Brazilian Portuguese at a Feira: Buy Fruit and Ask About Prices
Practice the short questions you need to compare fruit, ask for a quantity, and complete a market purchase.
Real Life Portuguese · 5 min read · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
A feira is an open-air market, and a feira livre usually refers to a street market with produce and other stalls. Start with Quanto custa? (How much does it cost?) or Quanto está o quilo? (How much is a kilo?). Prices may be listed per kilo, per item, or by another measure, so confirm before ordering.
Ask what something costs and how it is sold
Use meio quilo for half a kilo and um quilo for one kilo. If you want a small number of items, say the quantity and repeat the product name; the vendor can tell you if it is sold by weight.
Quanto está o quilo da manga?
How much is a kilo of mango?
Pode separar meio quilo de tomates?
Could you set aside half a kilo of tomatoes?
Quanto fica essa dúzia de bananas?
How much is that dozen bananas?
Choose produce and confirm the total
If you want to ask whether fruit is ripe or sweet, say Está maduro? (Is it ripe?) or É doce? (Is it sweet?). These questions help you learn about the item, but the vendor’s answer is not a guarantee that every piece tastes the same.
Before you pay, check the total with Quanto deu? (How much is it altogether?) or É só isso? (Is that everything?). Payment options vary by stall and location, so ask directly whether they accept card, cash, or a local digital payment method.
Esse abacate está maduro para hoje?
Is this avocado ripe for today?
Quanto deu tudo?
How much is everything?
Aceita cartão?
Do you accept cards?
Put it into practice
Ask whether produce is priced by weight or item, name the amount you want, and confirm the total and accepted payment method before finishing the purchase.
Quick practice
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