How to Say ‘City center’ in Portuguese
Centro da cidade
SEN-troh dah see-DAH-deh
[SEN-troh dah see-DAH-deh]
💬 Usage Tip: da means de + a, so centro da cidade is literally "center of the city." The same pattern appears all the time in location phrases, like praça da estação.
Phrase Breakdown
Centro
[SEN-troh]
City center
The central or main part of a city.
O trânsito é sempre intenso no centro da cidade.
Traffic is always heavy in the city center.
Da cidade
dah see-DAH-deh
Words in this phrase
da
[dah]
of the
Indicates possession, meaning belonging to.
O centro da cidade está cheio de turistas.
The city center is full of tourists.
cidade
[see-DAH-deh]
city
Refers to an urban area that is larger than a town.
Há muitos eventos no centro da cidade.
There are many events in the city center.
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