Portuguese to English
Translate a Portuguese book into English, and keep the Portuguese
Upload a Brazilian or Portuguese novel, from Machado de Assis to a book that never came out in English, and read it with English beside every paragraph: the Portuguese as it was written, the English when a sentence gets away from you.
Uma noite destas, vindo da cidade para o Engenho Novo, encontrei no trem da Central um rapaz aqui do bairro, que eu conheço de vista e de chapéo.
One night not long ago, coming from the city out to Engenho Novo, I met on the Central line train a young man from this neighbourhood, whom I know by sight and by hat.
Comprimentou-me, sentou-se ao pé de mim, falou da lua e dos ministros, e acabou recitando-me versos.
He greeted me, sat down beside me, talked about the moon and the ministers, and ended up reciting verses to me.
How it works
Upload the book, choose English, and look at the free preview of the opening pages, side by side. If it reads well, translate the whole book and read it in the browser, or download it as a PDF, an EPUB, or a Kindle file. More about translating a book.
Where to find Portuguese books
Brazil's Domínio Público portal and Portuguese Wikisource have Machado de Assis, Eça de Queirós and many other classics for free, and Project Gutenberg has more as EPUB. Your own DRM-free EPUB, a text-based PDF or a Word file all work.
Reading Portuguese with English beside it
Brazil or Portugal
Você or tu, trem or comboio, ônibus or autocarro: Brazilian and European Portuguese differ in words, spelling and forms of address. With the original beside the English you see which Portuguese the author wrote, not only what it means.
Classics in their old spelling
Older editions keep the spelling of their day: chapéo for chapéu, succedeu for sucedeu. The English beside them keeps you reading instead of wondering whether a word is a misprint.
Questions
Can I translate a Brazilian Portuguese book into English?
Yes, Brazilian and European Portuguese both work. Upload a DRM-free EPUB, a text-based PDF or a Word file, choose English, and check the free preview of the opening pages first.
Can I learn Portuguese with it?
Yes: read the Portuguese side first and look across only when you need to, or hide the English until you tap it. The free library also has Portuguese stories by level.