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Given Brazil (and Portugal as well at times) has the tendency of doing this to half their titles, we'll try to single out the most egregious examples.
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- Kellogg's 'Frosted Flakes' are called Sucrilhos in Brazil. This is a portmanteau of "Su" from "Sugar" (as the cereal's original original name was Sugar Frosted Flakes), the "cri" ("crunch") sound, and "milho" (corn).
Anime & Manga
- As in the rest of Latin America, Captain Tsubasa became Super Campeões ("Super Champions").
- Oliver & Benji in Portugal. However, the season Captain Tsubasa J, which is part remake, part adaptation of then-new material, is titled Super Campeões, possibly because it was the Spanish dub that was aired, with Portuguese subtitles.
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai became Fly, o Pequeno Guerreiro ("Fly, the Little Warrior"). Some theorize it was to avoid conflict with Dragon Ball.
- Fuuma no Kojiro ("Kojiro of the Fuuma"), from the same creator of Saint Seiya, became Os Guardiões do Universo ("The Guardians of the Universe"). The term was also used in the very first Brazilian opening song of Saint Seiya; take that as you will.
- Gankutsuou ("The King of the Cave") became just Montecristo. The more complete "O Conde de Montecristo" ("The Count of Montecristo") is used in-show.
- In Brazil, Ghost in the Shell is O Fantasma do Futuro, "The Ghost from the Future".
- Inazuma Eleven had its name changed to "Super 11" in Brazil (yes, not counting the Raimon reserves).
- Kiki's Delivery Service is called Kiki - A Aprendiz de Feiticeira ("Kiki - The Sorceress' Apprentice") in Portugal (it should be noted that to Portuguese speakers the title can both mean that she's learning from a sorceress or learning to be one on her own).
- Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's became As Gémeas de Santa Clara''' (The Santa Clara Twins).
- Neko no Ongaeshi ("The Cat's Retribution") became O Reino dos Gatos (The Kingdom of the Cats).
- In Portugal, the seventh Pokémon movie substitutes Destiny Deoxys for Alma Gémea, which is an equivalent expression to "Soul Mate" but literally means "Twin Soul". It supposedly refers to the existence of two Deoxys.
- As in many contries, Saint Seiya became Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco ("The Knights of the Zodiac"). Saint Seiya Omega, however, keeps the original title, and uses the previous translation as a subtitle.
- Porco Rosso initially looks like it runs into similar Animation Age Ghetto issues as the below example of Despicable Me 1 in Portugal, where it's known as O Porquinho Voador ("The Little Flying Pig"). However, it's actually a reference to Animal Farm, see below.
- Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ("Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away") became A Viagem de Chihiro ("Chihiro's Journey"). It has a nice double meaning for those who already watched the movie.
- In Portugal (where the Spanish dub with subtitles is aired), Sgt. Frog is known as Sargento Keroro, which at first glance appears to be a combination of the original title with the English title. Sometimes this is shortened to just Keroro.
- Urusei Yatsura ("Those Obnoxious Aliens") became the painfully generic A Turma do Barulho ("The Noise Gang"; a generic term used to an upbeat group [of, usually, children]).
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers ("Legendary Armor Samurai Troppers") mixed the original title with the American title (Ronin Warriors), becoming Samurai Warriors. Not to be confused with that game series.
Comic Books
- The Asterix book Astérix chez Rahazade has a Pun-Based Title hard to translate ("at Rahazade", sounding like "Scheherazade"), so they just went to the other Arabian Nights reference already in the story, The 1001 Hours of Asterix.
- One 80's issue of Spider-Man dealt with Spidey busting an arms trafficking ring, complete with an Anvilicious message about gun violence. The Brazilian title was A Cidade Apresenta Suas Armas (The City Presents Its Weapons), which also happened to be the first verse of a popular, then-recently released Brazilian rock song by band Paralamas do Sucesso.
It fit amazingly well, possibly because the song had a similar anti-violence theme. - The Tintin book Coke en stock (Coke on Board) is Lost at Sea. The Broken Ear has in republishings been retitled "The Lost Idol".
Films — Animation
- Alpha and Omega is A Lady e o Lobo: O Bicho tá Solto ("The Lady and the Wolf: The Beast is Loose"). Yes, a Completely Different Title plus a Foreign Subtitle.
- Barnyard is O Segredo dos Animais (The Secret of Animals) in Brazil.
- Batman: Under the Red Hood:
- Brazil: Batman Against the Red Hood
- Portugal: Batman and Red Hood
- The Book of Life is Festa no Céu (Party in Heaven) in Brazil.
- The Boss Baby is known in Brazil as O Poderoso Chefinho ("The Powerful Little Boss"), as a play on the Brazilian Portuguese title of The Godfather, O Poderoso Chefão (literally "The Powerful Big Boss").
- In Brazil, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was named Tá Chovendo Hambúrger ("It's Raining Hamburgers").
- Portugal's title is a combo of both titles; Chovem Almôndegas ("It's Raining Meatballs").
- Despicable Me 1:
- In Brazil, it's Meu Malvado Favorito ("My Favorite Bad Guy"). Different, but fits the plot. It's likely a reference to the title of My Favorite Martian, which was translated literally in Brazil (Meu Marciano Favorito).
- In Portugal, it's known as Gru - O Maldisposto ("Gru, the Despicable").
- Disney Animated Canon (refers to the Brazilian release):
- The Sword in the Stone became "A Espada Era a Lei" ('The Sword was the Law').
- The Rescuers became "Bernardo e Bianca" ("Bernardo and Bianca", after a slight Dub Name Change for the male mouse).
- The Black Cauldron became "O Caldeirão Mágico" ('The Magic Cauldron', which is fitting, but downplays the Dark Is Evil aspect of the titular object).
- The Great Mouse Detective became "As Peripécias de um (do) Ratinho Detetive" ('The Little Detective Mouse's Feats', although "peripécias" can mean 'exploits').
- The Rescuers Down Under became "Bernardo e Bianca na Terra dos Cangurus" ('Bernardo and Bianca in the Land of Kangaroos').
- Home on the Range became "Nem Que a Vaca Tussa" ("Not Even When the Cow Coughs", in literal translation), a Portuguese saying.
- Portugal turned FernGully: The Last Rainforest into As Aventuras de Zack e Crysta na Floresta Tropical ("Zack and Crysta's Adventures in the Rainforest"), but Brazil only uses that as a subtitle instead of the "The Last Rainforest".
- In Brazil, Happy Heroes: The Stones became known as Happy Superman and the Energy Stones.
- Hoodwinked! became Deu a Louca na Chapeuzinho ("Little Red Riding Hood's Gone Crazy"). The two Happily N'Ever After movies, which have nothing to do with Hoodwinked to begin with, became Deu a Louca na Cinderela ("Cinderella's Gone Crazy") and Deu a Louca na Branca de Neve ("Snow White's Gone Crazy"), sounding like they were ''Hoodwinked!' sequels.
- The Land Before Time is Em Busca do Vale Encantado ("Search for the Enchanted Valley"), which creates a dub-induced Artifact Title since the valley was found in the first movie.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas is O Estranho Mundo de Jack ("Jack's Strange World").
