Below is a list of Portuguese language exonyms for places in non-Portuguese-speaking areas. Some of them are used exclusively in European Portuguese (marked E) while others appear just in Brazilian Portuguese (marked B).
Some of these terms are becoming disused, being often replaced with others closer to the original spelling. Adoptions of foreign terms and names in general are more acceptable and easy to enter popular use in the Brazilian variety, with spelling pronunciations or not.
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kabul | Cabul, Cábul | کابل | Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Shkodër | Escútare, Escodra | Shkodër | Albanian | |
Tirana | Tirana | Tiranë | Albanian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Yerevan | Erevã, Ierevã | Երևան | Armenian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Carinthia | Carínita | Kärnten | German | |
Danube | Danúbio | Donau | German | |
Innsbruck | Insbruque | Innsbrück | German | |
Salzburg | Salzburgo, Salisburgo | Salzburg | German | |
Styria | Estíria | Steiermark | German | |
Vienna | Viena | Wien | German |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Canberra | Camberra | Canberra | English | |
![]() | Nova Gales do Sul | New South Wales | English | |
![]() | Território do Norte | Northern Territory | English | |
![]() | Queenslândia | Queensland | English | |
![]() | Austrália Meridional, Austrália do Sul | South Australia | English | |
![]() | Tasmânia | Tasmania | English | |
![]() | Vitória | Victoria | English | |
![]() | Austrália Ocidental, Austrália do Oeste | Western Australia | English |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Baku | Bacu | Bakı | Azerbaijani |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Antwerp | Antuérpia | Antwerpen | Dutch | |
Bruges | Bruges | Brugge | Dutch | |
Brussels | Bruxelas | Bruxelles | French | |
Flandres | Flandres | Vlaanderen | Dutch | |
Ghent | Gante | Gent | Dutch | |
Leuven | Lovaina | Leuven | Dutch | |
Meuse | Mosa | Maas | Dutch | |
Scheldt | Escalda | Escaut, Scheldt | French, Dutch | |
Wallonia | Valónia (E), Valônia (B) | Wallonie | French |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Belize City | Cidade de Belize | Belize City | English | |
Belmopan | Belmopã | Belmopan | Yucatec Maya |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Sofia | Sófia | Sofiya (София) | Bulgarian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
British Columbia | Colúmbia Britânica, Colômbia Britânica | British Columbia | English | |
New Brunswick | Novo Brunswick, Nova Brunswick, Novo Brunsvique, Nova Brunsvique | New Brunswick | English | |
Newfoundland | Terra Nova | Newfoundland | English | |
Northwest Territories | Territórios do Noroeste | Northwest Territories, Nunatsiaq (ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ) | English, Inuktitut | |
Nova Scotia | Nova Escócia | Nova Scotia, Alba Nuadh | English, French | |
Ontario | Ontário | Ontario | English | |
Ottawa | Otava | Ottawa | English | |
Quebec | Quebeque | Québec, Quebec | French, English |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Pequim | Běijīng (北京) | Chinese | |
Guangzhou | Cantão | Guǎngzhōu (广州), Gwongzau (廣州) | Chinese, Cantonese | |
Nanjing | Nanquim | Nánjīng (南京) | Chinese | |
Shanghai | Xangai | Shànghǎi (上海) | Chinese |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Zagreb | Zagrebe, Zagábria | Zagreb | Croatian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Havana | Havana | La Habana | Spanish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Limassol | Limassol | Limesós (Λεμεσός) | Greek | |
Nicosia | Nicósia | Leukosía (Λευκωσία)/Nikosia (Νικοσια), Lefkoşa | Greek, Turkish | |
Paphos | Pafos | Πάφος (Páfos) | Greek |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Brno | Brum, Bruno | Brno | Czech | |
Prague | Praga | Praha | Czech | |
Plzeň | Pilsen, Pilzem | Plzeň | Czech | |
Sudetenland | Sudetas (Europe), Sudetos (Brazil) | Sudety | Czech | |
Sudetes | Sudetas (Europe), Sudetos (Brazil) | Sudety | Czech |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kinshasa | Quinxassa, Quinxasa, Kinshasa | Kinshasa, Kinsásá | French, Lingala |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Copenhagen | Copenhaga (E), Copenhague (B) | København | Danish | |
Frisia | Frísia | Frisland | Danish | |
Greenland | Gronelândia (E), Groenlândia (B) | Kalaallit Nunaat, Grønland | Greenlandic, Danish | |
Jutland | Jutlândia | Jylland | Danish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Santo Domingo | São Domingos | Santo Dominco | Spanish | Literally "St. Dominic" in English |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Alexandria | Alexandria | الإسكندرية (al-Iskandariyya), اسكندريه (Eskendereyya) | Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic | from Greek |
Cairo | Cairo | القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) | Standard and Egyptian Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Tallinn | Talim, Talin, Taline, Tallinn | Tallinn | Estonian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Addis Ababa | Adis Abeba | አዲስ አበባ (Ādīsi Ābeba), Finfinnee | Aramaic, Oromo |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Åland | Alanda (E), Alândia | Åland, Ahvenanmaa | Swedish, Finnish | |
