Portuguese exonyms

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Genders of country names in Portuguese: male (green) - e.g. O Brasil, female (purple) - e.g. A Argelia, and gender omitted (yellow) - e.g. Portugal Generos de nomes de paises em lingua portuguesa.png
Genders of country names in Portuguese: male (green) - e.g. O Brasil, female (purple) - e.g. A Argélia, and gender omitted (yellow) - e.g. Portugal

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).

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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.

Afghanistan

Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Afeganistão
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KabulCabul, Cábul

Albania

Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Albânia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ShkodërEscútare, EscodraShkodërAlbanian
TiranaTiranaTiranëAlbanian

Armenia

Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Arménia (E), Armênia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
YerevanErevã, IerevãԵրևանArmenian

Austria

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Áustria
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
CarinthiaCarínitaKärntenGerman
DanubeDanúbioDonauGerman
InnsbruckInsbruque
SalzburgSalzburgo, Salisburgo
StyriaEstíriaSteiermarkGerman
ViennaVienaWienGerman

Australia

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Austrália
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Canberra Camberra
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales Nova Gales do Sul
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg  Northern Territory Território do Norte
Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland Queenslândia
Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Austrália Meridional, Austrália do Sul
Flag of Tasmania.svg  Tasmania Tasmânia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria Vitória
Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia Austrália Ocidental, Austrália do Oeste

Azerbaijan

Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Azerbaijão
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BakuBacu

Belgium

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bélgica
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AntwerpAntuérpiaAntwerpenDutch
BrugesBrugesBruggeDutch
BrusselsBruxelasBruxellesFrench
FlandresFlandresVlaanderenDutch
GhentGanteGentDutch
LeuvenLovaina
MeuseMosaMaasDutch
ScheldtEscalda
WalloniaValónia (E), Valônia (B)WallonieFrench

Belize

Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Belize
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Belize CityCidade de Belize
BelmopanBelmopã

Bulgaria

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgária
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
SofiaSófiaSofiyaBulgarian

Canada

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canadá
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
British ColumbiaColúmbia Britânica, Colômbia Britânica
New BrunswickNovo Brunswick, Nova Brunswick, Novo Brunsvique, Nova Brunsvique
NewfoundlandTerra Nova
Northwest TerritoriesTerritórios do Noroeste
Nova ScotiaNova Escócia
OntarioOntário
OttawaOtava
QuebecQuebeque

China

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China China
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BeijingPequim
GuangzhouCantão
NanjingNanquim
ShanghaiXangai

Croatia

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Croácia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ZagrebZagrebe

Cuba

Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Cuba
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
HavanaHavanaLa HabanaSpanish

Cyprus

Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Chipre
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
LimassolLimassol
NicosiaNicósia
PaphosPafos

Czech Republic

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Chéquia (E), Tchéquia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BrnoBrum, Bruno
PraguePragaPrahaCzech
PlzeňPilsen, Pilzem
SudetesSudetas (Europe), Sudetos (Brazil)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo República Democrática do Congo
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KinshasaQuinxassa

Denmark

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Dinamarca
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
CopenhagenCopenhaga (E), Copenhague (B)
FrisiaFrísiaFrislandDanish
GreenlandGronelândia (E), Groenlândia (B)Grønland, Kalaallit NunaatDanish, Greenlandic
JutlandJutlândia

Dominican Republic

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic República Dominicana
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Santo DomingoSão Domingos

Egypt

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Egito
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AlexandriaAlexandriaIskandariyyaArabic
CairoCairoQāhirahArabic

Estonia

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Estónia (E), Estônia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
TallinnTalim

Ethiopia

Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Etiópia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Addis AbabaAdis Abeba

Finland

Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finlândia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ÅlandAlanda (E)AhvenanmaaFinnish
HelsinkiHelsínquia (E), Helsinque (B)HelsinkiFinnish
LaplandLapónia (E), Lapônia (B)LapinFinnish

