Portuguese Subtitle Generator
Upload a video and the AI detects the Portuguese, in Brazilian or European speech, and times every word. Edit each cue, style with 176 presets, then burn the captions in free or download an SRT on a paid plan.
Portuguese Subtitle Generator Features
EchoWave's Portuguese subtitle generator is used by creators, podcasters and educators across Brazil, Portugal and the wider Portuguese-speaking world.
Built for Portuguese
From fala to legenda in one pass
Portuguese has around 260 million speakers, and most of them scroll with the sound off. This Portuguese subtitle generator handles the whole job in one place: transcribe, fix cues, style, translate, export. It sits inside a full editor, so unlike a plain caption generator you can also trim clips, add music and animate text. Working in another language? Try the Spanish subtitle generator or add subtitles to any video. Related: English to Portuguese subtitles and transcribe Portuguese audio.
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176
caption presets, karaoke styles included
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86
subtitle translation languages
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4
subtitle file formats on paid plans: SRT, VTT, TXT, JSON
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20
video input formats accepted
What you get
Everything Portuguese captions need, in one editor
Transcription is only step one. The cue editing, styling and translation around it are what make the result worth posting.
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Auto-detected transcription, no language picker
Upload and hit generate. The speech-to-text recognizes Portuguese on its own, from rapid São Paulo speech to Lisbon's clipped vowels, and stamps every word with its own timestamp. If a clip mixes languages, a From-language override after transcription lets you set Portuguese manually.
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A Portuguese subtitle generator with 176 styles
Pick from 176 caption presets, including word-by-word karaoke styles with active-word fill such as hormozi and bold all-caps pop-up styles. Per-word color and emphasis controls let a payoff line like "de graça" land on screen as hard as it does in the audio.
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Every accent and cedilla renders correctly
Portuguese leans hard on diacritics: the nasal ã and õ, the ç, acute and circumflex accents. Captions render them all natively in every preset. If you upload a brand font through the brand kit, preview a cue with accented words first to confirm the font covers them.
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Translate to or from 85 other languages
Portuguese is one of 86 languages in the subtitle translator catalog. Turn an English video into Portuguese captions for the Brazilian market, or carry Portuguese speech out to English, Spanish or French. Translation is a Pro feature and changes the subtitle text only; the original audio is untouched.
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Dual-language cues for mixed audiences
Show Portuguese and English on screen at the same time with bilingual subtitles. Language teachers use the pairing for comprehension, and channels straddling Brazilian and international viewers keep both groups reading.
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Fix cues on the timeline, or edit by transcript
Click any cue to correct a name, a slang term or a contraction the model misheard. You can also edit the transcript itself to cut the video, and strip filler words and long silences automatically before captioning.
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Burned in free, or SRT, VTT, TXT and JSON on paid plans
Hardcode the captions for free so they display everywhere, including WhatsApp forwards, or download subtitle files for YouTube, Vimeo or your own player on a paid plan. SRT and VTT import work too, so an existing file can be dropped in and restyled. See add subtitles for the file-first workflow.
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Portuguese AI voice over included
Need narration as well as captions? The text-to-speech library holds 63 voices, and 3 of them are Brazilian Portuguese (1 female, 2 male), generated straight onto the timeline. Voice cloning is available as a paid feature.
How it works
How to generate Portuguese subtitles
From upload to posted video in four steps, all in the browser.
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Upload your video
Drag in MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV or any of the 20 accepted formats.
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Generate the captions
Open the captions panel and hit generate. The AI transcribes the Portuguese speech with a timestamp on every word and drops editable cues onto the timeline.
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Review and style
Read through the cues and fix anything the model misheard, usually names and regional slang. Then pick one of the 176 presets and adjust font, size, position and per-word color.
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Translate and export
Optionally translate the cues into any of 86 languages, then burn the captions in, or on a paid plan download SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON. Translation is a Pro feature. Free exports are HD 720p MP4 with a small removable badge.
Who uses it
Portuguese subtitles across the lusophone world
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Brazilian short-form creators
Brazil is one of the largest audiences on TikTok, Reels and Kwai, and much of that viewing happens muted. Karaoke captions with active-word fill keep viewers reading to the last second.
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Podcast clips
Brazil ranks among the biggest podcast markets in the world. Cut a highlight, add word-timed captions and a waveform visualizer, and post the clip to pull listeners back to the full episode.
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Portugal and lusophone Africa
European Portuguese compresses unstressed vowels, which trips up every speech model a little. The cue editor makes those fixes quick, so one workflow serves Lisbon, Luanda and Maputo.