Helsinki | Helsínquia (E), Helsinque (B) | Helsinki, Helsingfors | Finnish, Swedish | |
Lapland | Lapónia (E), Lapônia (B) | Lappi, Lapland | Lappi: Finnish, Northern Sami, Inari Sami and Skolt Sami; Lapland: Swedish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Ajaccio | Ajácio | Ajaccio, Aiacciu/Aghjacciu | French, Corsican | |
Alpes-de-Haute Provence | Alpes da Alta Provença | Alpes-de-Haute Provence, Aups d'Auta Provença | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Alpes-Maritimes | Alpes Marítimos | Alpes-Maritimes, Aups Maritims | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Alsace | Alsácia | Alsace, Elsàss | French, Alsatian | |
Angoulême | Angolema | Angoulême, Engoleime, Engoulaeme | French, Occitan, Poitevin-Saintongeais | |
Ardennes | Ardenas | Ardennes | French | |
Ariège | Arieja | Ariège, Arièja | French, Occitan | |
Arras | Arrás | Arras, Aros | French, Picard | |
Aquitaine | Aquitânia | Aquitaine, Aguiéne, Akitania, Aquitània | French, Poitevin-Saintongeais, Basque, Occitan | |
Ardèche | Ardecha | Ardèche, Ardecha | French, Arpitan and Occitan | |
Artois | Artésia | Artois, Artoé | French, Picard | |
Auvergne | Auvérnia, Auvérna, Auverna | Auvergne; Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha | French, Occitan | |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes | French, Occitan, Arpitan | |
Avignon | Avinhão | Avignon, Avignoun/Avinhon | French, Provençal | |
Bas-Poitou | Baixo Poitou, Baixa Pictávia | Bas-Poitou | French | Ancient French department; literally "Lower Poitou" or "Low Poitou" |
Bas-Rhin | Baixo Reno | Bas-Rhin, 's Unterlànd/Unterelsàss/Ingerlànd | French, Alsatian | |
Basse-Terre | Baixa-Terra, Terra(s) Baixa(s) | Basse-Terre, Bastè | French, Guadeloupean French Creole | |
Bayonne | Baiona | Bayonne, Baiona | French, Basque | |
Besançon | Besanção, Vesanção, Vesôntia, Vesôntio, Visôntia, Visôntio | Besançon | French and Arpitan | |
Bordeaux | Bordéus (E, B) | Bordeaux, Bordèu | French, Occitan | |
Bouches-du-Rhône | Bocas do Ródano | Bouches-du-Rhône, Bocas de Ròse | French, Occitan | |
Boulogne-sur-Mer | Bolonha-sobre-o-Mar/Bolonha do Mar | Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boulonne-su-Mér, Bonen | French, Picard, West Flemish | |
Bourges | Burges | Bourges | French | |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Borgonha-Franco-Condado | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Borgogne-Franche-Comtât | French, Arpitan | Literally "Burgundy-Free County" |
Brest | Bresta | Brest | French and Breton | |
Burgundy | Borgonha | Bourgogne, Borgogne, Bregogne | French, Arpitan, Burgundian | |
![]() | Bretanha | Bretagne, Bertaèyn/Bertègn, Breizh | French, Gallo, Breton | |
Calais | Calêsio (B), Calésio (E) | Calais, Kales | French, West Flemish | |
Carcassonne | Carcassona | Carcassonne, Carcassona | French, Occitan | |
Cambrai | Cambraia | Cambrai, Kamerijk, Kimbré | French, West Flemish, Picard | Historically known in English as "Camerick" or "Camericke" |
Cayenne | Caiena | Cayenne, Kayenn | French, Guianese Creole French | |
Centre-Val de Loire | Centro-Vale do Líger | Centre-Val de Loire | French | Literally "Centre-Loire Valley" |
Cévennes | Cevenas | Cévennes, Cevena/Cevenas | French, Occitan | |
Champagne | Champanhe, Champanha (E, B) | Champagne | French | |
Charente | Carântono | Charente, Charanta, Chérente | French, Occitan, Saintongese | |
Charente-Maritime | Carântono Marítimo | Charente-Maritime, Charanta Maritimam, Chérente-Marine | French, Occitan, Poitevin-Saintongeais | |
Cherbourg-Octeville | Cherburgo-Octeville | Cherbourg-Octeville | French | |
Compiègne | Compienha | Compiègne, Compiène | French, Picard | |
Corsica | Córsega | Corse, Corsica | French, Corsican | |
Côte-d'Or | Costa de Ouro | Côte-d'Or | French | Literally "Gold Coast" |
Côtes-d'Armor | Costas da Armória | Côtes-d'Armor, Aodoù-an-Arvor | French, Breton | |
Dieppe | Diepa | Dieppe, Dgieppe | French, Norman | |
Dordogne | Dordonha | Dordogne, Dordonha | French, Occitan | |
Douai | Duaco | Douai, Doï | French, Picard | Formerly spelled in English as "Doway" or "Douay" |
Draguignan | Draguinhão | Draguignan, Draguinhan | French, Occitan | |
Drôme | Droma | Drôme, Droma | French, Arpitan and Occitan | |
Dunkirk | Dunquerque | Dunkerque, Duunkerke | French, French Flemish | |
Eure-et-Loire | Eure e Líger | Eure-et-Loire | French | |
Finistère | Finisterra, Fenisterra | Finistère, Penn-ar-Bed | French, Breton | |
Franche-Comté | Franco-Condado | Franche-Comté, Fraintche-Comtè, Franche-Comtât | French, Frainc-Comtou, Arpitan | |
![]() | Guiana Francesa | Guyane (française), Lagwiyann | French, Guianese Creole French | |
Fort-de-France | Forte da França (B), Forte de França (E) | Fort-de-France, Fodfwans | French, Martinican Creole | Literally "Fort of France" |
Gard | Gardão | Gard | French and Occitan | |
![]() | Gasconha | Gascogne, Gasconha | French, Gascon | |
Gironde | Gironda | Gironde, Gironda | French, Occitan | |