- Open Season in Brazil is O Bicho Vai Pegar an idiom literally meaning "The Beast Will Catch" with one of Boog's lines near the climax being dubbed as a Title Drop) and in Portugal it's Boog e Elliot Vão à Caça ("Boog and Elliot Go to the Hunt", specifically as the prey).
- Over the Hedge was titled in Brazilian Portuguese as "Os Sem-Floresta" ('The Forestless').
- The Pebble and the Penguin is Hubie, o Pinguim ("Hubie, the Penguin").
- Pixar (Brazilian releases):
- Inside Out is Divertida Mente in both Portugal and Brazil, which means "Fun Mind" but can also be interpreted as "divertidamente" ("funnily" or "amusingly").
- Coco had to be renamed Viva! A vida é uma festa! (interjection 'Cheers!', 'Hooray!', or 'Hurrah!' - though it also can be "Live", as in the verb, fitting of a story related to the Day of the Dead - Life is a Party!) because using the Portuguese word for coconut is already weird, and it can be easily distorted to "cocô", "poop". By extension, Grandma Coco became Ines.
- Onward became Dois Irmãos: Uma Jornada Fantastica (Two Brothers: A Fantastic Journey) in Brazil. Portugal uses a simpler title: Bora Lá (Let's Go).
- Hoppers Brazilian trailers have featured the title "Cara de Um, Focinho de Outro" ("Face of One, Snout of Another")
- Quest for Camelot was translated in Brazil as "A Espada Mágica: A Lenda de Camelot" ("The Magic Sword: The Legend of Camelot").
- Strange example involving The Secret of NIMH: in Portugal, the dubbed VHS (it hasn't been released in DVD over there) are known as A Jóia Encantada ("The Enchanted Jewel") and use O Segredo de NIMH (literal English title) as a barely visible subtitle. But the subbed VHS were just O Segredo de NIMH. In Brazil, it's also different: A Ratinha Valente ("The Brave Girl Mouse"). Note that both titles became Artifact Titles with the sequel, in which Mrs. Brisby barely shows up and the amulet is only seen/mentioned in the flashback sequence at the beginning.
- Sherlock Gnomes in Brazil is Gnomeu e Julieta: O Mistério do Jardim ("Gnomeo & Juliet: The Mystery of the Garden") to more clearly connect it to the movie it's a sequel to.
- Both Brazil and Portugal got The Son of Bigfoot translated with Gratuitous English in the title, being Big Pai, Big Filho and Bigfoot Junior respectively, despite Bigfoot himself being named with the proper translation (Pé Grande). The sequel, Bigfoot Superstar/Bigfoot Family, became a Numbered Sequel in both countries.
- A Troll in Central Park is O Anãozinho Mágico ("The Little Magical Dwarf").
- Wallace & Gromit:
- The Curse of the Were-Rabbit became "A Batalha dos Vegetais" (The Battle of the Veggies) in Brazil.
- A Matter of Loaf and Death was translated in Portugal as O Caso do Cacete ("The Case of the Bread", though it means something less innocent in Brazil)
- Vengeance Most Fowl got the title A Vingança das Aves ("Revenge of the Birds") in Portugal, while the Brazilian dub made a pun out of it (Avengança)
- Brazil had two cases where the title of the comic was recycled for a related feature animation, Ultimate Avengers became The Ultimates, and Superman: Doomsday became The Death of Superman... leading to some Title Confusion once there was an actual adaptation of the comic.
Films — Live-Action
- Above the Law (1988) became Nico: On the Margins of the Law in Portugal.
- Absurd (1981) became Terror Without Limits in Portugal.
- Airplane! in Brazil was Apertem Os Cintos, O Piloto Sumiu ("Fasten Your Seatbelts, The Pilot's Gone").
- Alexander Nevsky became Iron Knights in Brazil.
- Alice, Sweet Alice became The Mask of Death.
- And God Said to Cain... became Right of Revenge in Portugal.
- And Now the Screaming Starts! became The Screams That Terrify in Brazil.
- Arachnia became The Curse of the Spiders.
- Audition became Angel or Demon in Portugal.
- The subtitles for first two Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery became 000: Um Agente nada Discreto ("A not-so Discreet Agent", also a pun with "Um Agente Secreto" 'A Secret Agent') and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me became O Agente Bond Cama ("The Agent [that's] good in bed", a pun on James Bond).
- The Bad Seed (1956) became Damned Tara in Brazil.
- Bad Taste got two wacky titles, Trash - Náusea Total (total nausea) in Brazil and Carne Humana Precisa-Se (Human Flesh Needed) in Portugal.
- In Brazil, Basic became Violação de Conduta, "Breach of Conduct", and Law Abiding Citizen, Código de Conduta, "Code of Conduct".
- A Bay of Blood became Death Mansion in Brazil.
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms:
- Brazil: The Sea Monster
- Portugal: The Monster of Lost Times
- The Beastmaster:
- Brazil: The Warrior Prince
- Portugal: The Sacred Warrior
- Bedeviled became Viral Fear in Brazil.
- Bed Rest (2022) was released as "O Nascimento do Mal" ("The Birth of Evil") in Brazil, which somewhat makes sense, since the protagonist is a heavily pregnant soon-to-be mother haunted by ghosts.
- Beetlejuice is Os Fantasmas se Divertem ("The Ghosts Have Fun"), which in Portugal is The Foreign Subtitle.
- The Beyond became Dark Terror.
- Big Bad Wolf became The Murderous Beast in Brazil.
- The Big Doll House became The Convicts of Hell's Prison in Brazil.
- The Big Short became The Wall Street Fall in Portugal.
- Black Belt Jones became Black Belt Against the Mafia in Portugal.
- Black Christmas (1974) became Horror Night in Brazil and Haunted Holiday in Portugal (which was retained for the remake).
- The Black Godfather became The Godfather's Fury in Brazil.
- Black Narcissus became Quando os Sinos Dobram ("When the Bells Fold") in Portugal.
- The Black Room became The Mystery of the Dark Room in Brazil.
- Black Sunday (1960) became The Devil's Curse in Brazil.
- Blastfighter became Explosive Weapon in Portugal.
- Blindman:
- Brazil: The Blind Punisher
- Portugal: The Eyeless Punisher
- The Blood Beast Terror became The Blood of Terror in Portugal.
- Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh became Corpse Flavored Puzzle in Portugal.
- The Boondock Saints became Punisher Saints in Brazil.
- Braindead became Animal Hunger in Brazil. In Portugal, it's the literal term for brain death, Morte Cerebral.
- Broken Arrow (1996) is The Last Threat in Brazil (Portugal only translated it as Operation Broken Arrow).
- The Portugal title for the obscure satirical film Buffalo Soldiers was Os Policias do Mundo ("World Police", the derogatory nickname for the US later used in Team America: World Police). One reviewer called it "the only known instance where a translated title is on par with the original".
- Bullet to the Head:
- Brazil: Double Target
- Portugal: Certain Bullet
- The Burning:
- Brazil: Death Flames
- Portugal: The Revenge
- The Cable Guy had in both countries titles that could be translated as The Prick, highlighting how the title character is an annoyance: O Pentelho in Brazil and O Melga in Portugal.
- Carnival of Souls became The Macabre Park in Brazil.
- Castle Freak (1995) became Cursed Heritage in Brazil.
