Reference books are good sources to consult at the beginning of a research project. Following are examples of Portuguese reference materials that might be useful. There are many more titles on these subjects available in both reference and in the general collection.
Language Dictionaries:
 | [Portuguese-English]
Collins English-Portuguese,
Português-Inglês Dictionary (Ref) PC5333.W45 Standard dictionary |
| [Portuguese]
Dicionário Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Ref) PC5305. D52 The most authoritative Portuguese language etymological dictionary |
| [Portuguese]
Dicionário de Termos Literários
(Ref) PN41.M64 1982 Explanation of literary terms, helpful for students writing literary analyses in Portuguese |
| [Portuguese-English] Dictionary
of Informal Brazilian Portuguese (Ref) PC5446 .C45 1983 |
| [Portuguese]
Grande Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, 10th ed.
(Ref) PC5327. M73 12 vols. Comprehensive dictionary of the Portuguese language |
| [Portuguese]
Novo Dicionário de Termos e Expressões Populares
(Ref) PC5446. C26 Idiomatic words and phrases |
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:
| [Portuguese]
Dicionário Prático Ilustrado: Novo Dicionário Enciclopédico
Luso-Brasileiro (Ref) AG37.S4
Comprehensive dictionary illustrated in color and black and white; includes maps, drawings, charts, and tables |
| [English]
Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization
(Ref) DT352.4 .N86 The historical record of Portuguese Africa, from 1415 to 1975, in alphabetical listings. Volume 1 includes terms, places, and events significant in Brazilian history; Volume 2 covers notable personages. |
| [Portuguese-English]
Novo Michaelis Dicionário Ilustrado/New Michaelis
Illustrated Dictionary (Ref) PC5333. M584 2 vols. |
Grammar/Linguistics:
|
[Portuguese]
Dicionário de Filologia e Gramática, Referente à Língua Portuguêsa
(Ref) PC5327. C18 Philology and grammar dictionary; includes bibliography |
| [Portuguese]
Dicionário Geral de Sinônimos e Locuçôes da Língua Portuguêsa 2
vols. (Ref) PC5315. C83 Synonym and phrase dictionary |
| [English-Portuguese]
Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology
(Ref) GN562. S74 Spanish American, Brazilian American, French American, and American French Creole terms; includes an extensive bibliography |
Literary Criticism and History:
|
[Portuguese]
Dicionário Cronológico de Autores Portugueses
(Ref) PQ9027.D5 Organized by literary genre; authors are also listed in alphabetical order and cross-referenced to their genre; most entries include bibliographies |
|
[Portuguese]
Dicionário de Literatura: Literatura Portuguesa, Literatura
Brasileira, Literatura Galega, e Estilística Literaria (Ref) PQ9006.C65x
Covers authors, terms, movements, and genres in Portuguese, Galician, and Brazilian literature; entries include bibliographies |
| [English]
Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian
Peninsula
(Ref) PN849.S6 D54 2 vols. Covers Catalonian, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish literature from the tenth century to the mid-1980s; entries include bibliographies |
| [Portuguese]
Enciclopédia de Literatura Brasileira
(Ref) PQ9506 .E53 1990 Covers Brazilian authors, artists, works, and literary terms, movements, and periodicals; entries include bibliographies |
Bibliographies:
| [Portuguese] Bibliografía da Literatura Portuguêsa (4th floor South Wing) Z2721. M63 Organized chronologically by literary movement |
| [English] Brazil, Portugal, and Other Portuguese-Speaking Lands; a List of Books Primarily in English (4th floor South Wing) Z2711 .R6 |
