European Portuguese voice-over, for audiences in Portugal.

Audiences in Portugal notice at once when a film was made for Brazil. This is the version for them, with the voice, the address and the vocabulary of Portugal.

Voice profiles we cast

We cast real voice talent for the profiles below.

  • Lisbon standard

    The voice of most national campaigns: clear and neutral.

  • Regional voices

    Northern and southern voices, and the islands, for campaigns rooted in a place.

  • Brand voice profiles

    Warm, authoritative or young, matched to the tone of the film.

What we adapt

Choose this version when the viewer is in Portugal.

  1. 01

    Address

    Portugal often addresses people in the third person or with tu, where Brazil says você. The script commits to one.

  2. 02

    Vocabulary

    Autocarro, telemóvel, pequeno-almoço: everyday words that mark the film as Portuguese.

  3. 03

    Sentence shape

    Portuguese speech leans on the infinitive, as in estou a fazer, and the script is written that way.

  4. 04

    Pronunciation

    Vowels are reduced in European Portuguese, and the voice is cast with that sound.

European Portuguese questions

Why not use the Brazilian version?
It will be understood, but the vocabulary, the address and the sound of the voice mark it as made elsewhere.
Can this version serve Angola or Mozambique?
It is close, but we cast African Portuguese voices for those markets when you ask.
Is the spelling different?
Written Portuguese differs in some words and in punctuation habits, and the captions follow the Portuguese norm.

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