France

Flag of France.svg  France França
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AlsaceAlsácia
AquitaineAquitânia
ArtoisArtésia
AuvergneAuvérnia
AvignonAvinhão
BayonneBaiona
BordeauxBordéus (E, B)
BurgundyBorgonha
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg  Brittany Bretanha
CalaisCalêsio (B)
CarcassonneCarcassona
CayenneCaiena
ChampagneChampanhe
CorsicaCórsega
DunkirkDunquerqueDunkerque
Duunkerke
Duinkerke
French
French Flemish
Dutch
Franche-ComtéFranco-Condado
Flag of France.svg  French Guiana Guiana FrancesaGuyane françaiseFrench
Flag of Gascogne.svg  Gascony Gasconha
LorraineLorena
LyonLião (E)
MarseilleMarselha
MeuseMosa
NarbonneNarbona
Flag of Normandie.svg  Normandy Normandia
OrléansOrleães (E), Orleans (E)
PerpignanPerpinhão (E), Perpinhã (B)
Picardie flag.svg  Picardy Picardia
ProvençeProvença
PyreneesPirenéus/Pirinéus (E), Pireneus (B)
RhôneRódano
RouenRuão (E, B)
SeineSena
StrasbourgEstrasburgo
ToulouseTolosa
VendéeVendeia
VienneViena (E)

Germany

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Alemanha
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AachenAquisgrano, Aquisgrão
AugsburgAugsburgo
BadenBade
BavariaBaviera
BerlinBerlim
BonnBona (E)
BraunschweigBrunsvique (E, B)
BremenBrema (E)
CoburgCoburgo
CologneColónia (E), Colônia (B)
DresdenDresda (E)
FrankfurtFrancoforte
FreiburgFriburgo (E)
FrisiaFrísia
GothaGota
GöttingenGotinga (E)
HamburgHamburgo
HamelinHamelim (E)
HanoverHanôver
HeidelbergHeidelberga
HesseHéssia
KoblenzCoblença (E)
KonstanzConstança (E)
LeipzigLípsia
LübeckLubeque
MainzMogúncia (E)
MecklenburgMeclemburgo
MunichMunique
NurembergNuremberga (E), Nuremberg (B), Nurembergue (B)
PomeraniaPomerânia
RegensburgRatisbona (E), Regensburgo
RhineReno
RhinelandRenânia
SaarlandSarre
SaxonySaxónia (E), Saxônia (B)
SchmalkaldenEsmalcalda
StuttgartEstugarda (E, B)
ThuringiaTuríngia
TübingenTubinga (E)
WestphaliaVestefália (E), Vestfália (B)
WürttembergVurtemburga (E)
WürzburgVurzburgo

Greece

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Grécia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AthensAtenas
AtticaÁtica
BoeotiaBeócia
CephaloniaCefalónia (E), Cefalônia (B)
CorfuCorfuKerkýraGreek
CorinthCorinto
CreteCreta
CycladesCíclades
DodecaneseDodecaneso
EpirusÉpiro
EuboeaEubeia
Ionian IslandsIlhas Jónicas (E), Ilhas Jônicas (B)
MacedoniaMacedónia (E), Macedônia (B)
MarathonMaratona
NafpaktosLepanto
PeloponnesePeloponeso
PiraeusPireu
RhodesRodes
SamothraceSamotrácia
SpartaEsparta
ThebesTebas
Thessaloniki(Tes)salónica (E), (Tes)salônica (B)
ThessalyTessália
ThraceTrácia
ZakynthosZaquintos

Guatemala

Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemala
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Guatemala CityCidade da GuatemalaCiudad de GuatemalaSpanish

Haiti

Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Haiti
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Port-au-PrincePorto Príncipe, Porto do PríncipePòtoprensHaitian Creole

India

Flag of India.svg  India Índia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
DamanDamão
HyderabadHiderabade
KashmirCaxemira (E, B)
KolkataCalcutáKólkataBengali
MumbaiBombaimMumbaīMaratha
New DelhiNova Deli, Nova Delhi, Nova Déli
PanajiPangim, Nova Goa"Nova Goa" is a historical name

Indonesia

Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonésia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AcehAchémAceh
AmbonAmboíno, Ambão
BorneoBornéuKalimantanIndonesian
JakartaJacarta
KupangCupao
MakassarMacáçar, Macaçar
PalembangPalimbão
SulawesiCelebes

