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The officer asks for documents: what to say in Portuguese
A police officer asks to see your documents.
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How it's done. It's a good idea to carry an identity document: the police may ask to see it.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Boa tarde. Documentos, por favor.BOH-uh tahrd. Doo-koo-MAYN-toosh, poor fuh-VOR.
Good afternoon. Documents, please.
They might also say:
Tem aí a sua identificação?
Tayn uh-EE uh SOO-uh ee-dayn-tih-fee-kuh-SOW?
Do you have your ID with you?
YOU REPLY
Sim, aqui está o meu cartão de residência.
Seen, uh-KEE shtah oo meh-oo kuhr-TOW d rih-zee-DAYN-syuh.
Yes, here's my residence card.
Or say:Tenho o passaporte e a declaração da AIMA.
TEH-nyoo oo puh-suh-PORT ee uh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW duh IGH-muh.
Or say:Só tenho uma cópia comigo.
Soh TEH-nyoo OO-muh KOH-pyuh koo-MEE-goo.
THEY SAY
Muito bem, está tudo em ordem.MWEE-too bayn, shtah TOO-doo ayn OR-dayn.
Very good, everything's in order.
They might also say:
Pode seguir.
Pod sih-GEER.
You can go on.
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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!
Speaking as:
Words worth knowing
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Documentos
Doo-koo-MAYN-toosh
noun
documents
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
cartão
kuhr-TOW
noun
card
residência
rih-zee-DAYN-syuh
noun
residence
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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