Grenoble | Grenobla, Granobra | Grenoble, Grenòble/Graçanòbol, Grenoblo/Grainóvol | French, Occitan, Arpitan | |
Guadeloupe | Guadalupe | Guadeloupe, Gwadloup | French, Guadeloupean Creole French | |
Guyenne/Guienne | Guiena | Guyenne, Guiana | French, Occitan | Ancient French province |
Haut-Poitou | Alto Poitou, Alta Pictávia | Haut-Poitou | French | Ancient French department; literally "High Poitou" or "Upper Poitou" |
Haut-Rhin | Alto Reno | Haut-Rhin, 's Owerlànd, Owerelsàss | French, Alsatian | |
Haut-Vienne | Alto Viena, Alta Viena | Haute-Vienne, Nauta Vinhana/Viena | French, Occitan | |
Haute-Garonne | Alto Garona | Haute-Garonne, Nauta Garona | French, Occitan | |
Hautes-Pyrénées | Altos Pirenéus/Pirinéus (P), Altos Pireneus (B) | Hautes-Pyrénées, Altos Pirineos, Alts Pirineus, Nauts Pirenèus | French, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan | |
Hauts-de-Seine | Altos do Sena | Hauts-de-Seine | French | Literally "Seine Heights" |
Hendaye | Hendaia | Hendaye, Hendaia, Hendaya | French, Basque, Spanish | |
Île-de-France | Ilha de França | Île-de-França | French | Literally "Isle of France" |
Indre-et-Loire | Indre e Líger | Indre-et-Loire | French | |
Isère | Isera | Isère, Isera, Isèra | French, Arpitan, Occitan | |
Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoque-Rossilhão | Languedoc-Roussillon, Lengadòc-Rosselhon, Llenguadoc-Rosselló | French, Occitan, Catalan | |
La Rochelle | Rochela, Arrochela | La Rochelle, La Rochéle | French, Poitevin-Saintongeais | |
Le Havre | Havre/O Havre | Le Havre, Lé Hâvre | French, Norman | |
Lille | Lila | Lille, Lile, Rysel | French, Picard, West Flemish | |
Lorraine | Lorena | Lorraine, Louréne, Lottringe | French, Lorrain, Lorraine Franconian | |
Loire | Líger | Loire, Léger, Lêre, Liger | French, Occitan, Arpitan, Breton | |
Loire-Atlantique | Líger-Atlântico | Loire-Atlantique, Liger-Atlantel, Louére-Atantique | French, Breton, Gallo | Literally "Atlantic Loire" |
Lot-et-Garonne | Lot e Garona, Lote e Garona | Lot-et-Garonne, Ólt e Garona | French, Occitan | |
Lourdes | Lurdes | Lourdes, Lorda | French, Occitan | |
Lyon | Lião (E) | Lyons, Liyon | French, Arpitan | |
Maine-et-Loire | Maine e Loire, Maine e Líger | Maint-et-Loire | French | |
Mamoudzou | Mamudzu | Mamoudzou | French | |
Marne | Marna | Marne | French | |
Marseille(s) | Marselha | Marseille, Marselha | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Martinique | Martinica | Martinique, Madinina/Madiana, Matinik/Matnik | French, Martinican Creole, Kalinago | |
Mayotte | Maiote | Mayotte | French | |
Meuse/Maas | Mosa | Meuse, Maos, Moûse | French, Limbourgish, Walloon | Maas is the Dutch endonym for the river Meuse |
Metz | Métis | Metz | French | |
Morbihan | Morbinhão, Morvinhão | Morbihan, Mor-Bihan | French, Breton | |
Moselle | Mosela | Moselle | French | |
Nancy | Nanci | Nancy | French | |
Narbonne | Narbona | Narbonne, Narbona | French, Occitan | |
Nîmes | Nimes | Nîmes, Nimes | French, Occitan | |
![]() | Normandia | Normandie, Normaundie/Nouormandie | French, Norman | |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Nova Aquitânia | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Akitania Berria, Nòva Aquitània, Novéle-Aguiéne | French, Basque, Occitan, Poitevin-Saintongeais | Literally "New Aquitaine" |
Occitania | Occitânia | Occitanie, Occitània | French, Occitan and Catalan | |
Orléans | Orleães (E), Orleans (E) | Orléans | French | |
Pays de la Loire | País do Loire, País do Líger | Pays de la Loirre, Broioù al Liger, Paeiz de la Leirr, Paes de la Loere | French, Breton, Gallo, Poitevin-Saitongeais | Literally "Lands of the Loire" |
Perpignan | Perpinhão (E), Perpinhã (B) | Perpignan, Perpiñán, Perpinhan, Perpinyà | French, Spanish, Occitan, Catalan | |
![]() | Picardia | Picardie | French, Picard | |
Provence | Provença | Provence, Provença | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d' Azur | Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul | Provence-Alpes-Côte d' Azur, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Pyrenees | Pirenéus/Pirinéus (E), Pireneus (B) | Pyrénées, Auñamendiak/Pirinioak, Pirenèus, Pirineos, Pirineus | French, Basque, Aragonese and Occitan, Spanish, Catalan | |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Pirenéus/Pirinéus Atlânticos (E), Pireneus Atlânticos (B) | Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pirenèus Atlantics, Pirinio Atlantikoak | French, Gascon Occitan, Basque | Literally "Atlantic Pyrenees" in English |
Pyrénées-Orientales | Pirinéus/Pirinéus Orientais (E), Pireneus Orientais (B) | Pyrénées-Orientales, Pirenèus Orientals, Pirineus Orientals | French, Occitan, Catalan | Literally "Eastern Pyrenees" in English |
Réunion | Reunião | La Réunion, La Rényon | French, Réunion Creole French | |
Rhone | Ródano | Rhône, Rôno, Ròse | French, Arpitan, Occitan | |
Rouen | Ruão (E, B) | Rouen | French and Norman | |
Saint-Denis | São Dinis | Saint-Denis, Sin-Dni | French, Réunion Creole French | |
Saint-Jean-de-Luz | São João da Luz | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Donibane Lohi(t)zune | French, Basque | |