Iran

Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Irão (E), Irã (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
TehranTeerão (E), Teerã (B)

Iraq

Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Iraque
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BaghdadBagdade (E), Bagdá (B)BaġdādArabic
BasraBaçoráBaṣrahArabic
MosulMossulMawsilArabic

Ireland

Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Irlanda
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
DublinDublimBaile Átha CliathIrish

Israel and Palestine

Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Israel e Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Palestina
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BethlehemBelém
GalileeGalileiaHagalilHebrew
JaffaJafa
JerusalemJerusalém
NazarethNazaré
Tel AvivTelavive

Italy

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Itália
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ArezzoArécio
AssisíAssis
BaragianoBarajão (E)
CalabriaCalábria
CagliariCálhari(E)
CampaniaCampânia
FlorenceFlorença
GenoaGénova (E), Gênova (B)
LazioLácio
LiguriaLigúria
MantuaMântua
MilanMilão
NaplesNápoles
PaduaPádua
PiacenzaPlasência (E)
PiedmontPiemonte
SardiniaSardenha
SicilySicília
TiberTibre
TurinTurim
VeniceVeneza
VesuviusVesúvio

Jamaica

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Jamaica
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Port RoyalPorto Real

Japan

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japão
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KyotoQuioto
NagasakiNagasáqui
TokyoTóquio

Kenya

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Quénia (E), Quênia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
NairobiNairóbi
MombasaMombaça, Mombassa

Latvia

Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Letónia (E), Letônia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
CourlandCurlândia (E)KurzemeLatvian
LatgalliaLat(e)gália (E), Let(e)gália (E)LatgaleLatvian
SemigalliaSemigália (E), Semigola (E)ZemgaleLatvian

Lebanon

Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Líbano
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BeirutBeiruteBayrūtArabic
SidonSídon, SidomSaydāArabic

Lithuania

Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Lituânia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KlaipėdaMemel(burgo) (E)
SamogitiaSamogícia
VilniusVilna

Luxembourg

Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxemburgo
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
LuxembourgLuxemburgo

Malaysia

Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Malásia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
JohorJor
Kuala LumpurCuala Lumpur, Quala Lumpur, Cualalumpur
PenangPenão, Pinão

Mali

Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Mali, Máli
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BamakoBamaco
DjennéJené
TimbuktuTombuctu

Mexico

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico México
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Baja CaliforniaBaixa Califórnia
Baja California SurBaixa Califórnia do Sul
ChihuahuaChiuaua
Mexico CityCidade do MéxicoCiudad de MéxicoSpanish
YucatánIucatão (E), Iucatã (B)YucatánSpanish

Moldova

Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Molávia, Moldova
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ChişinăuQuichineve

Morocco

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Marrocos
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AgadirSanta Cruz do Cabo de Gué (E)
CasablancaCasa Branca (E), Casabranca (E)
DraaDrá
El JadidaMazagão
Kasba TadlaTédula
MarrakeshMarraquexe
MeknesMeknès, Mequinez
OuarzazateUarzazate
RabatRebate
SousSus, Suz
TafilaltTafilal(e)t, Tafilete
TangierTânger

Myanmar

Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Myanmar, Mianmar, Miamar
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
RangoonRangumYangonBurmese

Nepal

Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Nepal
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KathmanduCatmandu

Netherlands

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Países Baixos
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AmsterdamAmesterdão (E), Amsterdã (B)
FrisiaFrísiaFriesland, FryslânDutch, Frisian
GroningenGroninga (E)
HollandHolanda
LeidenLeida (E)
LimburgLimburgo
MeuseMosa (E)
NijmegenNimega (E)
RhineReno
RotterdamRoterdão (E), Roterdã (B)
The HagueHaia
TilburgTilburgo
UtrechtUtreque (E)
ZeelandZelândia

North Korea

Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Coreia do Norte
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
PyongyangPionguiangue

North Macedonia

Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedónia do Norte (E), Macedônia do Norte (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
SkopjeEscópia

Pakistan

Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Paquistão
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
HyderabadHiderabade
IslamabadIslamabade
KarachiCarachi, Caráchi
KashmirCaxemira

