voltado

Voltado is a Portuguese adjective and past participle meaning oriented toward, aimed at, or facing a particular direction. It derives from the verb voltar (to turn) and functions as voltado in agreement with the noun it modifies (masculine voltado, feminine voltada, plural voltados, voltadas). In common use, voltado appears in the fixed expression voltado para, which indicates focus or orientation toward a target or area: for example, "o projeto está voltado para a sustentabilidade" or "uma pessoa voltada para a educação." It can describe both physical orientation (a cabeça voltada para o norte) and abstract focus (mercado voltado para a tecnologia).

Grammatically, voltado is an adjective that agrees with the noun in gender and number. The term is widespread in Brazilian Portuguese and is also understood in European Portuguese, with the same core meaning. In media, business, and everyday speech, voltado is frequently used to signal strategic emphasis or alignment with a goal, audience, or field, as in voltado para o público jovem or voltado para resultados.

Etymology traces voltado to the verb voltar, meaning to turn or to come back, with the participle voltado meaning turned or oriented. See also: foco, orientação, direcionamento.