The months or os meses in Portuguese are very easy to learn because they sound a lot like their English equivalents. See the following list below:

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The Months

Notice that the months are not written in capital letters, as they are in English. All except the first of the month — É primeiro de agosto (It's the first of August) — are expressed with the verb são as in São vinte e seis de julho (It's July 26th). Also notice that even though the day in English is expressed in ordinal numbers (first, second, 26th, and so on), they are normal cardinal numbers in Portuguese. And, the day comes first, followed by the month, which is how you might answer the question Que dia é hoje? (What day is today?).

The months are usually associated with seasons, and since Brazil is below the equator, these happen in different months as compared to the United States. See below.

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The Seasons in Brazil

Since parts of Brazil are very tropical, the changing of the seasons is not nearly as evident as in countries such as the United States or Canada. In fact, sometimes in the northeastern parts of Brazil there is basically a raining or monsoon season, followed by a drought or dry season. When traveling abroad to countries below the equator, always check with the available online resources to find out which “season” they are in.