Saint-Jean-de-Monts | São João dos Montes | Saint-Jean-de-Monts | French | |
Saint-Paul | São Paulo | Saint-Paul | French | |
Saint-Quentin | São Quentino | Saint-Quentin, Saint-Kinton | French, Picard | |
Saône-et-Loire | Sona e Líger | Saône-et-Loire, Sona-et-Lêre | French, Arpitan | |
Seine | Sena | Seine | French | |
Seine-et-Marne | Sena e Marna | Seine-et-Marne | French | |
Seine-Saint-Denis | Sena-São Dinis | Seine-Saint-Denis | French | |
Seine-Maritime | Sena Marítimo | Seine-Maritime | French | |
Southern Corsica | Córsega do Sul | Corse-du-Sud, Corsica suttana/Pumonte/Pumonti | French, Corsican | |
Strasbourg | Estrasburgo | Strasbourg, Strossburi | French, North Alsatian | |
Tarn-et-Garone | Tarne e Garona | Tarn-et-Garone, Tarn e Garona | French, Occitan | |
Territoire de Belfort | Território de Belfort(e) | Territoire de Belfort | French | Literally "Territory of Belfort" or "Belfort Territory" |
Toulouse | Tolosa | Toulouse, Tolosa | French, Occitan | |
Tours | Toures | Tours | French | |
Upper Alps | Altos Alpes | Hautes-Alpes, Auts Aups | French, Occitan | |
Upper Corsica | Alta Córsega | Haute-Corse, Cismonte/Alta Corsica | French, Corsican | |
Upper Loire | Alto Loire, Alto Líger | Haute-Loire, Naut Léger/Naut Leir | French, Occitan | |
Upper Marne | Alto Marna | Haute-Marne | French | |
Upper Saône | Alto Sona | Haute-Saône, Hâte-Saône | French, Fainc-Comtou | |
Upper Savoy | Alta Saboia | Haute-Savoie, Savouè d'Amont | French, Arpitan | |
Val-de-Marne | Vale do Marna | Val-de-Marne | French | Literally "Vale of the Marne" |
Val-d'Oise | Vale do Oise | Val-d'Oise | French | Literally "Vale of the Oise" |
Vaucluse | Valclusa | Vaucluse, Vauclusa/Vau-Cluso | French, Provençal Occitan | |
Vendee | Vendeia | Vendée | French | |
Verdun | Verdum | Verdun | French | |
Versailles | Versalhes | Versailles | French | |
Vienne | Viena (E) | Vienne, Vièna | French, Arpitan | Located in the Department of Isère |
Vienne | Viena (E) | Vienne | French and Poitevin-Saintongeais | Department of the same name (Vienne) |
Vosges | Vosgos | Vosges | French |
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Name | Language | |||
Aachen | Aquisgrano (B), Aquisgrão (E) | Aachen, Oche | German, Aachen dialect | Previously known as "Aix-la-Chapelle" historically in English |
Augsburg | Augsburgo | Augsburg, Ougschburg | German, Swabian German | |
Baden | Bade | Baden | German | |
Bavaria | Baviera, Bavária | Bayern | German and Bavarian | |
Berlin | Berlim | Berlin | German | |
Bernburg | Bernemburgo | Bernburg | German | |
Bonn | Bona (E) | Bonn | German | |
Borkum | Borcuma | Borkum, Börkum | German, Low German | |
Brandenburg | Brandemburgo | Brandenburg | German | |
Bremen | Brema (E) | Bremen, Breem/Bräm | German, Low German | |
Brunswick | Brunsvique (E, B) | Braunschweig, Bronswiek | German, Low German | |
Burgenlandkreis | (Distrito da) Burguenlândia | Burgenlandkreis | German | Literally "District of Burgenland" |
Central Saxony | Saxónia Central/Média Saxónia (E); Saxônia Central/Média Saxônia (B) | Mittelsachsen | German | |
Coburg | Coburgo | Coburg | German | |
Cologne | Colónia (E), Colônia (B) | Köln, Kölle | German, Kölsch | |
Dahme-Spreewald | Dahme-Floresta do Espreia, Dahme-Floresta do Spree | Dahme-Spreewald, Wokrejs Damna-Błota | German, Lower Sorbian | |
Dessau-Roßlau | Dessávia-Roßlau, Dessávia-Rosslau | Dessau-Roßlau | German | |
Dithmarschen | Ditemarcha | Dithmarschen | German | Archaic English: Ditmarch |
Duchy of Lauenburg | Ducado de Lauemburgo | Herzogtum Lauenburg | German | |
Dresden | Dresda (E) | Dresden, Dräsdn, Drježdźany | German, Upper Saxon, Upper Sorbian | |
Elbe | Elba | Elbe, Ilv/Elv, Łobjo | German, Low German, Upper and Lower Sorbian | |
Erzgebirgskreis | (Distrito dos) Montes Metalíferos | |||
Eutin | Eutim, Utim | Eutin | German | |
Frankfurt | Francoforte | Frankfurt, Frangford | German, Hessian | "Frankfort" is an archaic English name for Frankfurt |
Frankfurt am Main | Francoforte sobre o Meno, Francoforte do Meno | Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Maa | German, Hessian | Literally "Frank ford on the Main" |
Frankfurt an der Oder | Francoforte sobre o Óder, Francoforte do Óder | Frankfurt an der Oder, Frankfort an de Oder, Frankfurt nad Odrą | German, Central Marchian, Polish | Literally "Frank ford on the Oder" |
Freiberg | Friberga | Freiberg | German | |
Freiburg | Friburgo (E) | Freiburg, Friburg | German, Allemanic German | |
Freiburg im Breisgau | Friburgo na Brisgóvia (E) | Freiburg im Breisgau, Friburg im Brisgau | German, Alemannic German | |
Frisia | Frísia | Frieslande/Groß-Friesland, Fraislaand, Fräislound | German, Low Saxon, East Frisian | |
Gotha | Gota | Gotha | German | |
Göttingen | Gotinga (E) | Göttingen, Chöttingen | German, Low German | |
Hamburg | Hamburgo | Hamburg, Hamborg | German, Low German | |
Hamelin | Hamelim (E) | Hameln | German | |
Hanover | Hanôver | Hannover, Hannober | German, Low German | |
Harburg | Harburgo | Harburg | German | |
Heidekreis | Distrito da Charneca | Heidekreis | German | Literally "Heath District" |