- Cat's Eye (1985) became The Force of Evil.
- Cave of the Living Dead became The Curse of the Vampire Eyes in Brazil.
- Children of the Corn (1984):
- Brazil: Cursed Harvest
- Portugal: The Children of the Earth
- Child's Play (1988) traded the Non-Indicative Title for a more straightforward description in Killer Toy (Brazil) and Chucky the Diabolical Doll (Portugal).
- Chopping Mall became Horror in Park Plaza in Portugal.
- In Portugal, Citizen Kane is O Mundo a Seus Pés ("The World At His Feet").
- Cold Sweat became Night Visitors in Brazil and Resolution Between Friends in Portugal.
- The Colony (2016) became Love and Revolution in Brazil.
- The Conjuring became Evil Invocation in Brazil.
- Cosmos: War of the Planets became Battle in Star Space in Brazil.
- The Cottage became Macabre Kidnapping in Portugal. Brazil only added the adjective, Macabre Cottage.
- Creature with the Atom Brain became The Atomic Corpse in Brazil.
- The Crucible just went for the film's subject, The Salem Witches.
- The Curse of El Charro became A Curse Never Dies in Portugal.
- Cy Warrior became Special Combat Unit in Brazil.
- Dad's Army (1971) became Heroic Fighters in Brazil.
- The Dark (1979):
- Brazil: Los Angeles Terror
- Portugal: The Killing Shadow
- Dark Asylum became Cursed Hospice in Brazil.
- Darkman became Faceless Revenge in Portugal (in Brazil, that's The Foreign Subtitle).
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow:
- Brazil: The Scarecrow's Revenge
- Portugal: Terror in the Dark
- Daughters of Darkness (1971) became Slaves of Desire in Brazil.
- Dead Heat:
- Brazil: A Cop from the Other World
- Portugal: No Time to Live
- The Deadly Spawn became The Return of Aliens: The Deadly Generation.
- Deep Red:
- Brazil: Prelude to Murder
- Portugal: The Mystery of the Haunted House
- In Portugal, the first Die Hard movie is called Assalto ao Arranha-céus which can be translated as "Skyscraper Siege" OR "Skyscraper Heist" hinting at the stated and hidden motives respectively of the antagonists. Die Hard 2 became "Airport Siege/Heist", Die Hard with a Vengeance became Die Hard: The Revenge, Live Free Or Die Hard became Die Hard 4.0: Live or Die, and A Good Day to Die Hard got a subtitle that subverts the original title: Die Hard: It's Never a Good Day to Die.
- Brazil instead got one closer to the original title, Duro de Matar ("Hard to Kill"). The sequels were in a pattern simpler to the originals: Die Hard 2 was simply named Duro de Matar 2 and Die Hard With A Vengeance became Duro de Matar — A Vingança. Live Free or Die Hard used the international title and became Duro de Matar 4.0, while A Good Day to Die Hard became Duro de Matar: Um Bom Dia para Morrer ("Hard to Kill: A Good Day to Die").
- Doctor... Series:
- Doctor in the House (1954) became Rivals in Conquest in Brazil and Say 33... in Portugal.
- Doctor at Sea became The Commander's Bride in Brazil and A Girl Onboard in Portugal.
- Doctor at Large became Don't Say, Doctor.
- Doctor in Love became A Doctor's Troubles.
- Doctor in Distress (1963) became Indiscreet Office in Brazil and Say... 33 and 1/2 in Portugal.
- Doctor in Clover became The Doctor is an Ember in Brazil and Doctor... Have Manners in Portugal.
- Doctor in Trouble became Sex of a Doctor in Brazil and Doctor... Watch Out for Them in Portugal.
- Doctor Blood's Coffin became The Embrace of the Dead in Portugal.
- Don't Go in the Woods (1981) became Danger in the Forest in Brazil.
- Don't Kill It became Demon Hunter in Brazil.
- Don't Torture a Duckling:
- Brazil: The Secret of the Forest of Dreams
- Portugal: The Strange Secret of the Dream Forest
- Dr. Cyclops became The Delusion of a Sage in Brazil.
- Dread became Evil Lenses.
- Drive Angry became Infernal Destiny in Portugal.
- The Dungeonmaster became The Game Master in Brazil.
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers became Flying Saucer Invasion.
- Escape 2000 became The Battle of the Bronx in Portugal.
- The Evil Dead franchise had some rough time with this. The first movie was translated as A Morte do Demônio (The Devil's Death), which, until then, could be considered okay, but when the second film came, it was translated as Uma Noite Alucinante (One Crazy-Ass Night). When part three came out and they found out it was a trilogy, they first translated Army of Darkness to Uma Noite Alucinante 3, which made them change the second one to Uma Noite Alucinante 2, and finally, to connect the first to the rest, they added this title as a subtitle to the first movie (A Morte do Demônio: Uma Noite Alucinante). In Portugal, even though the titles connected to the storylines, they had no connection between themselves: the first one was translated as A Noite dos Mortos-Vivos (The Night of the Living Dead), the second one, as A Morte Chega de Madrugada (Death Comes By Dawn, possibly a reference to the deadites taunting "Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn!"), and finally, the third one was translated as Exercito das Trevas (fittingly, Army of Darkness).
- Face/Off became The Other Face. Which does fit the "face swap" plot (and could be taken as a reference to "turn the other cheek").
- The Faculty is Final Exam in Brazil (then again, an entry above shows Final Exam had another title) and Mystery in College in Portugal.
- Falling Down got in both countries a straightforward description of the plot, only changing the last word: Um Dia de Raiva (A Day of Rage) in Portugal and Um Dia de Fúria (A Day of Fury) in Brazil.
- The Final Girls became Infernal Girl.
- First Blood (1982):
- Brazil: Rambo: Programmed to Kill (in some reissues, Rambo 1: The Mission Begins, to tie how the sequel is Rambo II: The Mission)
- Portugal: The Hero's Fury and Rambo
- The Fly (1958) became The Fly with the White Head in Brazil.
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall is Love Hangover in Brazil, and the trippy A Nice Pair... of Skates in Portugal.
- The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake became The Mystery of Skulls.
- Frankenhooker became the punny What a Piece of Woman in Brazil.
- Freaked became Freaklandia: The Park of Horrors in Brazil.
- Freeway became Highway to Hell in Portugal.
- Frightmare (1974) became Bloody Madness in Brazil.
- The success of Fright Night (1985), which became A Hora do Espanto ("Fright Time") led to many similar titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) became A Hora do Pesadelo ("Nightmare Time"), The Dead Zone became A Hora da Zona Morta ("Dead Zone Time"), Re-Animator became A Hora dos Mortos Vivos ("Undead Time")note , Final Exam is A Hora das Sombras ("The Shadow Hour") and an alternate title for Critters is A Hora das Criaturas ("Critters Time" - the regular one is plain Criaturas).
- Likewise, following The Terminator becoming O Exterminador do Futuro ("The Terminator from the Future"), Total Recall (1990) is O Vingador do Futuro ("The Avenger of the Future"). (in Portugal, they're O Exterminador Implacável, "The Implacable Terminator", and Desafio Total, "Total Challenge" - which kinda fits "recall", but not in the memory sense that it's used in the title).
