{"id":85211,"date":"2020-06-18T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=76092"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:18:01","slug":"football-vocabulary-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"The Main Soccer\/Football Vocabulary in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazil loves football \u2014 we call it a national passion. It is very common to see people discussing football during friendly meetings, taxi rides, bus stops, and happy hours. We know how much our students love to practice Portuguese with locals as much as they can. That\u2019s why if you love football you should learn the main football vocabulary in Portuguese to practice when you have the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are sure your Brazilian friends will love to talk about football with you, especially knowing you understand all the football slang and vocabulary.<\/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\" 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main soccer\/football vocabulary in Portuguese:<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Acrescimos\" >Acr\u00e9scimos<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Artilheiro\" >Artilheiro<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Bicicleta\" >Bicicleta<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Camisa_10\" >Camisa 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Caneta\" >Caneta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Carrinho\" >Carrinho<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Chapeu\" >Chap\u00e9u<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Drible\" >Drible<\/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\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Escanteio\" >Escanteio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Falta\" >Falta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Frango\" >Frango<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Gaveta\" >Gaveta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Impedimento\" >Impedimento<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Lambreta\" >Lambreta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Lateral\" >Lateral<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Passe\" >Passe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Pelada\" >Pelada<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Penalti\" >P\u00eanalti<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Placar\" >Placar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Prorrogacao\" >Prorroga\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Tesoura\" >Tesoura<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#Tiro_de_meta\" >Tiro de meta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/#TraveTravessao\" >Trave\/Travess\u00e3o<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_the_main_soccerfootball_vocabulary_in_Portuguese\"><\/span>Check the main soccer\/football vocabulary in Portuguese:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acrescimos\"><\/span>Acr\u00e9scimos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Extra minutes added to the end of each half time to compensate for the lost time during the game due to injury or fouls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Artilheiro\"><\/span>Artilheiro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The player who scored the most in a game or for a team in general. The top scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bicicleta\"><\/span>Bicicleta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An acrobatic strike in which the player kicks the ball rearward in midair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Camisa_10\"><\/span>Camisa 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important player on the team. It doesn\u2019t matter if they use the number 10 on their jersey or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caneta\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vocabulario-futebol-em-portugues.jpg\"><\/a>Caneta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the name of the action when a player kicks&nbsp;the&nbsp;ball between the opponent\u2019s legs.&nbsp;<em>Caneta<\/em>&nbsp;in Portuguese means \u2018pen\u2019, which the opponent\u2019s legs are compared to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carrinho\"><\/span>Carrinho<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is when a defender of a team tries to push the ball away from the opposing player by&nbsp;leaping&nbsp;forward with an extended leg. This is a risky tackle move often considered a foul when the defender does not perform it correctly by the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chapeu\"><\/span>Chap\u00e9u<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the player kicks the ball high into the air aiming to pass it over the opponent\u2019s head. In Portuguese,&nbsp;<em>chap\u00e9u<\/em>&nbsp;means \u2018hat\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drible\"><\/span>Drible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A technical maneuver used by the player of a team to make the ball go past the opponents. A dribbling move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Escanteio\"><\/span>Escanteio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the ball goes out of play over the goal line, having last been touched by a member of the defending team, the game is restarted. That occurs by a player of the offensive team kicking the ball from the corner of the field nearest to where it went out. This procedure is called&nbsp;<em>escanteio<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falta\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/football-vocabulary-in-portuguese-falta.jpg\"><\/a>Falta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a player commits a misconduct act which the referee considers to be unfair or against the football rules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frango\"><\/span>Frango<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens when the goalkeeper can\u2019t defend a goal from an easily defensible shot. Funny thing is&nbsp;<em>frango<\/em>&nbsp;means chicken in Portuguese. Interesting football vocabulary in Portuguese, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaveta\"><\/span>Gaveta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To kick the ball in the upper right or left angle of the post and score the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impedimento\"><\/span>Impedimento<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The offside, one of the Laws of the Game. It occurs when an attacker of the opposing team is closer to the goal line than the second-last opponent and also the ball. If said attacker commits this fault, we say they are&nbsp;<em>\u2018impedido\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lambreta\"><\/span>Lambreta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A rainbow kick. It is a trick used in football when a player steps to the side of the ball and flicks it up round from the side of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lateral\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lateral-vocabulario-de-futebol-em-portugues.png\"><\/a>Lateral<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a method of restarting the game after the ball exits the side of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passe\"><\/span>Passe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The action of passing the ball for another player of your team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pelada\"><\/span>Pelada<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A casual football match between friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Penalti\"><\/span>P\u00eanalti<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A direct free kick foul committed by a team within its own penalty area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Placar\"><\/span>Placar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The score of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prorrogacao\"><\/span>Prorroga\u00e7\u00e3o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some games can not end in a tie, because a winner is required.&nbsp; If the game is still tied after the 90-minute ordinary time, two extra 15-minute periods are given as overtime. That extra time is called&nbsp;<em>prorroga\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;in Portuguese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tesoura\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tesoura-football-vocabulary-in-portuguese.jpg\"><\/a>Tesoura<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned above, if the&nbsp;<em>carrinho<\/em>&nbsp;tackle goes wrong and the defensor commits a foul, their legs might block the opposite player, making them fall. When a sliding tackle goes wrong, it is called a&nbsp;<em>tesoura,&nbsp;<\/em>because both legs of the defensor player hold the legs of the attacker, preventing them to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tiro_de_meta\"><\/span>Tiro de meta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a method of restarting the game when the ball leaves the field completely from the end line having been last touched by an opposing attacking player. The goalkeeper is usually the one that kicks the ball back to the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TraveTravessao\"><\/span>Trave\/Travess\u00e3o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Trave<\/em>&nbsp;is the vertical posts of the goal. And&nbsp;<em>travess\u00e3o<\/em>&nbsp;is the top horizontal bar of the goal post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know the main football vocabulary in Portuguese and can have a great conversation with your friends. Don\u2019t forget to keep studying Portuguese to improve your general vocabulary and conversation skills.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/\">Caminhos Language Centre<\/a>&nbsp;can help you with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\/private-classes\/one-on-one-portuguese\/\">private Portuguese lessons<\/a>&nbsp;tailored to your needs and interests.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/book-now\/\">Book your classes now<\/a>&nbsp;and our team of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/about-caminhos\/teachers-staff\/\">native teachers<\/a>&nbsp;will make sure to prepare the perfect Portuguese class for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, if you\u2019ve enjoyed learning new football vocabulary in Portuguese, you might also like our recent blog post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/brazilian-clubs-passion-for-football\/\">The Top Brazilian Clubs: Understanding Brazilians\u2019 Passion for Football<\/a>. 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