Heidelberg | Heidelberga | Heidelberg, Heidlberg | German, Palatine German | |
Hesse/Hessia | Héssia | Hessen | German | |
Kiel | Quiel, Quília | Kiel | German | |
Koblenz | Coblença (E) | Koblenz | German | |
Konstanz | Constança (E) | Konstanz | German, Allemanic German | Traditionally known as "Constance" in English |
Leipzig | Lípsia | Leipzig, Leibz'sch, Lipsk | German, Upper Saxon, Upper Sorbian | |
Lower Saxony | Baixa Saxónia (E), Baixa Saxônia (B) | Niedersachsen, Neddersassen, Läichsaksen | German, Low German, Saterland Frisian | |
Lübeck | Lubeca, Lubeque | Lübeck, Lübęk/Lübeek | German, Low German | |
Lunenburg | Luneburgo | Lüneburg, Lümborg | German, Low German | |
Magdeburg | Magdeburgo, Madeburgo | Magdeburg, Meideborg | German, Low German | |
Mainz | Mogúncia (E) | Mainz, Määnz/Meenz | German, Hessian German | |
Mecklenburg | Meclemburgo | Mecklenburg, Mękel(n)borg | German, Low German | |
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | Planalto Lacustre de Meclemburgo | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | German | |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Meclemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | German | Can be also called as "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" or even "Mecklenburg-Cispomerania" |
Meißen | Mísnia (B) | Meißen, Mišnjo | German, Low Sorbian | |
Merseburg | Merseburgo, Mersemburgo | Merseburg, Mjezybor | German, Sorbian languages | |
Munich | Munique | München, Minga | German, Bavaria | |
Naumburg | Naumburgo | Naumburg | German | |
Neubrandenburg | Nova Brandemburgo | Neubrandenburg | German | |
Nienburg | Niemburgo | Nienburg, Nienborg/Neenborg/Negenborg | German, Low German | |
North Frisia | Frísia do Norte | Nordfriesland, Noordfreesland, Nordfraschlönj | German, Low German, North Frisian | |
North Saxony | Saxónia do Norte (E)/Saxônia do Norte (B) | Nordsachsen | ||
Northwestern Mecklemburg | Meclemburgo do Noroeste | Nordwestmecklenburg | German | |
Nuremberg | Nuremberga (E), Nuremberg (B), Nurembergue (B) | Nürnberg, Namberch, Niamberg | German, East Franconian, Bavarian | |
Oberhavel | Alto Havel | Oberhavel, Hornja Habola | German, Upper Sorbian | |
Oberspreewald-Lausitz | Alta Floresta do Espreia-Lusácia | Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca, Wokrjes Hornje Błóta-Łužica | German, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian | |
Oder-Spree | Óder-Espreia | Oder-Spree, Wódra-Sprjewja, Odra-Sprjewja | German, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian | |
Oldenburg | Oldemburgo | Oldenburg, Ollnborg | German, Northern Low Saxon | |
Osnabrück | Osnabruque | Osnabrück, Ossenbrügge | German, Westphalian German | Archaic English: Osnabrug |
Ostholstein | Holsácia Oriental | Ostholstein | German | Literally "West(ern) Holsatia" |
Pinneberg | Pineberga, Peneberga | Pinneberg, Pinnbarg | German, Northern Low Saxon | |
Pomerania | Pomerânia | Pommern, Pòmòrskô, Pomorze | German, Kashubian, Polish | |
Regensburg | Ratisbona (E), Regensburgo | Regensburg, Rengschburg/Rengschburch | German, Bavarian | Historically known in English as Ratisbon |
Rendsburg | Rendesburgo | Rendsburg | German | |
Rhine | Reno | Rhein, Rhi(n) | German, Alemannic German | |
Rhineland | Renânia | Rheinland, Rhingland | German, Kölsch | |
Rostock | Rostoque, Rostoca | Rostock, Roztoc | German, Polabian | |
Rotenburg | Rotemburgo, Rutemburgo | Rotenburg | German | |
Saarland | Sarre | Saarland | German | |
Saxony | Saxónia (E), Saxônia (B) | Sachsen, Saggsn, Sakska | German, Upper Saxon, Upper Sorbian | |
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains | Suíça Saxã-Montes Metalíferos Orientais | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sakska Šwica-Wuchodne Rudne hory | German, Upper Sorbian | |
Saxony-Anhalt | Saxônia-Anhalt (B), Saxónia-Anhalt (E), Alta Saxônia (B), Alta Saxónia (E) | Sachsen-Anhalt, Sassen-Anholt | German, Low German | |
Schaumburg | Schaumburgo | Schaumburg | German | |
Schleswig-Holstein | Eslésvico-Holsácia | Schleswig-Holstein, Sleswig-Holsteen, Slaswik-Holstiinj | German, Low German, North Frisian | Occasionally called as "Sleswick-Holsatia" in English |
Schleswig-Flensburg | Eslésvico-Flensburgo | Schleswig-Flensburg | German | |
Schmalkalden | Esmalcalda | Schmalkalden | German | |
Segeberg | Segeberga | Segeberg, Segebärj | German, North Frisian | |
Stuttgart | Estugarda (E, B) | Stuttgart, Schduagert | German, Swabian German | |
Thuringia | Turíngia | Thüringen | German | |
Tübingen | Tubinga (E) | Tübingen, Dibenga | German, Swabian German | |
Wesermarsch | Lezíria do Weser | Wesermarsch | German | |
Westphalia | Vestefália (E), Vestfália (B) | Westfalen | German, Low German | |
Wittenberg | Vitemberga | Wittenberg | ||
Wolfenbüttel | Volfembutel | Wolfenbüttel, Wulfenbüddel | German, Low German | |
Wolfsburg | Wolfsburgo, Wolfesburgo, Volfesburgo | Wolfsburg, Wulfsborg | German, Eastphalian Low German | |
Württemberg | Vurtemburga (E) | Württemberg | German | |
Würzburg | Vurzburgo | Würzburg, Wörtzburch | German, Main-Franconian German | |