- And the worst case, as the only connection is the actor: Teen Wolf became O Garoto do Futuro (The boy from the future) because the protagonist was also in Back to the Future (1985).
- From Beyond became The Creature That Came from Beyond in Portugal.
- From Dusk Till Dawn:
- Brazil: A Drink in Hell
- Portugal: Open Until Dawn
- Full Metal Jacket translated the phrase in the helmet stamped in the poster, Born to Kill.
- Funny Games was translated as Violência Gratuita (Gratuitous Violence) in Brazil, which still fits the main criticism of the movie, but loses the sarcasm of the original title. Portugal translated it as Brincadeiras Perigosas, which roughly translates as Dangerous Games or Dangerous Pranks.
- Funny People was What You're Laughing at? in Brazil, and Mad People in Portugal.
- Future Force:
- Brazil: Future Police
- Portugal: Future Intervention Force
- Gallowwalkers became Hunter of Souls in Brazil.
- An early example that goes from One-Word Title to a long title: Giant is Assim Caminha a Humanidade (Thus Walks Mankind).
- The Giant Claw became The Attack Comes from the Pole in Brazil.
- The Godfather became O Poderoso Chefão ("The Powerful Big Boss") in Brazil.
- Godzilla (1954) became The Pacific Ocean Monster.
- Graduation Day became Macabre Graduation in Portugal.
- Greenland (2020) is Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (Total Destruction: The Last Refuge)
- Hallowed Ground became Consecrated Sun in Portugal.
- Halloween (1978) became Return of Evil in Portugal.
- In Brazil, The Hangover became Se Beber, Não Case ("Don't drink and get married", a reference to the "don't drink and drive" advice). Then Hot Tub Time Machine was turned into A Ressaca which means... "the hangover"!
- Hard Candy became BadGirl.com in Brazil.
- Hatchet became Swamp Terror in Brazil.
- Hawk the Slayer became The Punisher Hawk in Brazil.
- The Hebrew Hammer became The Super Stallion in Portugal.
- He Knows You're Alone became Endangered Brides in Brazil.
- Hellions became Malicious in Brazil.
- Hell of the Living Dead became The Predators of the Night in Brazil.
- Hellraiser became Cursed Fire in Portugal.
- Hells Angels on Wheels:
- Brazil: The Demons of the Steering Wheel
- Portugal: The Diabolic Bikes
- Hide and Seek obtained the far better-fitting title O Amigo Oculto, literally translating to The Hidden Friend (as in imaginary).
- The Hills Have Eyes (1977) became Gang of Sadists in Brazil. The remake got different titles in both countries, Damned Trip in Brazil and Terror in the Hills in Portugal.
- The Hitcher:
- Brazil: Death Asks for a Ride
- Portugal: Highway Terror
- Hobo with a Shotgun became The Avenger in Brazil.
- Hocus Pocus (1993):
- Brazil: Abracadabra
- Portugal: Three Crazy Witches
- House on Haunted Hill (1959):
- Brazil: The House of Evil Spirits
- Portugal: The Haunted House
- Horror of Dracula became The Night Vampire in Brazil.
- The title given to Hot Shots! in Brazil became a pun on the main target of the film, Top Gang. The sequel does the same, trading the "Part Deux" for the subtitle Rambo: First Blood Part II - the film's main parody along with Rambo III - received there (Top Gang 2: The Mission). In Portugal, both were Ases Pelos Ares (Aces [Blown] In the Air).
- House:
- Brazil: The House of Amazement
- Portugal: A Hallucinating House
- The Howling (1981):
- Brazil: Scream of Horror
- Portugal: The Howl of the Beast
- The Hunger became Hunger to Live.
- The Hurt Locker became Guerra ao Terror - "The War on Terror". A reviewer said this makes it sound like a Chuck Norris film. Named Estado de Guerra ("State of War") in Portugal.
- I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House became The Last Chapter in Brazil.
- The Iceman became A Family Man in Portugal.
- Idiocracy became the more descriptive Land of the Idiots in Portugal.
- Idle Hands:
- Brazil: The Killing Hand
- Portugal: The Devil's Hands
- I, Frankenstein became Frankenstein: Between Angels and Demons in Brazil.
- Infernal Affairs became Infiltrated.
- The Brazilian release of the live-action adaptation of Initial D refers to the movie as Racha: Velocidade sem Limite ("Street Racing: Unlimited Speed"). Oddly enough, the broadcast of the 1998 anime in the country uses the original title instead.
- The Innkeepers:
- Brazil: Hotel of Death
- Portugal: Unwanted Guests
- Innocent Blood was the somewhat close Innocent Bite in Brazil and the outlandish There Is No Neck That Can Take It in Portugal.
- I Spit on Your Grave:
- Brazil: Jennifer's Revenge
- Portugal: Raped Woman
- It Came from Beneath the Sea:
- Brazil: The Raging Sea Monster
- Portugal: The Octopus
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space became The Threat from the Other World in Brazil.
- Jack and Jill became Cada Um Tem a Gêmea Que Merece (Each Person Has the Twin They Deserve) in Brazil. Just Go with It was Esposa de Mentirinha (Make-Believe Wife) there, and Engana-me Que Eu Gosto (Fool Me, I Like It) in Portugal.
- Jack-O became Halloween: The Curse is Back! in Brazil.
- That the James Bond titles all add "007" (most of the times with "vs." or "and"), OK. Adaptation of words hard to translate (Thunderball (1965) became 007 vs. the Atomic Blackmail, Moonraker became 007 vs. the Deadly Rocket), also passes. But Octopussy became 007 vs. Octopussy when she isn't a villain, and Skyfall became 007 - Operation Skyfall when Skyfall is a location. Both titles were probably picked without the full movie to watch.
- Jaws 1 is Tubarão. "Shark". Okay, can't complain about that.
- Jennifer's Body became Hellish Girl in Brazil.
- John Wick 1 is known as De Volta ao Jogo (Back in the Game) in Brazil. Its sequel keeps the John Wick name, but uses The Foreign Subtitle Um Novo Dia para Matar (A New Day to Kill). Portugal keeps the John Wick title for both movies, but uses another subtitle for Chapter 2, Pacto de Sangue (Blood Pact).
- Judge Dredd:
- Brazil: The Judge
- Portugal: Dredd's Law
- In Portugal, The Karate Kid (1984) got the very generic title of O Momento da Verdade ("The Moment of Truth"), which in Brazil was just The Foreign Subtitle. Starting with the fourth installment, the title was discarded and all movies since then have used Karate Kid.
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space became SOS: Killer Clowns in Portugal.
- Knocked Up is Slightly Pregnant in Brazil (possibly referencing an old song) and Some Stinkin' Bad Luck in Portugal.
- In Brazil, O Lutador is the title for The Wrestler. Which in turned forced The Fighter to become O Vencedor (The Winner).
- Kung Fu Hustle became Kung-Fu-São, a pun on Kung-Fu and Confusão (literally confusion, but usually means mess). Previously, Shaolin Soccer was Kung Fu Futebol Clube.
- The Lair of the White Worm:
- Brazil: The Curse of the Serpent
- Portugal: Garden of Evil
- Lake Placid:
- Brazil: Panic at the Lake
- Portugal: The Lake
- The Last House on the Left became Macabre Birthday in Brazil.
