Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

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List of jobs masculine and feminine forms

Portuguese	English	Portuguese	English
advogado	male lawyer	advogada	female lawyer
alfaiate	taylor	costureira	dressmaker
aluno	male student	aluna	female student
arqueólogo	male archaeologist	arqueóloga	female archaeologist
arquiteto	male architect	arquiteta	female architect
ator	actor	atriz	actress
bailarino	male ballet dancer	bailarina	female ballet dancer
bancário	male bank clerk	bancária	female bank clerk
barão	baron	baronesa	baroness
biólogo	male biologist	bióloga	female biologist
bombeiro	male firefighter	bombeira	female firefighter
cabeleireiro	male hairstylist	cabeleireira	female hairstylist
cantor	male singer	cantora	female singer
cirurgião	male surgeon	cirurgiã	female surgeon
comissário de bordo	male flight attendant	comissária de bordo	female flight attendant
compositor	male composer	compositora	female composer
conde	earl, count	condessa	countess
cônsul	male consul	consulesa	female consul
contador	male accountant	contadora	female accountant
cozinheiro	male cook	cozinheira	female cook
decorador	male interior designer	decoradora	female interior designer
delegado de polícia	male chief of police	delegada de polícia	female chief of police
diretor de cinema	male movie director	diretora de cinema	female movie director
duque	duke	duquesa	duchess
embaixador	ambassador	embaixadora	ambassadress
embaixador	ambassador	embaixatriz	ambassador's wife
encanador	male plumber	encanadora	female plumber
enfermeiro	male nurse	enfermeira	female nurse
engenheiro	male engineer	engenheira	female engineer
escritor	male writer	escritora	female writer
escultor	male sculptor	escultora	female sculptor
estagiário	male intern	estagiária	female intern
faxineiro	day cleaner	faxineira	day cleaner
físico	male physicist	física	female physicist
fonoaudiólogo	male speech therapist	fonoaudióloga	female speech therapist
fotógrafo	male photographer	fotógrafa	female photographer
frade	friar	freira	nun
funcionário público	male civil servant	funcionária pública	female civil servant
garçom	waiter	garçonete	waitress
imperador	emperor	imperatriz	empress
jogador	male player	jogadora	female player
juiz	male judge	juíza	female judge
maestro	male orchestra conductor	maestrina	female orchestra conductor
maquiador	male makeup artist	maquiadora	female makeup artist
matemático	male mathematician	matemática	female mathematician
mecânico	male mechanic	mecânica	female mechanic
médico	male doctor	médica	female doctorf
ministro	male minister	ministra	female minister
monge	male monk	monja	female monk
oceanógrafo	male oceanographer	oceanógrafa	female oceanographer
oficial de justiça	male process server	oficiala de justiça	female process server
operador de telemarketing	male telemarketing operator	operadora de telemarketing	female telemarketing operator
padre	priest, father	madre	priestess, mother
pesquisador	male researcher	pesquisadora	female researcher
pintor	male painter	pintora	female painter
poeta	poet	poetisa	poetess
político	male politican	política	female politician
primeiro-ministro	male prime minister	primeira-ministra	female prime minister
príncipe	prince	princesa	princess
professor	male teacher	professora	female teacher
promotor de justiça	male district attorney	promotora de justiça	female district attorney
psicólogo	male psychologist	psicóloga	female psychologist
rei	king	rainha	queen
secretário	male secretary	secretária	female secretary
senador	male senator	senadora	female senator
soldado	male soldier	soldada	female soldier
tradutor	male translator	tradutora	female translator
treinador	male coach	treinadora	female coach
vendedor	salesman	vendedora	saleswoman
veterinário	male veterinarian	veterinária	female veterinarian
químico	male chemist	química	female chemist

or Use the articles o (masculine) and a (feminine) before the nouns below to specify the gender, e.g.: o artista (the male artist) and a artista (the female artist).
analista de sistemas	systems analyst
artista	artist
assistente	assistant
astronauta	astronaut
caixa de banco	bank teller
cientista	scientist
dentista	dentist
dublê	stuntperson
eletricista	electrician
estilista	fashion designer
fisioterapeuta	physical therapist
frentista	gas station attendant
gerente	manager
guarda-costas	bodyguard
intérprete	interpreter
jornalista	journalist
lingüista	linguist
modelo	model
motorista	driver
policial	police officer
psiquiatra	psychiatrist
repórter	reporter
salva-vidas	lifeguard
telefonista	telephone operator