Zwickau | Esvícaro | Zwickau, Šwikawa | German, Upper Sorbian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Athens | Atenas | |||
Attica | Ática | |||
Boeotia | Beócia | |||
Cephalonia | Cefalónia (E), Cefalônia (B) | |||
Corfu | Corfu | Kerkýra | Greek | |
Corinth | Corinto | |||
Crete | Creta | |||
Cyclades | Cíclades | |||
Dodecanese | Dodecaneso | |||
Epirus | Épiro | |||
Euboea | Eubeia | |||
Ionian Islands | Ilhas Jónicas (E), Ilhas Jônicas (B) | |||
Macedonia | Macedónia (E), Macedônia (B) | |||
Marathon | Maratona | |||
Nafpaktos | Lepanto | |||
Peloponnese | Peloponeso | |||
Piraeus | Pireu | |||
Rhodes | Rodes | |||
Samothrace | Samotrácia | |||
Sparta | Esparta | |||
Thebes | Tebas | |||
Thessaloniki | (Tes)salónica (E), (Tes)salônica (B) | |||
Thessaly | Tessália | |||
Thrace | Trácia | |||
Zakynthos | Zaquintos |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Guatemala City | Cidade da Guatemala | Ciudad de Guatemala | Spanish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Port-au-Prince | Porto Príncipe, Porto do Príncipe | Pòtoprens | Haitian Creole |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Daman | Damão | |||
Hyderabad | Hiderabade | |||
Kashmir | Caxemira (E, B) | |||
Kolkata | Calcutá | Kólkata | Bengali | |
Mumbai | Bombaim | Mumbaī | Maratha | |
New Delhi | Nova Deli, Nova Delhi, Nova Déli | |||
Panaji | Pangim, Nova Goa | "Nova Goa" is a historical name |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aceh | Achém | Aceh | ||
Ambon | Amboíno, Ambão | |||
Borneo | Bornéu | Kalimantan | Indonesian | |
Jakarta | Jacarta | |||
Kupang | Cupao | |||
Makassar | Macáçar, Macaçar | |||
Palembang | Palimbão | |||
Sulawesi | Celebes |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Tehran | Teerão (E), Teerã (B) |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Baghdad | Bagdade (E), Bagdá (B) | Baġdād | Arabic | |
Basra | Baçorá | Baṣrah | Arabic | |
Mosul | Mossul | Mawsil | Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Dublin | Dublim | Baile Átha Cliath | Irish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bethlehem | Belém | Beit-Léchem | 'Arabic & Hebrew | |
Galilee | Galileia | Ha-Galil | Hebrew | |
Jaffa | Jafa | Yafo-Tel Aviv | Hebrew | |
Jerusalem | Jerusalém | Yerushaláim, al-Quds | Hebrew, 'Arabic | |
Nazareth | Nazaré | Notzéret | Hebrew | |
Tel Aviv | Telavive | Tel Aviv | Hebrew |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Arezzo | Arécio | |||
Assisí | Assis | |||
Baragiano | Barajão (E) | |||
Calabria | Calábria | |||
Cagliari | Cálhari(E) | |||
Campania | Campânia | Campagna | Tuscan | |
Florence | Florença | Firenze | Tuscan | |
Genoa | Génova (E), Gênova (B) | Genova | Genoese | |
Latium | Lácio | Lazio | Italian | |
Liguria | Ligúria | |||
Mantua | Mântua | |||
Milan | Milão | Milano | Lombardy | |
Naples | Nápoles | Nàpoli | Sicilian-Neapolitan | |
Padua | Pádua | |||
Piacenza | Plasência (E) | |||
Piedmont | Piemonte | Piemonte | Lombardy | |
Sardinia | Sardenha | |||
Sicily | Sicília | Sicilia | Sicilian | |
Tiber | Tibre | Tebro | Romano | |
Turin | Turim | Torino | Piemontese | |
Venice | Veneza | Venizia | Véneto | |
Vesuvius | Vesúvio | Vesuvio | Neapolitan |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Port Royal | Porto Real |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kyoto | Quioto | Kyōto | Japanese | |
Nagasaki | Nagasáqui | Nagasaki | Japanese | |
Tokyo | Tóquio | Tōkyō-to | Japanese |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Nairobi | Nairóbi | |||
Mombasa | Mombaça, Mombassa |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Courland | Curlândia (E) | Kurzeme | Latvian | |
Latgallia | Lat(e)gália (E), Let(e)gália (E) | Latgale | Latvian | |
Semigallia | Semigália (E), Semigola (E) | Zemgale | Latvian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beirut | Beirute | Bayrūt | Arabic | |
Sidon | Sídon, Sidom | Saydā | Arabic | Tzidon (Phoenician) |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Klaipėda | Memel(burgo) (E) | |||
Samogitia | Samogícia | |||
Vilnius | Vilna | Vilna | Lithuanian |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Luxembourg | Luxemburgo |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Johor | Jor | |||
Kuala Lumpur | Cuala Lumpur, Quala Lumpur, Cualalumpur | |||
Penang | Penão, Pinão |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bamako | Bamaco | |||
Djenné | Jené | |||
Timbuktu | Tombuctu |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Baja California | Baixa Califórnia | Baja California | Spanish | |
Baja California Sur | Baixa Califórnia do Sul | Baja California Sur | Spanish | |
Chihuahua | Chiuaua | Chihuahua | Tohono | |
Mexico City | Cidade do México | Ciudad de México | Spanish | |
Yucatan | Iucatão (E), Iucatã (B) | Yucatán |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Chişinău | Quichineve |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Agadir | Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (E) | |||
Casablanca | Casa Branca (E), Casabranca (E) | |||
Draa | Drá | |||
El Jadida | Mazagão | |||
Kasba Tadla | Tédula | |||
Marrakesh | Marraquexe | |||
Meknes | Meknès, Mequinez | |||
