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In Brazil, how do you say 'bus stop'?

Ponto de ônibus

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  1. ponto de táxi
  2. ponto de ônibus ✔
  3. estação de trem

Why: Ponto de ônibus is the usual Brazilian bus stop. Some regions say parada de ônibus, as the older FSI course does. In Portugal it is a paragem de autocarro.

Huh, didn't know that: The long-distance bus station in Brazil is the rodoviária.

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I waited so long at the parada de ônibus that I became a part of it.
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Answer: ponto de ônibus. Ponto de ônibus is the usual Brazilian bus stop. Some regions say parada de ônibus, as the older FSI course does. In Portugal it is a paragem de autocarro.

  1. Wiktionary: ponto de ônibus en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ponto_de_%C3%B4nibus&action=raw
    {{lb|pt|Brazil}} [[bus stop]] {{gloss|a stop for public transport buses}}
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    parada de ônibus
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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