Alguns torcedores vaiaram, mas eu continuei torcendo pela equipe.

Alguns torcedores means some fans or some supporters.

• alguns = some
• torcedores = fans / supporters

In a sports context, torcedor is a person who supports a team.
The singular is torcedor and the plural is torcedores.

Vaiaram comes from the verb vaiar, which means to boo.

So:

• alguns torcedores vaiaram = some fans booed

This is the simple past form, specifically:

• vaiar = to boo
• vaiaram = they booed

Because the subject is alguns torcedores (a plural group), the verb is in the 3rd person plural.

Because the subject is plural.

• alguns torcedores = some fans = they
• so the verb must also be plural: vaiaram

Compare:

• O torcedor vaiou. = The fan booed.
• Os torcedores vaiaram. = The fans booed.

So vaiou would only match a singular subject.

Continuei comes from continuar, meaning to continue.

• continuar = to continue
• continuei = I continued

This is the first-person singular past form:

• eu continuei = I continued

So in the sentence:

• mas eu continuei... = but I continued...

Yes, mas continuei would also be correct.

Portuguese often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear. Since continuei clearly means I continued, eu is not required.

However, eu is included here for emphasis or contrast:

• Some fans booed, but I kept supporting the team.

That I contrast is exactly what eu helps highlight.

Here, torcendo means cheering or rooting.

It comes from the verb torcer, which in sports usually means:

• to root for
• to cheer for
• to support

So:

• continuei torcendo = I kept cheering / I kept rooting

This is a very common use in Brazilian Portuguese.

Yes, they are related.

Both come from the verb torcer, but they are used differently:

• torcedor = a supporter / fan
• torcendo = cheering / rooting

So:

• torcedores = the people who support a team
• torcendo = the action of supporting/cheering

This is similar to English words like:

• supporter and supporting

One important note: torcer can also literally mean to twist, but in sports it commonly means to cheer/root for.

Because continuei torcendo expresses that the action was ongoing.

• continuei = I continued
• torcendo = cheering / rooting

Together, they mean:

• I kept cheering
• I continued rooting

This structure is similar to English keep + -ing or continue + -ing.

It shows that even after the booing happened, the speaker’s support went on.

Yes. Continuei a torcer is also grammatically correct.

In Brazilian Portuguese, after continuar, you may hear:

• continuar + gerund → continuei torcendo
• continuar a + infinitive → continuei a torcer

Both can mean I continued to cheer / I kept cheering.

In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, continuei torcendo sounds very natural.

Pela equipe means for the team.

Here:

• pela = a contraction of por + a
• equipe = team

So literally:

• torcendo pela equipe = rooting for the team

This is because the verb torcer often uses por in this kind of meaning:

• torcer por alguém / por um time = to root for someone / a team

Since equipe is feminine singular, por + a equipe becomes pela equipe.

Because Portuguese normally contracts por + article.

So:

• por + o = pelo
• por + a = pela
• por + os = pelos
• por + as = pelas

Since equipe is feminine singular and takes a:

• por a equipe → pela equipe

The non-contracted form por a equipe would sound unnatural here.

Yes, many Brazilians do say torcer para a equipe or, more commonly in everyday speech, torcer para o time.

Both torcer por and torcer para are used in Brazil. In this sentence, torcendo pela equipe is perfectly natural.

A few examples:

• Torço pelo Brasil.
• Torço para o Brasil.

Both can mean I root for Brazil.

That said, the exact preference can vary by region, style, and speaker.

Equipe means team.

In sports, equipe and time can both mean team, but there is a slight difference in feel:

• time is very common and everyday in Brazilian Portuguese sports talk
• equipe is also common, but can sound a little more formal or neutral

So this sentence is natural, but in very casual sports speech, many people might say:

• ...continuei torcendo pelo time.

Both are correct.

Both are in the preterite (the simple past).

• vaiaram = they booed
• continuei = I continued

The preterite is used for actions seen as completed events in the past.

In this sentence:

• the booing happened
• the speaker continued supporting the team

The form torcendo is not another past tense by itself; it is the gerund, used with continuei.

Because mas means but, and in Portuguese it is very common to separate contrasting clauses with a comma.

So the sentence is divided into two parts:

• Alguns torcedores vaiaram
• mas eu continuei torcendo pela equipe

The comma helps mark the contrast clearly, just like in English:

• Some fans booed, but I kept supporting the team.

Yes, it is natural.

It sounds like something someone might say when talking about a match or a team and contrasting their own reaction with other fans’ reaction.

A slightly more casual sports version might be:

• Alguns torcedores vaiaram, mas eu continuei torcendo pelo time.

But the original sentence is completely normal and correct.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• vaiaram ≈ vai-AH-rãw
• torcendo ≈ tor-SEN-doo / tor-SEN-du

A few notes:

• In Brazilian Portuguese, the final -am in vaiaram often sounds nasal.
• In many accents, the final o in torcendo sounds closer to u.
• The c in torcendo before e sounds like s.

This is only an approximation, but it can help with listening and speaking.

Usually, yes.

In Brazilian Portuguese, torcedor strongly suggests a sports fan, especially someone who supports a football team.

If you want to say fan more generally, Portuguese may use:

• fã = fan

So:

• torcedor = supporter/fan in sports
• fã = fan in a broader sense

Yes.

The verb torcer has more than one meaning. The two most common are:

1. to twist

   • Torcer a toalha = to wring/twist the towel

2. to root for / cheer for

   • Torcer pelo time = to root for the team

In this sentence, the sports meaning is clearly intended because of torcedores and equipe.

It breaks down like this:

• Alguns torcedores = some fans
• vaiaram = booed
• mas = but
• eu = I
• continuei = continued
• torcendo = cheering / rooting
• pela equipe = for the team

So the full idea is:

• Some fans booed, but I kept cheering for the team.

It contrasts their reaction with my reaction, which is why mas eu is important stylistically.