beleza
/beˈle.zɐ/feminine
Beauty in Portuguese is beleza.
Beleza is the most straightforward and widely used translation for the English word beauty. While beleza refers to the quality of a pleasing appearance, you can also use elegância to express beauty in a sophisticated and refined manner. If you want to describe someone as beautiful or handsome, you would use the adjectives bonito or bonita depending on the gender of the noun.
Meaning: quality of pleasing appearance (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun beleza is feminine and requires feminine articles and adjectives. Related to this, the adjective belo is the masculine form of the related adjective meaning beautiful.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /beˈle.zɐ/. It has three syllables, and the stress is on the 2nd of 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- In certain Brazilian slang contexts, beleza is used as a greeting or to ask 'everything okay?', much like the English 'all good?'
- While beleza is a noun, the adjective belo is often reserved for more poetic, sublime, or profound forms of beauty compared to the common bonito.
- The word beleza was borrowed into Portuguese from Old Occitan or Italian, rather than evolving directly from Classical Latin.
Examples in context
- Nós amamos a beleza.We love beauty.This sentence shows the use of beleza in the context of loving beauty.Tatoeba #5290766 by carlosalberto, translation #1458294 by pauldhunt
- Invejo a tua beleza.I envy your beauty.This sentence demonstrates how to express envy regarding someone's beleza.Tatoeba #11367928 by Codorniz, translation #9826138 by CK
- Madonna é uma beleza.Madonna is a beauty.This sentence uses beleza to describe a person as a beauty.Tatoeba #1292997 by alexmarcelo, translation #32507 by CN
- Que beleza!What beauty!
- Ela é uma mulher de grande formosuraShe is a woman of great beauty
- A elegância do vestido era de tirar o fôlegoThe elegance of the dress was breathtaking
- Olha só que belezura de carro!Look at what a beauty of a car!
- Você está muito bonito(a) hojeYou look very beautiful/handsome today
- Aquele rapaz é um gato!That guy is a hottie!
- 128 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Camila and Gabriel are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- CamilaOlhe para a beleza deste quadro, Gabriel.Look at the beauty of this painting, Gabriel.
- GabrielSim, Camila, as cores são lindas.Yes, Camila, the colors are beautiful.
- CamilaO artista capturou a luz perfeitamente.The artist captured the light perfectly.
- GabrielÉ realmente uma obra impressionante.It is truly an impressive work.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beauty” translations and entries beleza, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries beleza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
