culturais

Culturais is the plural form of the Portuguese adjective cultural. It is used to describe things related to culture, including arts, traditions, social practices, and cultural policies. The term appears in both European and Brazilian Portuguese and is common in academic, media, and institutional contexts.

In Portuguese grammar, adjectives ending in -al form the plural as -ais; the plural masculine and feminine forms are the same. The singular form is cultural for both genders. Examples include expressões culturais (cultural expressions), práticas culturais (cultural practices), and patrimônios culturais (cultural heritage).

The semantic range of culturais covers aspects tied to culture, such as identity, heritage, media, education, and social norms. It is frequently used in discussions of arts funding, cultural policy, sociocultural dynamics, and institutional programs. Typical collocations include identidades culturais, patrimônios culturais, indústrias culturais, expressões culturais, políticas culturais, and dinâmicas culturais.

Etymology traces culturais to the broader Latin root culturalis, derived from cultura meaning cultivation or culture. As an adjective, culturais does not function as a standalone noun; it modifies nouns to specify their cultural relation. The term is therefore primarily used to characterize attributes, practices, artifacts, and systems associated with culture.