- Leprechaun became The Goblin.
- Liberal Arts:
- Brazil: Love Stories
- Portugal: Love Letters
- The Limehouse Golem became The Crimes of Limehouse.
- Long Shot had Brazil aiming closer to the original title with Improbable Couple, while Portugal went long in Seduce Me If You Can.
- The Losers (1970) became The 5 Guerrillas in Brazil.
- The Lost Boys became The Boys of the Night in Portugal.
- Mad Dog Morgan became Marked to Die in Brazil.
- Madhouse (1974):
- Brazil: The House of Satanic Rituals
- Portugal: The Mansion of Madness
- Madman became The Bad Man.
- The Magic Sword became The Seven Curses of Lodac in Brazil.
- Major Payne became Platoon in Distress in Brazil.
- Mean Girls became Cute and Terrible in Portugal.
- Given Mel Brooks just attracts this in any language:
- The Producers (1967) had Brazil going with what Brooks intended to be the title, Springtime for Hitler. Portugal instead had O Falhado Amoroso (The Lovable Failure) and later, Por Favor, Não Mexam nas Velhinhas (Please, Don't Touch the Old Ladies).
- Blazing Saddles was "A Mess in the West" (Banzé no Oeste in Brazil, Balbúrdia no Oeste in Portugal). In Brazil, it even led to The Twelve Chairs becoming A Mess in Russia.
- In two cases where Brazil translated straight but Portugal didn't, Young Frankenstein was Frankenstein Jr. and History of the World Part I was A Crazy History of the World.
- Silent Movie downright billed the director, The Latest Madness from Mel Brooks.
- Spaceballs got a longer, wackier title in both countries, A Mais Louca Odisseia no Espaço (The Craziest Odyssey in Space) in Portugal, and S.O.S. - Tem um Louco Solto no Espaço (S.O.S — There's a Crazy Guy Loose in Space) in Brazil.
- Most John Hughes movies experienced it.
- Sixteen Candles was Gatinhas e Gatões (Foxes and Studs) in Brazil and Parabéns a você (Happy Birthday to You) in Portugal.
- Weird Science (1985) was Mulher Nota 1000 ("Grade 1000 Woman", parodying the local title for 10 (1979)) in Brazil and Que Loucura de Mulher ("What a Crazy Woman") in Portugal.
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off became O Rei dos Gazeteiros ("The King of Truants") in Portugal and Curtindo a Vida Adoidado ("Enjoying Life Crazily") in Brazil.
- In both countries, Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Better Alone Than In Bad Company.
- Uncle Buck didn't change much in Portugal, My Bachelor Uncle. Brazil instead used the local version of "You can't tell a book by its cover" to describe Buck: Who Looks at the Face Doesn't See the Heart..
- Men Behind the Sun became Field 731: Bacteria, Human Evil in Brazil.
- The Midnight Meat Train:
- Brazil: The Last Train
- Portugal: The Train of the Dead
- Misery became Crazy Obsession in Brazil.
- Monsieur Verdoux became Bluebeard in Portugal.
- The Most Dangerous Game was the more descriptive Zaroff, the Hunter of Lives in Brazil and The Wicked Zaroff' in Portugal.
- My Bloody Valentine:
- Brazil: Macabre Valentine's Day
- Portugal: Blood Carnival or The Romantic Killer
- My Girl was translated to Meu Primeiro Amor ("My First Love"), causing a huge feeling of oddness when the sequel came up...
- O Meu Primeiro Beijo ("My First Kiss") in Portugal.
- In Brazil, Mystery Men was Very Crazy Heroes, and also Almost Super-Heroes in some TV broadcasts.
- In Brazil, Mystic River became "Sobre Meninos e Lobos" ("About Wolves and Boys"), that's arguably more fitting.
- Nam Angels became The Hell's Angels in Vietnam in Brazil.
- National Lampoon's Vacation got wackier in Portugal with What a Joke of a Vacation and descriptive in Brazil with Frustrated Vacation. Portugal made it even worse in the sequel : What Joke of a Vacation! Warning: Americans in Europe - in Brazil, the home release only added a "II", but the theatrical title (still heard in the dub) is Mad Adventures of an American Family in Europe.
- Near Dark:
- Brazil: When Darkness Comes
- Portugal: After Nightfall
- Ned Kelly (1970) became The Force Will Be Your Reward in Brazil.
- Nightcrawler became The Vulture in Brazil.
- Nine Lives (2016) became Virei um Gato ("I Turned into a Cat") in Brazil.
- 976-EVIL became Demon Force in Brazil.
- No Country for Old Men is known in Brazil as Onde Os Fracos Não Tem Vez, "Where The Weak Have No Chance". In Portugal, the title was the closest to the original: Este País Não É Para Velhos ("This Country Is Not for the Old").
- Nope became Não! Não Olhe! ("No! Don't Look!") in Brazil. While an accurate description of the plot, it's somewhat strange.
- North by Northwest is Intriga Internacional ("International Intrigue").
- Nurse on Wheels became Please, Nurse.
- Ocean's Eleven became "Onze Homens e um Segredo" (Eleven Men and a Secret). The sequels became "Doze Homens e Outro Segredo" (Twelve Men and Another Secret) and "Treze Homens e um Novo Segredo" (Thirteen Men and a New Secret), and the Soft Reboot became "Oito Mulheres e um Segredo" (Eight Women and a Secret).
- Office Space had two long-winded titles: How to Drive Your Boss Crazy in Brazil and The Unbearable Weight of Work in Portugal.
- One Man's Justice became Shock State in Brazil.
- On the Buses became Curves in the Zone.
- The Open House became Sell This House.
- Over the Top is O Lutador (The Fighter) in Portugal, and in Brazil, Falcão - O Campeão dos Campeões (Falcon - The Champion of [All] Champions; possibly because Stallone's character is Lincoln Hawk).
- Pacific Rim is Pacific Battle in Portugal and the perfectly justifiable Circle of Fire (the Rim overlaps with the Ring of Fire) in Brazil - though that one wound up creating Title Confusion as this title (in a bigger case of this trope!) had been used for Enemy at the Gates.
- Peeping Tom:
- Brazil: The Torture of Fear
- Portugal: The Victim of Fear
- The People Under the Stairs:
- Brazil: The Creatures Behind the Walls
- Portugal: The Prisoners of the Cave
- Perfect Assassins became The Killers in Brazil. Averted in Portugal, where the translation is literal.
- Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966) is called Quando Duas Mulheres Pecam ("When Two Women Sin") in Brazil.
- Pieces became The Chainsaw Terror in Brazil.
- The Pit became The Macabre Well in Brazil.
- Plan 9 from Outer Space became Vampire Zombie Plan 9.
- For a non-Brazilian example: in Portugal, Planet of the Apes (1968) became the kinda spoileriffic O Homem Que Veio Do Futuro ("The man who came from the future"). Bizarrely, the Tim Burton remake was called Planeta dos Macacos ("Planet Of The Monkeys/Apes" - the Brazilian title of the original, BTW) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes was called Planeta dos Macacos: A Origem ("Planet Of The Apes: The Origin") but the rereleased original kept the aforementioned spoileriffic title.
