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Opening a bank account as a foreigner in Portuguese

You arrived in Brazil two weeks ago and you're at the bank, passport in hand, to open your first account.

The phrase

Vim abrir uma conta aqui na agência hoje.
I came to open an account here at the branch today.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    abrir/aˈbɾi/

    to openverb

    To make something stop being closed.

  2. 2
    conta/ˈkõtɐ/

    accountnoun

    A registration that gives someone the right to use a service, like keeping money in a bank.

  3. 3
    estrangeiro/istɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu/

    foreignadjective

    Coming from another country.

  4. 4

    passaportepassport

  5. 5

    vistovisa

  6. 6

    residênciaresidence

  7. 7

    comprovarto prove

  8. 8

    rendaincome

  9. 9

    preencherto fill out

  10. 10

    senhapassword

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The other 7

The sentences3 of 10

  1. Vim abrir uma conta aqui na agência hoje.

    I came to open an account here at the branch today.

  2. Essa conta tem alguma taxa por mês?

    Does this account have any monthly fee?

  3. Sou estrangeiro e cheguei aqui faz duas semanas.

    I'm a foreigner and I got here two weeks ago.

Pronunciation

  • conta/ˈkõtɐ/

    The o in the first syllable is closed and nasal, as if there were an m after it.

  • estrangeiro/istɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu/

    The es at the start sounds like is, the an is nasal, and gei sounds like j with a closed e.

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Questions

How do you say you're a foreigner opening an account?
You can say "Sou estrangeiro e cheguei aqui faz duas semanas" and then "Vim abrir uma conta aqui na agência hoje".
What does comprovar renda mean?
Comprovar means to prove something with paperwork, and renda is the money a person earns from their work.

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