Um dia de turista | Free Portuguese lesson

What I do on vacation

To say on vacation, use nas férias. Almost all of these verbs end in -ar, so you already know how they work:

Verb	Eu...	English
acordar tarde	acordo tarde	to wake up late
visitar	visito	to visit
caminhar	caminho	to walk
nadar	nado	to swim
tomar sol	tomo sol	to sunbathe
tirar fotos	tiro fotos	to take pictures

A tourist's day

Nas férias, eu acordo tarde.On vacation, I wake up late.
De manhã, eu nado e tomo sol.In the morning, I swim and sunbathe.
À tarde, eu visito um museu.In the afternoon, I visit a museum.
À noite, eu janto fora.In the evening, I eat out.

If you travel with someone, use a gente:

A gente caminha o dia todo.We walk all day.
A gente sempre tira muitas fotos.We always take a lot of pictures.

All together

O que você faz nas férias?What do you do on vacation?
Eu normalmente viajo para a praia.I usually travel to the beach.
E o que você faz lá?And what do you do there?
De manhã, eu nado. À tarde, eu caminho e tiro fotos.In the morning, I swim. In the afternoon, I walk and take pictures.

Pay attention! All beaches in Brazil are public, so nobody can charge you to walk on the sand. You only pay if you rent a chair or an umbrella, or if you buy something.