- Brazil titled Police Academy 'Loucademia de Polícia'', "Crazy Police Academy".
- And The Naked Gun is Corra que a Polícia Vem Aí ("Run Because The Police Is Coming"), while in Portugal it's Onde Pára a Polícia? (can be construed as both "Where Is The Police" or "What Is The Police Coming To?"; in the "following a trend" title, Repossessed became there Onde Pára o Diabo?, "Where is the Devil Coming To''?).
- Prom Night (1980) became Fatal Midnight in Portugal. The remake was Death Invites for a Dance in Brazil.
- The Prowler became Who Killed Rosemary? in Brazil.
- Pumpkinhead became The Devil's Revenge.
- The Punisher (1989) became Silent Fury in Portugal.
- Puppet Master:
- Brazil: Dolls of Death
- Portugal: Killer Dolls
- The Purge got in Brazil a title that still summed up the plot well, Uma Noite de Crime (A Night of Crime). It was retained in the sequels, except The Purge: Election Year where it was an equally accurate 12 Horas Para Sobreviver (12 Hours to Survive).
- Quigley Down Under:
- Brazil: Hired to Kill
- Portugal: Quigley, an Elite Professional
- Raising the Wind became From Wind to Stern.
- Rat Race was in Brazil Tá Todo Mundo Louco (Everyone's Gone Mad) and Está Tudo Louco! (Everything's Mad!) in Portugal, to make the resemblance with It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World clearer.
- Rawhead Rex:
- Brazil: Monster: The Resurrection of Evil
- Portugal: Rathmore's Monster
- Reality Bites is known in Portugal as Jovens em Delírio ("Delirious Youth"). And justice was served. (In Brazil, it's the more fitting Caindo na Real, "getting it real".)
- In Brazil and Portugal, the 2007 straight to DVD film Redline became "Speed Without Limits."
- In Portugal, Red Sparrow is The Red Agent (Brazil just named it Operação Red Sparrow).
- The Reef became High-End Danger in Brazil.
- Reefer Madness became The Door of Madness in Brazil.
- A rare case that makes more sense than the original: Reservoir Dogs is Cães de Aluguel ("rental dogs", presumably confusing "reservoir" with "reserve") in Brazil and Cães Danados (Damn Dogs) in Portugal, both of whom could serve as a description of the robber protagonists.
- Robot Monster became The Alien Robot in Brazil.
- Rolling Thunder:
- Brazil: The Other Face of Violence
- Portugal: The Relentless Executioner
- Rolling Vengeance became Duel on Asphalt in Brazil.
- Runaway became Out of Control.
- Samurai Cop became An Invincible Cop in Brazil.
- Saw is Jogos Mortais ("Deadly Games"). To confuse things further, Stay Alive (2006)'s Brazilian name is the similar Jogo Mortal ("Deadly Game").
- Scarecrows became The Curse of the Scarecrows.
- Scarecrow (2002) became The Scarecrow's Revenge in Brazil.
- Scream was Pânico ("Panic"). Go figure. The TV series, however, was left in English.
- Not only did Scream become Pânico (Panic), but The Grudge became O Grito (The Scream).
- Going along with "Panic": How do you pare down a title like Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th? Brazil gives the answer: Histeria ("Hysteria"). No, not the cartoon.
- And then Scary Movie mocked its inspiration with Todo Mundo Em Pânico ("Everybody in Panic").
- Spanish Movie became Todo Mundo Hispânico ("Everybody Hispanic").
- No movie from Seltzer and Friedberg's subsequent Shallow Parodies that followed Scary Movie was unscathed.
- Date Movie became Uma Comédia Nada Romântica (Something along the lines of "A Not-Romantic-At-All Comedy").
- Epic Movie was Deu a Louca em Hollywood ("Hollywood's Gone Crazy", much like the Hoodwinked! example above) and
- Disaster Movie (2008) was translated to Super Heróis: Liga da Injustiça ("Super Heroes: Injustice League"), so it could pass off as a sequel to Superhero Movie. Considering more superhero spoofs appear than ones for disaster films, it's actually more accurate than the original.
- A reviewer said the title for Meet the Spartans, Os Espartalhões (mixing "espertalhões", smart-asses, with Sparta) is much more clever than any of the jokes in the movie.
- Vampires Suck had some localization effort in Brazil with Os Vampiros Que Se Mordam (Let the Vampires Bite Themselves), and Portugal with Ponha Aqui o Seu Dentinho (Put Here Your Fang, referencing a folk song).
- The Serpent and the Rainbow became The Curse of the Living Dead.
- The defunct movie magazine Set closed 2000 with a list of absurd titles that appeared that year: Unbreakable = "Closed Body" ("someone must have confused supernatural with umbanda"), The Kid (2000) = "Two Lives" (it's only one life, the guy facing his younger self), Big Momma's House = "Vovó...Zona" (something akin to Big Grandmama), Reindeer Games = "Hard Game" ("sounds like an erotic movie"), Battlefield Earth = "The Reconquest", Coyote Ugly = Show Bar, Pay It Forward = "The Chain of Good", and Bless the Child = "Daughter of the Light" ("No, it's not a child's movie").
- One of the genres that has this mostly are Westerns: Shane is "The Brutes Also Love", The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is "Three Men in a Conflict"... but one is mostly an improvement: The Wild Bunch had the badass translation Meu Ódio Será Tua Herança ("My Hatred Will Be Your Inheritance").
- The Searchers was less manly in Portugal with A Desaparecida (The Missing Girl) but certainly more in Brazil with Rastros de Ódio ("Tracks of Hatred").
- Silent Hill became The Curse of the Valley in Portugal.
- Silent Night, Deadly Night became Bloody Christmas in Brazil.
- Sister Act got in Brazil the Pun-Based Title Mudança de Hábito ("Change of Habit" - a habit is also a nun's garment), and in Portugal the descriptive Do Cabaré para o Convento (From the Cabaret to the Convent'').
- Meanwhile, the actual movie called Change of Habit became "Ele e as Três Noviças" ("He and the Three Novices") in Brazil.
- Sisters (1973) became Diabolical Sisters in Brazil.
- Slither became Seres Rastejantes (slithering beings) and Crawl, Predadores Assassinos (Killer Predators).
- Society was expanded to show right away that it's a horror movie, Sociedade dos Amigos do Diabo ([The]Society of Devil's Friends... even if it's not about satanists).
- Space Mutiny became Riot in the Spaceship in Brazil.
- The Stepfather became Premeditated Murders in Portugal.
- Stone Cold became Hard Like Steel in Portugal.
- Strike Commando became The Revenge of the Commando in Portugal.
- The Suckling became The Seed of Curse.
- A Tale of Two Sisters became Fear in Brazil.
- Theatre of Blood:
- Brazil: The 7 Masks of Death
- Portugal: To Kill or Not to Kill...
- Them! is O Mundo em Perigo ("The World In Danger").
- The Thing from Another World is The Arctic Monster in Brazil and The Threat in Portugal. The Thing (1982) is The Enigma From Another World in Brazil and It Came From Another World in Portugal. Only The Thing (2011) actually for the translation A Coisa, no matter if that title had already been used for The Stuff.