Panama

Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Panamá
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Panama CityCidade do PanamáCiudad de PanamáSpanish

Paraguay

Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Paraguai
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AsunciónAssunçãoParaguayGuarani
Ciudad del EsteCidade do LesteTáva KuarahyresẽmeGuarani

Poland

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polónia (E), Polônia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BydgoszczBidoges
GdańskDanges
CracowCracóviaKrakówPolish
LublinLublim (E)
MazoviaMazóviaMazowszePolish
MazuriaMazúriaMazuryPolish
OlsztynOuxetim
PomeraniaPomerâniaPomorzePolish
SzczecinEstetino
SilesiaSilésiaŚlōnskSilesian
WarsawVarsóviaWarszawaPolish
WrocławBreslau (E), Breslávia (E), Vratislávia (E)

Romania

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romênia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BanatBanato
BessarabiaBessarábiaBasarabRomanian
BucharestBucareste
ConstanţaConstança
TransylvaniaTransilvânia
WallachiaValáquia

Russia

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Rússia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AdygeaAdiguésia, Adigeia
ArkhangelskArcangel
BashkortostanBascortostão
Chechnya(T)che(t)chénia (E), (T)che(t)chênia (B)
DagestanDaguestão
IngushetiaInguchétia
Kabardino-BalkariaCabárdia-Balcária
KaliningradKaliningrado
KalmykiaCalmúquia
Karachay-CherkessiaCarachai-Circássia
KareliaCarélia
KazanCazã
MordoviaMordóvia
MoscowMoscovo (E), Moscou (B)
OrenburgOremburgo
OssetiaOssétia
Saint PetersburgSão Petersburgo, Sampetersburgo
SiberiaSibéria
TatarstanTataristão
UdmurtiaUdmúrtia
VolgogradVolgogrado
YekaterinburgEcaterimburgo

Saudi Arabia

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Arábia Saudita
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
JeddahGidá, Jidá
MeccaMeca
RiyadhRiade

Serbia

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Sérvia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BelgradBelgradoBeogradSerbian
BanatBanato
DanubeDanúbioDunavSerbian
Novi BeogradNova Belgrado
SmederevoSemêndria

Singapore

Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapura, Cingapura
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
SingaporeSingapura, CingapuraSingapura, Xīnjiāpō, ChiṅkappūrMalay, Mandarin, TamilThe spelling "Cingapura" is still widely used despite being officially discontinued in 1943.

Slovenia

Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Eslovénia (E)/ Eslovênia (B)
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KoperCapodístria
MariborMarburgo

South Africa

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa África do Sul
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BloemfonteinBlumefontainaǀʼAuxa ǃXās, Mangaung
Cape TownCidade do CaboKaapstad, iKapa
JohannesburgJoanesburgoeGoli
PretoriaPretóriaePitoli
Port ElizabethPorto ElizabethGqeberha, Die Baai, iBhayi

South Korea

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Coreia do Sul
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
SeoulSeul

Spain

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Espanha
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AndalusiaAndaluzia
AragonAragãoAragón, AragóSpanish, Aragonese
AsturiasAstúrias
BadajozBadalhouceHistorical, Obsolete
Balearic IslandsIlhas BalearesIslas Baleares, Illes BalearsSpanish, Catalan
Basque CountryPaís BascoEuskal HerriaBasque
BilbaoBilbau (E)BilboBasque
BiscayBiscaia
CádizCádis (E)
Canary IslandsIlhas CanáriasIslas CanariasSpanish
CantabriaCantábria
CastileCastela
CataloniaCatalunhaCataluña, CatalunyaSpanish, Catalan
Ciudad RodrigoCidade Rodrigo
CórdobaCórdova
CorunnaCorunhaLa Coruña, A CoruñaSpanish, Galician
GaliciaGaliza, Galícia (B)
Gran CanariaGrã-Canária, Grande Canária
GuadalajaraGuadalaxara (E?)
JaénXaém (E)
La Mancha(A) Mancha
LeónLeão
LogroñoLogronho
MadridMadri (B)
MallorcaMaiorca
MelillaMelilha
MenorcaMinorca
MurciaMúrcia
OlivenzaOlivença
OrenseOurense
PalenciaPalência/Palença
PyreneesPirenéus/Pirinéus (E), Pireneus (B)
San SebastiánSão Sebastião (E)
SevilleSevilha
Sierra NevadaSerra Nevada
ValenciaValência
ValladolidValhadolide (E)
ZamoraSamora
ZaragozaSaragoça