Ouarzazate | Uarzazate | |||
Rabat | Rebate | |||
Sous | Sus, Suz | |||
Tafilalt | Tafilal(e)t, Tafilete | |||
Tangier | Tânger |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Rangoon | Rangum | Yangon | Burmese |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kathmandu | Catmandu |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Amsterdam | Amesterdão (E), Amsterdã (B) | |||
Frisia | Frísia | Friesland, Fryslân | Dutch, Frisian | |
Groningen | Groninga (E) | |||
Holland | Holanda | |||
Leiden | Leida (E) | |||
Limburg | Limburgo | |||
Meuse | Mosa (E) | |||
Nijmegen | Nimega (E) | |||
Rhine | Reno | |||
Rotterdam | Roterdão (E), Roterdã (B) | |||
The Hague | Haia | |||
Tilburg | Tilburgo | |||
Utrecht | Utreque (E) | |||
Zeeland | Zelândia |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Pyongyang | Pionguiangue |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Skopje | Escópia |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Hyderabad | Hiderabade | |||
Islamabad | Islamabade | |||
Karachi | Carachi, Caráchi | |||
Kashmir | Caxemira |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Panama City | Cidade do Panamá | Ciudad de Panamá | Spanish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Asunción | Assunção | Paraguay | Guarani | |
Ciudad del Este | Cidade do Leste | Táva Kuarahyresẽme | Guarani |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bydgoszcz | Bidoges | |||
Gdańsk | Danges | |||
Cracow | Cracóvia | Kraków | Polish | |
Lublin | Lublim (E) | |||
Mazovia | Mazóvia | Mazowsze | Polish | |
Mazuria | Mazúria | Mazury | Polish | |
Olsztyn | Ouxetim | |||
Pomerania | Pomerânia | Pomorze | Polish | |
Szczecin | Estetino | |||
Silesia | Silésia | Ślōnsk | Silesian | |
Warsaw | Varsóvia | Warszawa | Polish | |
Wrocław | Breslau (E), Breslávia (E), Vratislávia (E) |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Banat | Banato | |||
Bessarabia | Bessarábia | Basarab | Romanian | |
Bucharest | Bucareste | |||
Constanţa | Constança | |||
Transylvania | Transilvânia | |||
Wallachia | Valáquia |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Adygea | Adiguésia, Adigeia | |||
Arkhangelsk | Arcangel | |||
Bashkortostan | Bascortostão | |||
Chechnya | (T)che(t)chénia (E), (T)che(t)chênia (B) | |||
Dagestan | Daguestão | |||
Ingushetia | Inguchétia | |||
Kabardino-Balkaria | Cabárdia-Balcária | |||
Kaliningrad | Kaliningrado | |||
Kalmykia | Calmúquia | |||
Karachay-Cherkessia | Carachai-Circássia | |||
Karelia | Carélia | |||
Kazan | Cazã | |||
Moldovia | Mordóvia | |||
Moscow | Moscovo (E), Moscou (B) | Moskva | Russian | |
Orenburg | Oremburgo | |||
Ossetia | Ossétia | |||
Saint Petersburg | São Petersburgo, Sampetersburgo | Sankt Peterburg | Dutch | |
Siberia | Sibéria | |||
Tatarstan | Tataristão | |||
Udmurtia | Udmúrtia | |||
Volgograd | Volgogrado | |||
Yekaterinburg | Ecaterimburgo |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Jeddah | Gidá, Jidá | Jiddah | 'Arabic | |
Mecca | Meca | al-Maqqa | 'Arabic | |
Riyadh | Riade | 'Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Belgrad | Belgrado | Beograd | Serbian | |
Banat | Banato | |||
Danube | Danúbio | Dunav | Serbian | |
Novi Beograd | Nova Belgrado | |||
Smederevo | Semêndria |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Singapore | Singapura, Cingapura | Singapura, Xīnjiāpō, Chiṅkappūr | Malay, Mandarin, Tamil | The spelling "Cingapura" is still widely used despite being officially discontinued in 1943. |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Koper | Capodístria | |||
Maribor | Marburgo |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bloemfontein | Blumefontaina | ǀʼAuxa ǃXās, Mangaung | ||
Cape Town | Cidade do Cabo | Kaapstad, iKapa | ||
Johannesburg | Joanesburgo | eGoli | ||
Pretoria | Pretória | ePitoli | ||
Port Elizabeth | Porto Elizabeth | Gqeberha, Die Baai, iBhayi |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Seoul | Seul | Sǝ-ūl | Hangukmal (Korean) |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Andalusia | Andaluzia | Andalucía | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Aragon | Aragão | Aragón, Aragó | Spanish, Aragonese | |
Asturias | Astúrias | Asturias | Astur-Leonese | |
Badajoz | Badalhouce | Badajoz | Castilian | Historical, Obsolete |
Balearic Islands | Ilhas Baleares | Islas Baleares, Illes Balears | Castilian, Catalan-Balearic | |
Basque Country | País Basco | Euskal Herria | Basque | |
Bilbao | Bilbau (E) | Bilbo | Basque | |
Biscay | Biscaia | Vizcaya | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Cadiz | Cádis (E) | Cádiz | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Canary Islands | Ilhas Canárias | Islas Canarias | Spanish | |
Cantabria | Cantábria | Cantabria | Spanish | |
Castile | Castela | Castilla | Castillian | |
Catalonia | Catalunha | Cataluña, Catalunya | Spanish, Catalan | |
Ciudad Rodrigo | Cidade Rodrigo | Ciudad Rodrigo | Spanish | |
Cordova | Córdova | Córdoba | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Corunna | a Corunha | La Coruña, A Coruña | Spanish, Galician | |
Galicia | Galiza, Galícia (B) | Galícia | Galician | |