- In Brazil, the Three Colors Trilogy had titles making it clear that the movies also invoke the French Revolutionary ideals along with the country's colors: Freedom is Blue, Equality is White and Fraternity is Red.
- The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy:
- In Brazil, Shaun of the Dead became Todo Mundo Quase Morto ("Everybody Almost Dead"). Then Hot Fuzz became Chumbo Grosso ("Thick Lead", a slang for More Dakka) and The World's End became Heróis de Ressaca ("Hungover Heroes").
- In Portugal, they're Zombies Party - Uma Noite... de Morte ("A Night... to die for"), Esquadrão De Província (Province Squad), and the literal translation O Fim do Mundo.
- Time After Time was the fairly poetic A Century in 43 Minutes in Brazil and the straightforward The Passengers of Time in Portugal.
- To Kill a Mockingbird became The Sun is for Everybody in Brazil.
- The Toolbox Murders became On the Path of Crime.
- The Tooth Fairy (2006) became Cursed Legend in Brazil.
- Tormented (2009) became Disturbed in Brazil.
- The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism became Blood of the Virgins in Brazil.
- Tourist Trap became The Mousetrap in Portugal.
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown:
- Brazil: Invisible Killer
- Portugal: Panic at Dawn
- Toys became The Toy Uprising in Brazil.
- Trained to Kill, USA became Relentless America in Portugal.
- Train to Busan became Zombie Invasion in Brazil.
- Traxx became Order to Steal in Portugal.
- The Treasure of Silver Lake became The Renegades' Treasure in Brazil.
- Tremors became The Attack of the Cursed/Damned Worms in Brazil.
- Troll (1986) became Torok, the Forest Monster in Portugal.
- Twice Round the Daffodils became Nurse for all Service.
- Underworld (2003) became Night Angels in Brazil.
- Up the Front became Forward is the Way.
- Valerie and Her Week of Wonders became Valeria and the Dreams in Portugal.
- The Vampire Bat was The Vampire in Brazil and 'The Invisible Vampire'' in Portugal.
- The Vampire Doll became The Vampire's Night in Brazil.
- The Vampire Lovers became Deadly Attraction in Brazil.
- Vampire's Kiss became A Weird Vampire in Brazil.
- Italian Vendetta dal futuro ("future revenge") was retitled in Brazil as Keruak, O Exterminador de Aço — "Keruak, the steel exterminator", which describes the protagonist pretty well. In Portugal it was O Braço Exterminador — "the exterminator arm".
- Vertigo earned the somewhat adequate Um Corpo Que Cai (A Body That Falls) in Brazil and the downright Spoiler Title A mulher que viveu duas vezes (The Woman Who Lived Twice) in Portugal.
- Versus became The Resurrection Portal in Brazil.
- Very Bad Things got more descriptive in Brazil with Uma Loucura de Casamento (A Very Crazy Wedding), and even more vague than the original in Portugal with Eram Todos Bons Rapazes (They Were All Good Boys).
- The Video Dead became The TV of the Living Dead in Brazil.
- Vlad Țepeș became The Fearless Knight in Portugal.
- The Void became The Evil Sect in Brazil.
- The Wailing became The Lament.
- Warriors of the Wasteland:
- Brazil: 2019: The Barbarians of the Future
- Portugal: The Relentless Terminators
- We Are the Night (German: Wir sind die Nacht) was translated to Portuguese as As Donas da Noite ('The [Female] Owners of the Night').
- The Web (1947) became A Risky Adventure.
- Given What Dreams May Come is a very oblique and thus hard to translate Shakespeare reference, Brazil made it Love Beyond Life and Portugal, For Beyond the Horizon.
- The Wicker Man (1973) became The Sacrifice in Portugal, and The Wicker Man (2006) got that title in Brazil (whereas Portugal changed it to "The Chosen").
- Witchboard became Assassin's Spirit'' in Brazil.
- Witchfinder General became The Witch Hunter.
- Wolfen became City in Panic in Portugal.
- Wolfman (1979) became The Werewolf's True Story in Brazil.
- Zero Dark Thirty became A Hora Mais Escura (The Darkest Hour), which kinda fits as the original is Spy Speak for 12:30 AM.
Literature
- Animal Farm has had no less than three different translations in Portugal. At first, it was O Triunfo dos Porcos (The Triumph of the Pigs). Then, it was given the title O Porquinho Triunfante (The Triumphant Little Piggy), adding a dash of dissonance to the book. Then, it was changed to a simple direct translation of the original title, Quinta dos Animais. In Brazil, they struck a good translation right away with A Revolução dos Bichos (The Critters' Revolution).
- The 1990 Brazilian edition of Chapterhouse: Dune was translated as As Herdeiras de Duna ("The Heiresses of Dune").
- Harry Potter: The titles of Book 1 to 5 were 1:1 translations from the original British English to Brazilian Portuguese. However, the final 2 books were adapted:
- Book 6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was translated to Brazilian Portuguese as "Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe" (roughly 'Harry Potter and the Prince's Enigma').
- Book 7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was translated to Brazilian Portuguese as "Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte" ('Harry Potter and the Relics of Death').
- The Host (2008) was Nomad in Portugal.
- Infinite Jest was translated in Brazil as "Graça Infinita", a Double-Meaning Title that can be interpreted either as "Infinite Grace" or "Infinite Funniness". In Portugal, the translated title is a little closer to the original, as "Piada Infinita" (Infinite Joke).
- The Girl Who Played with Fire got long-winded in Portugal with The Girl Who Dreamt Of a Gasoline Can and a Match.
- The Phantom Tollbooth became Tudo depende de como você vê as coisas (It all depends on how you see things) in Brazil. This is also chapter 9's title.
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales became O Patinho Realmente Feio e Outras Histórias Malucas (The Really Ugly Duckling and Other Crazy Tales) in Brazil. The Brazilian title's focus was on a different fairy tale in the book ("The Really Ugly Duckling").
Live-Action TV
- 21 Jump Street (1987) is Anjos da Lei (Angels of the Law) in Brazil and "Agentes Secundários" ("Secondary Agents") in Portugal.
- Both All in the Family and its sequel Archie Bunker's Place were translated into European Portuguese as "Uma Família às Direitas" (meaning "An Alright Family", but also a Pun-Based Title meaning "A Right-Wing Family").
- Baywatch was S.O.S. Malibu in Brazil and Marés Vivas (Living Tides) in Portugal.
- Beverly Hills, 90210 became "Barrados no Baile" ("Barred [Out of] the Ball/Prom") in Brazil.
- In Brazil, Boy Meets World is named "O Mundo é dos Jovens" (something in the lines of "The World is for Young People").
- Burn Notice to "Espião Fora-de-Jogo" (something like "Spy Out-of-His-Game") in Portugal and "Operação Miami" in Brazil.
- CSI has a different case. Instead of changing the name, they changed the meaning of it. Instead of "Crime Scene Investigation" it's "Crime Sob Investigação" ("Crime Under investigation"/"Crime being Investigated").
- Family Ties was Quem Sai Aos Seus ("Who Gets Like Theirs") in Portugal and Caras & Caretas ("Dudes & Squares") in Brazil.
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air became "Um Maluco no Pedaço" ("A Nutcase in the Hood") in Brazil.
