Translate subtitles from English to Portuguese straight from the video, timing intact.
To translate an English video's subtitles into Portuguese, pick the file here, create your account and upload the video or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe it in English, then translate the captions into Brazilian Portuguese with the timing of every cue unchanged. Download the SRT, the FCPXML or a clip with captions burned in.
Free on the 3-day trial- Portuguese captions with the original timing
- Translated SRT and FCPXML, ready for your editor
- Vertical clips with Portuguese captions burned in
- Transcript, chapters and hooks in Portuguese
- Cancel anytime in the app, no fee
You create the account now and upload this file in the next step. Translation is on the Studio and Agency trials; the Pro trial doesn't translate.
How to translate English subtitles to Portuguese
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Upload the English video
A video or audio file, or a YouTube link. We detect English on our own and transcribe it with the timing of every word.
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Pick Portuguese
Choose Portuguese in the language selector and translate the captions, the content or both. Close the window if you like: we'll email you when it's done.
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Download or burn it in
Download the Portuguese SRT or FCPXML or, for video, render a clip with translated captions in one of 235 styles.
Portuguese subtitles that keep the English timing
We translate the English captions after they are already in sync with the speech. Every Portuguese cue comes in and goes out at the same point as the English one, so there is nothing early or late to nudge on the timeline.
The SRT comes with TV, Netflix and YouTube presets and your project's frame rate. If you cut in Final Cut, download FCPXML instead. On YouTube, upload the SRT as a Portuguese caption track next to the English one, so Brazilian viewers can switch to it.
Who needs English to Portuguese subtitles
Many Brazilian viewers would rather watch with Portuguese subtitles than follow English audio on its own. Course creators add Portuguese captions to reach Brazilian students, companies share conference talks with their team in São Paulo, and producers log English interviews for a Brazilian edit.
For a YouTube video, paste the link instead of downloading the file. The English transcript and the Portuguese translation are saved with the same file, ready to download again whenever you need them.
- An online course in English, captioned for Brazilian students
- A keynote or webinar shared with a team in Brazil
- An English interview logged and quoted in Portuguese
- A YouTube channel adding a Portuguese caption track
- A podcast with Portuguese-captioned clips for Reels and TikTok
Portuguese runs longer: check the reading speed
As a rough rule of thumb, the same sentence in Portuguese takes 15% to 25% more characters than in English. Since the cue timing stays the same, translated captions ask viewers to read a little faster. The usual TV and streaming reference for adult viewers is 17 to 20 characters per second.
Run the Portuguese SRT through our free reading speed checker to see which cues go over the limit, one by one. Before translating, fix names, acronyms and technical terms in the English transcript, because the fix carries into the translation.
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Save your changes. | Salve as suas alterações. |
| It works out of the box. | Funciona logo depois de instalar. |
| Click Export. | Clique em Exportar. |
More than captions: the whole transcript in Portuguese
Beyond the captions, we translate the full transcript, the chapter titles and the hooks, with the same speakers and timestamps as the original. Switch languages in the selector and read the whole English interview in Portuguese, every line where it belongs.
For video, Portuguese captions can also be burned into a vertical clip in any of the 235 styles. Each translation is saved with the file, and you can delete and redo it whenever you want.
More than translated subtitles. Your English video, ready for Brazil.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I translate English subtitles to Portuguese?
Upload the video or paste a YouTube link, let the English transcript finish and choose Portuguese in the language selector. We translate the captions with the timing of every cue unchanged, and you download the SRT, the FCPXML or a clip with Portuguese captions.
Can I translate an English SRT file I already have?
Not directly. Translation starts from the video or audio, not a standalone SRT: upload the recording, we finish the transcript and you pick the language. That way the translated captions keep the original timing. If you only need to change the SRT's format, use our free subtitle converter.
Is it Brazilian or European Portuguese?
Brazilian Portuguese. It's the Portuguese in our list of 9 target languages, alongside Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.
Do the Portuguese subtitles stay in sync?
Yes. Every Portuguese cue comes in and goes out at the same time as the English cue. Translated text tends to run longer, so check reading speed with our characters per second checker.
Can I translate a YouTube video to Portuguese?
Yes. Paste the video link, live streams included, and we transcribe it in English without you downloading anything. Then translate the captions into Portuguese and download the SRT for your channel.
Is the Portuguese translation free?
It's on Studio and Agency, and on the trial of those plans, which lasts 3 days or 1 hour of media. Pro transcribes but doesn't translate. The trial starts with a card on file; cancel in the app before it ends and you pay nothing.
Your English video, with Portuguese subtitles.
Upload the file or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe it in English and translate the captions into Portuguese, with the original timing.
See the result on your own recording before adding a card.