Sudan

Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Sudão
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KhartoumCartumKharṭūmArabic

Sweden

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Suécia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
GotlandGotlândia
GothenburgGotemburgoGöteborgSwedish
HelsingborgHelsimburgo
LapplandLapónia (E), Lapônia (B)
ScaniaEscâniaSkåneSwedish
StockholmEstocolmo

Switzerland

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Suíça
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BaselBasileia
BernBerna
FribourgFriburgo
GenevaGenebraGenèveFrench
LausanneLausana (E)
LucerneLucernaLuzernGerman
SolothurnSoleura
ZürichZurique

Syria

Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Síria
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
DamascusDamascoDimashq, ShāmArabic

Tanzania

Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Tanzânia, Tanzania
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
ArushaAruxa
Dar es SalaamDar es Salã

Thailand

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Tailândia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BangkokBanguecoque (E), Bancoque (B)

Turkey

Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turquia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
IstanbulIstambul

Uganda

Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Uganda
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KampalaCampala

Ukraine

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ucrânia
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
KyivQuieve
ZaporizhzhiaZaporíjia

United Kingdom

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Reino Unido
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AscensionAscensão
CambridgeCambrígia, Cantabrígia
CanterburyCantuária (E)
Channel IslandsIlhas do Canal (da Mancha)
CornwallCornualha
EdinburghEdimburgo
Edinburgh of the Seven SeasEdimburgo dos Sete Mares
EnglandInglaterra
English ChannelCanal da Mancha
Falkland IslandsIlhas Malvinas, Ilhas Falkland
HebridesHébridas
JerseyJérsia (E), Jérsei
LancasterLencastre
LondonLondres
OrkneyÓrcadas, Órcades
OxfordOxónia (E), Oxônia (B)
PlymouthPlimude
Saint HelenaSanta Helena
ScotlandEscócia
Tristan da CunhaTristão da Cunha
ThamesTamisa (E), Tâmisa (B)
Wales(País de) Gales
YorkIorque (E)

United States

Flag of the United States.svg  United States Estados Unidos
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AlaskaAlasca
CaliforniaCalifórnia
DisneylandDisneylândia
FloridaFlórida, Florida
GeorgiaGeórgia
GuamGuã, Guame
HawaiiHavai (E), Havaí (B)Hawai'iHawaiian
IndianapolisIndianápolis
LouisianaLuisiana
MinneapolisMineápolis
New EnglandNova Inglaterra
New HampshireNova Hampshire, Novo Hampshire
New JerseyNova Jérsia (E), Nova Jérsei (B)
New MexicoNovo México
New OrleansNova Orleães (E), Nova Orleans (B)
New YorkNova York, Nova Iorque
North CarolinaCarolina do Norte
North DakotaDacota do Norte, Dakota do Norte
Northern Mariana IslandsIlhas Marianas Setentrionais, Ilhas Marianas do Norte
OregonÓregon
PennsylvaniaPensilvânia
PhiladelphiaFiladélfia
Puerto RicoPorto Rico
San DiegoSão Diego
San FranciscoSão Francisco
South CarolinaCarolina do Sul
South DakotaDacota do Sul, Dakota do Sul
VermontVermonte
VirginiaVirgínia
West VirginiaVirgínia Ocidental

Uruguay

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Uruguai
English namePortuguese nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Colonia del SacramentoColónia do Sacramento (E), Colônia do Sacramento (B)
MontevideoMontevideu (E), Montevidéu (B)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romance languages</span> Direct descendants of Vulgar Latin

The Romance languages, also known as the Latin or Neo-Latin languages, are the languages that are directly descended from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family.