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English channels entering Brazil
260 million Portuguese speakers make translation a cheap growth lever. Transcribe your English video, translate the cues to Portuguese, and publish for a market most channels caption last.
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Language teachers and learners
Dual Portuguese and English subtitles let students hear the language while reading both versions. Per-word emphasis can highlight exactly the vocabulary a lesson targets.
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Accessibility and quiet settings
Captions make videos usable for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, and for anyone on a bus or in an office. Burned-in subtitles guarantee they display on every platform and player.
Compare
How EchoWave compares
| Feature | EchoWave | Kapwing | VEED | HappyScribe |
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| Free plan exports video | yes (720p, watermark badge) | yes (watermark) | yes (limits) | no (trial minutes) |
| Auto-detects the spoken language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Word-by-word karaoke captions | yes (176 presets) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Per-word color and emphasis editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Subtitle translation | yes (86 languages, Pro) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bilingual dual-language subtitles | Yes | No | No | No |
| Subtitle file exports | SRT, VTT, TXT, JSON (paid plans) | SRT, VTT | SRT, VTT | yes (incl. broadcast formats) |
| Human-made subtitles option | No | No | No | Yes |
| AI dubbing of the audio track | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Stock music library | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Full timeline editor with keyframes and transitions | yes (56 transitions) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs in the browser, no install | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Based on each tool's public pages as of July 2026. Features and plan limits change often, so check current pricing pages before you decide.
Caption your Portuguese video now
Upload a clip, let the AI transcribe it, and walk away with styled, word-timed Portuguese captions plus an SRT on a paid plan if you need one. No install, and the free plan exports HD video.
What creators say after trying EchoWave
About the EchoWave team
EchoWave is a browser-based video and audio editor built by Lemon Vault LLC since 2018. The people who build the editor write these guides and test every step in the production app before publishing.
Portuguese Subtitle Generator FAQ
How do I add Portuguese subtitles to a video?
Upload the video to EchoWave, open the captions panel and hit generate. The AI transcribes the speech automatically with word-level timestamps, then you edit any cue, pick one of 176 styles, and export the video with captions burned in, or on a paid plan download the subtitles as an SRT file.
Is this Portuguese subtitle generator free?
Yes. The free plan lets you transcribe, edit, style and export HD 720p MP4 with a small removable EchoWave badge and a short end card. Paid plans remove the badge and add 1080p, 4K and extra formats like MOV and GIF.
Does it handle both Brazilian and European Portuguese?
Yes, the auto-detection recognizes both. Fair warning that applies to every AI tool: European Portuguese compresses unstressed vowels, so pt-PT transcription tends to need a few more corrections than pt-BR. The cue editor makes those edits fast, and you can swap vocabulary like ônibus for autocarro while you are there.
Can I translate an English video into Portuguese subtitles?
Yes. Generate the English transcript first, then translate the cues into Portuguese, one of 86 available translation languages. Translation is a Pro feature and changes the subtitle text only; EchoWave does not dub or re-voice the audio.
Can I download the Portuguese subtitles as an SRT file?
Yes, on a paid plan you can download SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON, so the same cues work for YouTube uploads, web players and developer pipelines. Free plans can burn the captions into a 720p video instead. You can also import an existing SRT or VTT file to restyle it.
Will accents like ã, ç and ê display correctly in the captions?
Yes. All 176 caption presets render Portuguese diacritics natively, including nasal vowels, the cedilla and circumflex accents. If you upload your own brand font, preview a cue with accented words to confirm that specific font file includes them.
Can I show Portuguese and English subtitles at the same time?
Yes, bilingual subtitles display the original line and its translation together on screen. It is a common setup for language teachers, and for creators posting one video to both Brazilian and international audiences.
How accurate is AI transcription for Portuguese?
It depends mostly on your audio: a clear voice close to the mic transcribes far better than crosstalk in a noisy room. Brazilian Portuguese is among the better-covered languages in modern speech models because so much training data exists for it. Expect to correct proper names and slang, which is exactly what the cue editor is for.
Can I add a Portuguese voice over too?
Yes. EchoWave's text-to-speech includes 3 Brazilian Portuguese voices (1 female, 2 male) out of 63 total, generated directly onto the timeline. Voice cloning exists as a paid feature. Note this is typed-text narration, not automatic dubbing of existing speech.
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Generate word-timed Portuguese subtitles free in your browser; free exports are HD with a small removable badge.
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