- Hawaii Five-0 to "Havai: Força Especial" ("Hawaii: Special Forces") in Portugal.
- Homeland to "Segurança Nacional" in Portugal ("National Security" — a clever one, as "Homeland" is a reference to "Homeland Security" and there is no direct translation of the word "homeland" to Portuguese).
- Horrible Histories became "Deu a Louca na História" ("History's Gone Crazy") in Brazil.
- How I Met Your Mother to "Foi Assim que Aconteceu" ("That's How it Happened") in Portugal.
- How to Get Away with Murder changed to "Como Defender um Assassino" ("How to Defend a Murderer") on Sony Brazil (which was also its Portuguese title), which is close enough. The free-to-air network Globo broadcasts the series as "Lições de Um Crime" ("Lessons of a Crime").
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to "Nunca Chove em Filadélfia" ("It Never Rains in Philadelphia").
- Kamen Rider BLACK was referred to as Black Man for some reason in his theme song. This was later sort-of rectified, with the title being rendered as Black Kamen Rider. The sequel series, Kamen Rider BLACK RX, retained the title in its original order.
- Knight Rider is called A Super-Máquina ("The Super-Machine") in Brazil and "O Justiceiro" ("The Vigilante ") in Portugal.
- Little House on the Prairie in Brazil is "Os Pioneiros" ("The Pioneers"), most likely because the literal translation, "Casinha na Pradaria" wouldn't particularly stand out as a TV show title.
- MacGyver is called Profissão: Perigo (something like "Profession: Danger"), however, Brazilians kept calling the show MacGyver.
- Modern Family to "Uma Família Muito Moderna" ("A Very Modern Family") in Portugal.
- NCIS to "Investigação Criminal" ("Criminal Investigation", which was the show's subtitle for its first two seasons, back when one knew what "NCIS" meant) in Portugal.
- The Partridge Family in Brazil was The Do-Re-Mi Family. And following that, The Brady Bunch was The Sol-La-Si-Do Family.
- Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is known as "Power Rangers: O Resgate" ("Power Rangers: The Rescue"). No mention of Lightspeed there. Slightly less divergent cases are with Wild Force, which is called "Força Animal" ("Animal Force") and Operation Overdrive, which is called "Operação Ultraveloz" ("Operation Ultrafast").
- Shameless to "No Limite" ("At the Limit"/"At the Edge") in Portugal.
- Soap was translated as "Tudo em Família" (literally meaning "All in the Family" - as in, the Archie Bunker show's original title) in Portugal.
- In Brazil, Squid Game used the show's Working Title, Round 6. It is often considered that given the word for squid is "Lula", like the extremely polarizing president of the country, Netflix tried to avoid bringing political discussions with their show (for what's worth, Portugal used the English title).
- Super Sentai: Brazil got four Sentai series: Dai Sentai Goggle Five, Choushinsei Flashman, Dengeki Sentai Changeman and Hikari Sentai Maskman, of which only Changeman was translated literally (Esquadrão Relâmpago Changeman/Lightning Squadron Changeman). For the others, they apparently wanted to avoid the word "Squadron", resulting in Dai Sentai (Great Squadron) being translated as Gigantes Guerreiros (Great/Giant Warriors) and Hikari Sentai (Light Squadron) as Defensores da Luz (Light Defenders). But Choushinsei (Supernova) had the biggest change (Comando Estelar/Star Command).
- Tales from the Crypt to "Contos de Arrepiar" ("Chilling Tales") in Portugal.
- That '70s Show was Que Loucura de Família (What a Mad Family) in Portugal and "De Volta aos Anos 70" ("Back to the 70's") in Brazil.
- White Collar to "Apanha-me se Puderes" ("Catch Me If You Can") in Portugal and "Crimes do Colarinho Branco" ("White Collar's Crimes") in Brazil.
Western Animation
- Amphibia became Anfibilândia (Amphibiland) in Portugal, which Several of The Sims content packs get this treatment. The first one, Livin' Large was actually the show's original title only used in the pilot.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender is known translated as Avatar: A Lenda de Aang ("Avatar: The Legend of Aang"), which ended up making Sequel Series Legend of Korra having Gozando a bigger Cross Referenced Title. The live-action movie and Netflix series went with the more literal O Último Mestre do Ar'' ("The Last Air Master").
- Craig of the Creek became O Mundo de Greg ("Greg's World") in Brazil. The Portuguese version took the title, but changed the name back to Craig.
- Close Enough becomes Sem Maturidade Para Isso ("No Maturity for This") in Brazil.
- In Brazil, The Day My Butt Went Psycho! is just Zack & Bud.
- Dead End: Paranormal Park became Guardiões da Mansão do Terror (Guardians of the Mansion of Terror).
- Ed, Edd n Eddy became Du, Dudu e Edu, all which are nicknames for Eduardo, just how "Ed, Edd and Eddy" are for "Edward". It also came with a Dub Name Change, and became a case of Aerith and Bob since all other characters retained their original names.
- Elinor Wonders Why became Elinor, a curiosa (Elinor, the Curious) in Brazil.
- Family Guy, in Brazil, is called "Uma Família da Pesada" (literally "A Heavy-Set Family", but the "da pesada"/"heavy-set" idiom in Brazilian refers to people who always get into crazy, potentially dangerous situations).
- Fish Hooks:
- The Brazilian dub changed it to Adolepeixes, a combination of the words "Adolescent" and "fish".
- In Portugal, the show was known as "Os Fixóis", probably a pun that combines "fish" (which also corresponds to "fixe" - "cool") and, most likely, the "-óis" suffix in "anzóis" (literally "fish hooks". How this can be translated into English is anyone's guess).
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero in Brazil was "Comandos em Ação" (Commandos in Action) - also the name of the toys, albeit not always (the action figures were previously released by another company with the name "Falcon").
- Hailey's On It! became Vamos lá Hailey (Come On Hailey) in Portugal and Os Desafios de Hailey (Hailey's Challenges) in Brazil.
- Molly of Denali became Molly e Sua Turma (Molly and Her Gang) in Brazil.
- Oddballs: Since TheOdd1sOut doesn't have an official Portuguese translation, the series became "O Curioso Mundo de James" (James' Curious/Quirky World) in Brazil and "As Bizarras Aventuras de James e Max" (James and Max's Bizarre Adventures) in Portugal.
- Ready Jet Go! became As Aventuras Espaciais do Jet (Jet's Space Adventures) in Portugal. Brazil retains the original English title.
- SpongeBob SquarePants:
- Brazil's title is Bob Esponja (which would be simply Spongebob rendered literally), but retains the surname in both the character name and the theme song ("Bob Esponja, Calça Quadrada!").
- Portugal is kind of a weird scenario, as the only place where the show is referred to as Bob Esponja is in the opening titles. The character's name is still the same (and in fact, most character names were kept the same as the original), the theme song is kept the same and advertisements still refer to the show as Spongebob).
- In Portugal and Brazil, Wander Over Yonder is known as Galáxia Wander (Wander Galaxy), probably because the wordplay of the title is Lost in Translation.
- "We Bare Bears" is "Ursos sem Curso" ("Uninstructed/Uneducated Bears") in Brazil and the slightly less different "Nós os Ursos" (roughly "We the Bears") in Portugal to maintain a rhyming title.