Portuguese (Português) · 17th century (rev. editions)

João Ferreira de Almeida

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Portuguese readers — the foundational Almeida translation.

LanguagePortuguese (Português)
Year17th century (rev. editions)
LicensePublic Domain

“Porque Deus amou o mundo de tal maneira que deu o seu Filho unigênito, para que todo aquele que nele crê não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna.”

John 3:16 · Almeida

João Ferreira de Almeida began translating the Bible into Portuguese in the 1640s while still a teenager — the first complete Bible translation in the language.

His name remains synonymous with the Portuguese Bible across Brazil, Portugal, and the Lusophone world.

BibleDawn’s Portuguese edition (/pt/) uses a public-domain Almeida text.

Source text: ebible.org/details.php?id=porbrbsl