A spelling reform is a deliberate, often authoritatively sanctioned or mandated change to spelling rules. Proposals for such reform are fairly common, and over the years, many languages have undergone such reforms. Recent high-profile examples are the German orthography reform of 1996 and the on-off Portuguese spelling reform of 1990, which is still being ratified.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazilian Portuguese</span> Set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil

Brazilian Portuguese is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and spoken widely across the Brazilian diaspora, today consisting of about two million Brazilians who have emigrated to other countries. With a population of over 203 million, Brazil is by far the world's largest Portuguese-speaking nation and the only one in the Americas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Endonym and exonym</span> Name variations of ethnic groups, languages, persons, and places

An endonym is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language, or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their place of origin, or their language.

<i>Ateji</i> Kanji used for some Japanese words in a primarily phonetic sense

In modern Japanese, ateji principally refers to kanji used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words with less regard to the underlying meaning of the characters. This is similar to man'yōgana in Old Japanese. Conversely, ateji also refers to kanji used semantically without regard to the readings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yanomaman languages</span> Indigenous language spoken in parts of South America

Yanomaman, also as Yanomam, Yanomáman, Yamomámi, and Yanomamana, is a family of languages spoken by about 20,000 Yanomami people in southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil.

The Portuguese language began to be used regularly in documents and poetry around the 12th century. Unlike neighboring Romance languages that adopted formal orthographies by the 18th century, the Portuguese language did not have a uniform spelling standard until the 20th century. The formation of the Portuguese Republic in 1911 was motivation for the establishment of orthographic reform in Portugal and its overseas territories and colonies. Brazil would adopt an orthographic standard based on, but not identical to, the Portuguese standard a few decades later.

Below is list of Dutch language exonyms for places in non-Dutch-speaking areas.

Below is a list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and other places in non-German-speaking areas of the world. Archaic names are in italics.

An English exonym is a name in the English language for a place, or occasionally other terms, which does not follow the local usage. Exonyms and endonyms are features of all languages, and other languages may have their own exonym for English endonyms, for example Llundain is the Welsh exonym for the English endonym "London".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danish exonyms</span>

Danish language exonyms for non-Danish speaking locations exist, primarily in Europe, but many of these are no longer commonly used, with a few notable exceptions. Rom (Rome), Lissabon, Sankt Petersborg and Prag (Prague) are still compulsory, while e.g. Venedig is more common than Venezia (Venice). In the decades following World War II, there has been a strong tendency towards replacing Danish exonyms with the native equivalent used in the foreign country itself. Possibly this is because many of these Danish forms were imported from German.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portuguese orthography</span> Alphabet and spelling

Portuguese orthography is based on the Latin alphabet and makes use of the acute accent, the circumflex accent, the grave accent, the tilde, and the cedilla to denote stress, vowel height, nasalization, and other sound changes. The diaeresis was abolished by the last Orthography Agreement. Accented letters and digraphs are not counted as separate characters for collation purposes.

As a general rule, modern Norwegian does not use exonyms for names with endonyms in Latin script. Historically, several Danish/German exonyms have been in use, due to the Danish roots of the Bokmål variety of Norwegian, but these exonyms should be considered archaic, and are no longer used officially.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Names of Poland</span> Ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland (their country)

The ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland include endonyms and exonyms. Endonyms and most exonyms for Poles and Poland derive from the name of the West Slavic tribe of Polans (Polanie), while in some languages the exonyms for Poland to derive from the name of another tribe – the Lendians (Lędzianie).

The Yudjá or Juruna are an Indigenous people of Brazil. They were formerly the major tribe along the Xingu River, but are now divided into two groups, a westernized northern group near Altamira, Para near the big bend of the Xingu and a more conservative group in the Xingu Indigenous Park at the headwaters of the Xingu in Mato Grosso. The southern group lives in two villages located near the mouth of the Maritsauá-Mitau River. They fish and raise crops, such as manioc.

The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 is an international treaty whose purpose is to create a unified orthography for the Portuguese language, to be used by all the countries that have Portuguese as their official language. It was signed in Lisbon, on 16 December 1990, at the end of a negotiation, begun in 1980, between the Sciences Academy of Lisbon and the Brazilian Academy of Letters. The signatories included official representatives from all of the Portuguese-language countries except East Timor, which was under Indonesian occupation at the time, but later adhered to the Agreement, in 2004.