Get a Student ID Card at a Brazilian University — Practice

Find the office that issues the card

Carteirinha de estudante is a common informal name for a student ID. Universities may issue a campus access card and a separate student-benefit document; ask which one you need for your purpose.

Start at student services, the registrar, or the location named in your enrollment instructions. Procedures differ between institutions.

Ask which information or photo is needed

Ask whether the request requires a recent photo, enrollment confirmation, or another item. Do not send personal documents to an unofficial email or contact.

If you are shown a form, ask staff to explain a field you do not understand instead of guessing.

Check card status and collection options

Use retirar for collecting an item and prazo de emissão for issuance time. Ask whether the university sends a message when the card is ready and whether digital access is available while you wait.

Confirm where to collect the card and whether you need to show a student number or other confirmation.

Remember: Ask which card you need, use the university's official request process, and confirm how you will receive it.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. Where can I request the university student ID?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Onde posso solicitar a carteirinha da universidade?

2. Does this card provide campus access or also serve as student identification?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Este cartão dá acesso ao campus ou também serve como identificação estudantil?

3. Do I need to bring a photo, or is one taken here?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Preciso levar uma foto ou ela é tirada aqui?

4. Which details do I need to provide on the form?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quais dados preciso informar no formulário?

5. How can I check the status of my student ID request?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Como posso acompanhar o pedido da carteirinha?

6. Is there a digital version while the card is being prepared?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Existe uma versão digital enquanto o cartão não fica pronto?

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Ask which card you need, use the university's official request process, and confirm how you will receive it.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Get a Student ID Card at a Brazilian University lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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