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O dever de casa \u00e9&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;amanh\u00e3. (The homework is due tomorrow.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_also_use_%E2%80%98Para\"><\/span>We also use \u2018Para\u2019:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dar&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;(Give it to)<br>Example: Ele&nbsp;deu&nbsp;um livro&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;ela. (He gave a book to her.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alugar&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;(Rent it to)<br>Example: Eu&nbsp;aluguei&nbsp;o apartamento&nbsp;<strong>para o<\/strong>&nbsp;Derek. (I\u2019ve rented the apartment to Derek.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARA<\/strong>&nbsp;\u25ba Indicates the person who is receiving something. It can be a good or bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ps: In informal language, it is very common to use&nbsp;<strong>\u2018pra\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;instead of&nbsp;<strong>\u2018para\u2019<\/strong>. But<strong>&nbsp;\u2018pra\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u2018para\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;the same meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/difference-between-por-para-portuguese-pra-pro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/difference-between-por-para-portuguese-pra-pro-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"difference between por para portuguese pra pro\" class=\"wp-image-76028\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eu vou&nbsp;<strong>pra<\/strong>&nbsp;escola todos os dias = eu vou&nbsp;<strong>para a<\/strong>&nbsp;escola todos os dias (I go to the school every day.)<br>Eu vou&nbsp;<strong>pro<\/strong>&nbsp;museu hoje = eu vou&nbsp;<strong>para o<\/strong>&nbsp;museu hoje. (I will go to the museum today.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba The word \u2018museu\u2019 is masculine, so we use&nbsp;<strong>para&nbsp;o\/pro.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/30a2c599-df2e-4133-b7f8-8cddaa5818fb-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"difference between por para portuguese\" class=\"wp-image-76026\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Os alunos fizeram um passeio&nbsp;<strong>para<\/strong>&nbsp;o Jardim Bot\u00e2nico.<br>(The students went on a trip to Jardim Bot\u00e2nico.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"POR\"><\/span>POR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Time_period\"><\/span>1) Time period<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ele vai ficar no Brasil&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;tr\u00eas meses. (He is going to stay in Rio for three months.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2) Approximate time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mariana vai chegar l\u00e1&nbsp;<strong>pelas<\/strong>&nbsp;10h. (Mariana is going to arrive around 10am.)<br><strong>Por + as = Pelas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Route\"><\/span>3) Route<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O \u00f4nibus passa&nbsp;<strong>pelo<\/strong>&nbsp;centro da cidade. (The bus goes through downtown.)<br><strong>Por + o = Pelo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Exchange_and_money\"><\/span>4) Exchange and money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Naiara comprou uma caneta&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;R$2. (Naiara bought a pen for 2 reais.)<br>Voc\u00ea pode trocar a caneta&nbsp;<strong>pelo<\/strong>&nbsp;l\u00e1pis? (Can you Exchange the pen for the pencil?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POR + O = PELO<\/strong><br><strong>POR + OS = PELOS<\/strong><br><strong>POR + A = PELA<\/strong><br><strong>POR + AS = PELAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/difference-between-por-para-portuguese-pelos-pelas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/difference-between-por-para-portuguese-pelos-pelas-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"difference between por para portuguese pelos pelas\" class=\"wp-image-76027\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_also_use_%E2%80%98Por\"><\/span>We also use \u2018Por\u2019:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u25ba&nbsp;<\/strong>Ele fez o trabalho&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;voc\u00ea. (He did the job for you.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba Ele est\u00e1 no Brasil&nbsp;<strong>por causa da<\/strong>&nbsp;namorada. (He is in Brazil because of his girlfriend.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba Rodrigo segurou o amigo&nbsp;<strong>pela<\/strong>&nbsp;camisa. (Rodrigo held his friend by his shirt.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba Quanto \u00e9 72 dividido&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;9? (How much is 72 divided by 9?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba O livro foi escrito&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;um escritor famoso. (The book was written by a famous author.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba O livro foi escrito&nbsp;<strong>pelo<\/strong>&nbsp;Paulo Coelho. (The book was written by Paulo Coelho.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba Obrigado&nbsp;<strong>pelas<\/strong>&nbsp;aulas! (Thank you for the classes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25ba Obrigado&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;tudo! (Thank you for everything.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0038.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0038-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"difference between por para portuguese\" class=\"wp-image-76029\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>O aluno trocou a bola velha&nbsp;<strong>por<\/strong>&nbsp;uma nova.<br>(The student exchanged the old ball for a new one.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Homework\"><\/span>Homework<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it\u2019s time to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Eu vou _________ a praia no domingo. (I will go to the beach on Sunday.)<br>2) Voc\u00ea trocou a camisa _________ outra? (Have you changed the shirt for the other one?)<br>3) Alex pagou R$100 _________ quadro. (Alex paid R$100 for the painting.)<br>4) A professora dividiu 10 _________ 2. (The teacher divides 10 by 2.)<br>5) Jennifer est\u00e1 aqui _________ estudar portugu\u00eas. (Jennifer is here to study Portuguese.)<br>6) Carlos n\u00e3o vai sair _________ causa da chuva. (Carlos won\u2019t go out because of the rain.)<br>7) Manuel vai chegar l\u00e1 _________ 23h. (Manuel is going to arrive there around 11pm.)<br>8) Ele comprou flores _________ ela. (He bought flowers for her.)<br>9) N\u00e3o podemos ir _________ o cinema. (We can\u2019t go to the movies.)<br>10) Quero ir _________ a Lapa _________ caminho mais curto. (I want to go to Lapa by the shortest route.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answers\"><\/span>Answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Para<br>2) Por<br>3) Pelo<br>4) Por<br>5) Para<br>6) Por<br>7) Pelas<br>8) Para<br>9) Para<br>10) Para\/Pelo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check other Portuguese lessons online at Caminhos Blog clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/category\/portuguese-grammar\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\">Study Portuguese<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/about-caminhos\">Caminhos Language Centre<\/a>&nbsp;and experience Rio de Janeiro. 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