Grand Canary | Grã-Canária, Grande Canária | Gran Canaria | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Guadalajara | Guadalaxara (E?) | Guadalajara | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Jaén | Xaém (E) | Jaén | Castilian (Spanish) | |
The Mancha | A Mancha | La Mancha | Castilian (Spanish) | |
León | Leão | León | ||
Logroño | Logronho | Logroño | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Madrid | Madrid (E) Madri (B) | Madrid | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Majorca | Maiorca | Mallorca | Catalán mallorquí | |
Melilla | Melilha | Melilla | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Minorca | Minorca | Menorca | Catalán mallorquí | |
Murcia | Múrcia | Murcia | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Olivenza | Olivença | |||
Orense | Ourense | |||
Palencia | Palência/Palença | Palencia | Castilian (Spanish) | |
the Pyrenees | Pirenéus/Pirinéus (E), Pireneus (B) | los Pireneos | Spanish | |
San Sebastián | São Sebastião (E) | Donostiara | Basque | |
Seville | Sevilha | Sevilla | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Sierra Nevada | Serra Nevada | Sierra Nevada | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Valencia | Valência | València | Valencià-Català | |
Valladolid | Valhadolide (E) | Valladolid | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Zamora | Samora | Zamora | Castilian (Spanish) | |
Saragossa | Saragoça | Zaragoza | Spanish |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Khartoum | Cartum | Kharṭūm | Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Gotland | Gotlândia | |||
Gothenburg | Gotemburgo | Göteborg | Swedish | |
Helsingborg | Helsimburgo | |||
Lappland | Lapónia (E), Lapônia (B) | |||
Scania | Escânia | Skåne | Swedish | |
Stockholm | Estocolmo |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Basel | Basileia | |||
Bern | Berna | |||
Fribourg | Friburgo | |||
Geneva | Genebra | Genève | French | |
Lausanne | Lausana (E) | |||
Lucerne | Lucerna | Luzern | German | |
Solothurn | Soleura | |||
Zürich | Zurique |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Damascus | Damasco | Dimashq, Shām | Arabic |
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English name | Portuguese name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Arusha | Aruxa | |||
Dar es Salaam | Dar es-Salã | Dar as-Salaam | 'Arabic | Land of Peace |
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Bangkok | Banguecoque (E), Bancoque (B) |
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Istanbul | Istambul | |||
İzmir | Esmirna |
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Kampala | Campala |
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Kyiv | Quieve (B) | |||
Zaporizhzhia | Zaporíjia |
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Ascension | Ascensão | |||
Bamburgh | Bamburgo | |||
Cambridge | Cambrígia, Cantabrígia | |||
Canterbury | Cantuária (E) | |||
Channel Islands | Ilhas do Canal (da Mancha) | |||
Cornwall | Cornualha | |||
Edinburgh | Edimburgo | |||
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas | Edimburgo dos Sete Mares | |||
England | Inglaterra | |||
English Channel | Canal da Mancha | |||
Falkland Islands | Ilhas Malvinas, Ilhas Falkland | |||
Glasgow | Glásgua | |||
Hebrides | Hébridas | |||
Jersey | Jérsia (E), Jérsei | |||
Lancaster | Lencastre | |||
London | Londres | |||
Newport | Novo Porto | |||
Orkney | Órcadas, Órcades | |||
Oxford | Oxónia (E), Oxônia (B) | |||
Plymouth | Plimude | |||
Saint Helena | Santa Helena | |||
Scotland | Escócia | |||
Tristan da Cunha | Tristão da Cunha | |||
Thames | Tamisa (E), Tâmisa (B) | |||
Wales | (País de) Gales | |||
York | Iorque (E) |
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Alaska | Alasca | |||
California | Califórnia | |||
Disneyland | Disneylândia | |||
Florida | Flórida, Florida | |||
Georgia | Geórgia | |||
Guam | Guã, Guame | |||
Hawaii | Havai (E), Havaí (B) | Hawai'i | Hawaiian | |
Indianapolis | Indianápolis | |||
Louisiana | Luisiana | |||
Minneapolis | Mineápolis | |||
New England | Nova Inglaterra | |||
New Hampshire | Nova Hampshire, Novo Hampshire | |||
New Jersey | Nova Jérsia (E), Nova Jérsei (B) | |||
New Mexico | Novo México | |||
New Orleans | Nova Orleães (E), Nova Orleans (B) | |||
New York | Nova York, Nova Iorque | |||
North Carolina | Carolina do Norte | |||
North Dakota | Dacota do Norte, Dakota do Norte | |||
Northern Mariana Islands | Ilhas Marianas Setentrionais, Ilhas Marianas do Norte | |||
Oregon | Óregon | |||
Pennsylvania | Pensilvânia | |||
Philadelphia | Filadélfia | |||
Puerto Rico | Porto Rico | |||
San Diego | São Diego | |||
San Francisco | São Francisco | |||
South Carolina | Carolina do Sul | |||
South Dakota | Dacota do Sul, Dakota do Sul | |||
Vermont | Vermonte | |||
Virginia | Virgínia | |||
West Virginia | Virgínia Ocidental |
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Colonia del Sacramento | Colónia do Sacramento (E), Colônia do Sacramento (B) | |||
Montevideo | Montevideu (E), Montevidéu (B) |
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