"O rapaz é irmão dele."

Translation: The boy is his brother.

[ArnoRoh]

What is the difference between rapaz and menino?

[Paulenrique]

Menino is usually for kids and rapaz for young men.

[machtibor]

Well, at least it is not like with menina/rapariga :) Good that I read the discussion :-)

[Paulenrique]

Yes, you can use menino and rapaz without any problem!! =)

[machtibor]

rapaz/rapariga remind me of the italian ragazzo/ragazza, which in turn comes from the vulgar latin ragazium and classical latin garcio (also the french garçon very likely has the same origin). I wonder where the menino/menina (and the spanish niño/niña) come from.

[PopTartTastic]

What does garoto translate to then?

[ThanKwee]

I just asked this very question on a chat with a guy from Brazil who is seventeen years old and he said the following: "Menino we use for kids", "Garoto we use for teenagers", and "Rapaz we use for someone that's starting to be an adult"

[Lexflex]

So, like 'guy' vs 'boy' then?

[Paulenrique]

Menino is more specific, guy ressembkes cara, which is used in close relations among friends, and sometimes it may sound rude...

[ArnoRoh]

good one, thanks for that.

[ironyisoverrated]

I entered "The young man is his brother" and it was marked as incorrect.

Sometimes I use "rapaz" with my 7 year old nephew because he already occasionally protests being referred to as a "garoto" :^)

[elccastro]

Rapaz = Teens, Young Men • Menino = Boy

[Gwylym]

I don't suppose "rapaz" means "male prostitute" in Brazil, re: discussion on "rapariga" :)

[Paulenrique]

Yes, actually not! =)

[yimantuwingyai]

Nope! It is more again to "guy". os rapazes = the guys

[MarkosGoulet]

Shouldn't the Portuguese sentence say, "o irmão dele"?

[Paulenrique]

both should be accepted!

[judojustin]

Porque nao presimos o definiti article?

[sharkbbb]

Portuguese

• (Brazil) O rapaz é irmão dele
• (Portugal) O rapaz é o irmão dele
• (Portugal) O rapaz é o seu irmão

English

• (correct) The boy is his brother (never "the his")
• (strange) The boy is a brother of his
• (even stranger) The boy is the brother of his
• (different meaning) The boy is one of his brothers

[Im_Guilty]

What's the difference between the use of "dude, guy, man" and when I should use them?

[geoducks]

"dude" would be "cara", (Oi cara! = Hey dude!) and "homem" is man, and I think you can use it whenever you would say man in an English sentence. "guy" i'm not so sure about, but I think if you're saying "that guy" you could use "homem", but I don't know what the slang would be.

[Franz794840]

I think both "rapaz" and "cara" could refer to all three in the same way we use "dude" and "guy" though rapaz sometimes seems to carry a more personal and serious tone, but that still depends on the context. "Esse cara pegó a cadeira" (that guy took the chair) or "rapaz, não faça isso. " (boy, do not do that." Context seems to be it. Been watching a lot of Brazilian shows.

[Hector290697]

That's what I need to do. I have my buddy Google for that lol. XD

[Chrism2558]

So rapaz menino and garoto are pretty similar?

[PhillipBro6]

Can the article really be left out of the sentence when dele is used as a possessive? It is my understanding that the correct sentence should be,

O rapaz é O irmão dele

[ThanKwee]

Sharkbbb said the following:

(Brazil) O rapaz é irmão dele

(Portugal) O rapaz é o irmão dele