Portuguese podcasts for learners
Learning the Portuguese of Portugal? European Portuguese only, with subtitles.
46 Portuguese shows, ordered by how much they ask of you: the ones made for learners first, then the shortest native shows, then the long ones. Every episode here has its English title under the original, and the show descriptions are in English.
Written and spoken for people learning Portuguese, which is the difference between understanding an episode and enduring it.
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European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)Every two weeks · ~2 min · since 2020 · 501 episodes -
Practice PortugueseLearn European Portuguese from PortugalMonthly · ~12 min · since 2013 · 123 episodes -
Portuguese Lab Podcast | Learn European PortugueseWeekly · since 2017 · 171 episodes
Made for native listeners, but under half an hour: Psicologia na Prática runs about 3 minutes, Jota Jota Podcast | Joel Jota runs about 3 minutes, Beira Music runs about 3 minutes, Café Com Deus Pai | Podcast oficial runs about 5 minutes, Renascença - As pessoas têm que se acalmar, imediatamente! runs about 6 minutes, Rebenta a Bolha com César Mourão runs about 7 minutes, Era Uma Vez Um Podcast runs about 10 minutes, Noticiário runs about 11 minutes, O Homem que Mordeu o Cão runs about 11 minutes, Noticiário runs about 13 minutes, A História do Dia runs about 15 minutes, Renascença - Extremamente Desagradável runs about 15 minutes, Expresso da Manhã runs about 15 minutes, Motivação Diaria por Motiversity runs about 17 minutes, Hoje runs about 17 minutes, Não Inviabilize runs about 20 minutes, Contas-Poupança runs about 21 minutes, Inteligência Ltda. runs about 24 minutes. A short episode can be listened to twice, which is worth more than a long one heard once.
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Jota Jota Podcast | Joel JotaDaily · ~3 min · since 2025 · 551 episodes -
Beira MusicAnd it's a show with a lot of music.Several a week · ~3 min · since 2022 · 36 episodes -
Café Com Deus Pai | Podcast oficialDaily · ~5 min · since 2025 · 553 episodes -
Renascença - As pessoas têm que se acalmar, imediatamente!Every Thursday, at 9:15 am, Tia Bli visits As Três da Manhã to share her opinion on the topic of the week and remind that there are things about which "As pessoas têm que se acalmar, imediatamente!" A space with Vasco Pereira Coutinho's signature.Weekly · ~6 min · since 2025 · 46 episodes -
Rebenta a Bolha com César MourãoWith César Mourão on Manhãs da Comercial. A Rádio Comercial podcast.Daily · ~7 min · since 2016 · 269 episodes -
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NoticiárioEvery hour, Observador tells you what's most important in Portugal and the rest of the World.Daily · ~11 min · since 2026 · 1028 episodes -
O Homem que Mordeu o CãoO Homem Que Mordeu o Cão Monday to Friday at 8:50am. Real-life stories, conversation starters, breasts of varying degrees of enormity and random observations about everything and nothing. There's a magic in the Cão. The greatest invention since the wheel. Period. A Rádio Comercial podcast.Daily · ~11 min · since 2024 · 531 episodes -
NoticiárioThe main news from the country and the world, at key moments of the day, with the rigor of Portuguese public radio.Daily · ~13 min · since 2026 · 1059 episodes -
A História do DiaDaily · ~15 min · since 2024 · 541 episodes -
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Motivação Diaria por MotiversityWeekly · ~17 min · since 2024 · 137 episodes -
HojeDaily · ~17 min · since 2024 · 535 episodes -
Não InviabilizeDaily · ~20 min · since 2024 · 552 episodes -
Contas-PoupançaContas-Poupança is a podcast by Pedro Andersson, a journalist specializing in Personal Finance, who makes the most of his car journeys to talk about money. Every Monday at 7 a.m., a new ride to get your financial week off to a good start. Available on all podcast apps and on the SIC Notícias and Expresso websites.Several a week · ~21 min · since 2021 · 520 episodes -
Inteligência Ltda.Daily · ~24 min · since 2026 · 615 episodes
Full-length native shows: interviews, panels and long-form reporting, at the speed the hosts actually talk.
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Petit JournalDaily · ~30 min · since 2024 · 530 episodes -
Aqui Há Crime, com Júlia Pinheiro e Marta GonçalvesA body, a victim, a culprit. We reconstruct the crimes that marked Portugal, reveal the details and give voice to every particular. Here there's no cat, here there's crime. Every Friday, on your favorite podcast platform, with Júlia Pinheiro and journalist Marta Gonçalves.Weekly · ~32 min · since 2026 · 10 episodes -
O AssuntoDaily · ~32 min · since 2024 · 531 episodes -
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Geometria VariávelA program by journalist Maria Flor Pedroso with Marisa Matias and Carlos Coelho. More analysis than opinion, more explanation than defense of contradictory points of view. A contribution to the formation of responsible and informed citizenship.Weekly · ~45 min · since 2024 · 108 episodes -
Modus OperandiWeekly · ~48 min · since 2019 · 368 episodes -
Consulta AbertaWeekly · ~48 min · since 2024 · 108 episodes -
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IrritaçõesWeekly · ~59 min · since 2019 · 361 episodes -
FumaçaFumaça is an independent, nonprofit investigative journalism podcast focused on scrutinizing systems of oppression and inequalitiesWeekly · ~1h 02m · since 2016 · 492 episodes -
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45 Graus45 Graus is a podcast for learning more and thinking critically. José Maria Pimentel, an economist, university professor and curious by nature, talks about the big topics (and not only) with experts and people whose ideas are worth listening to. These are unhurried conversations, sometimes deep, but always relaxed. New episodes every two weeks, always on Wednesdays.Weekly · ~1h 03m · since 2017 · 278 episodes -
Rádio Novelo ApresentaWeekly · ~1h 07m · since 2022 · 206 episodes -
na saúde e na doençaSeveral a week · ~1h 07m · since 2026 · 10 episodes -
Café Com CrimeEvery two weeks · ~1h 07m · since 2018 · 223 episodes -
Foro de TeresinaSeveral a week · ~1h 11m · since 2018 · 506 episodes -
Medo e Delírio em BrasíliaSeveral a week · ~1h 13m · since 2022 · 512 episodes -
Inglês do ZeroMonthly · ~1h 15m · since 2018 · 293 episodes -
Calma UrgenteWeekly · ~1h 28m · since 2024 · 134 episodes -
PrimoCastSeveral a week · ~1h 35m · since 2020 · 513 episodes -
NerdCastWeekly · ~1h 42m · since 2022 · 508 episodes -
Os Sócios PodcastWeekly · ~1h 48m · since 2021 · 319 episodes -
Flow PodcastDaily · ~2h 09m · since 2024 · 533 episodes
By the catalogue’s own data: whether a show is made for learners, then the median length of its newest episodes. No level is claimed for any show — we hold no measure of speech rate or vocabulary, and a made-up A2 or B1 would be a guess wearing a badge.