Portuguese · Junta de Freguesia
Get a proof of residence (atestado de residência): what to say in Portuguese
For documents you need a certificate of residence (atestado de residência) from your local parish council.
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How it's done. For an atestado de residência they usually ask for a document showing your address or two witnesses who live in the parish - check with your own Junta.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Bom dia. Preciso de um atestado de residência.
Bohn DEE-uh. Prih-SIH-zoo d oon uh-tish-TAH-doo d rih-zih-DAYN-syuh.
Good morning. I need a certificate of residence.
THEY SAY
Mora nesta freguesia?MOH-ruh NESH-tuh frih-gih-ZEE-uh?
Do you live in this parish?
They might also say:
Mora aqui, nesta freguesia?
MOH-ruh uh-KEE, NESH-tuh frih-gih-ZEE-uh?
Do you live here, in this parish?
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YOU REPLY
Sim, moro nesta freguesia.
Seen, MOH-roo NESH-tuh frih-gih-ZEE-uh.
Yes, I live in this parish.
THEY SAY
Tem contrato de arrendamento ou uma fatura?Tayn kohn-TRAH-too d uh-rayn-duh-MAYN-too oh OO-muh fuh-TOO-ruh?
Do you have a tenancy agreement or a bill?
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YOU REPLY
Sim, tenho o contrato.
Seen, TEH-nyoo oo kohn-TRAH-too.
Yes, I have the agreement.
THEY SAY
Fica pronto amanhã.FEE-kuh PROHN-too uh-muh-NYAHN.
It'll be ready tomorrow.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Preciso
Prih-SIH-zoo
verb
(I) need
atestado
uh-tish-TAH-doo
noun
certificate (document)
residência
rih-zih-DAYN-syuh
noun
residence
Mora
MOH-ruh
verb
live (do you live)
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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