A captura inclui a impressão digital.

Here captura usually means capture, collection, or acquisition in a technical sense.

In Brazilian Portuguese, captura is often used for things like:

• capturing an image
• collecting biometric data
• scanning a document
• recording input in a system

So in this sentence, it does not sound like capturing a person. It sounds more like a system or process collecting something.

Both captura and impressão are feminine singular nouns, so they take the feminine singular definite article a.

• a captura
• a impressão digital

This is normal in Portuguese. Articles are used more often than in English, so where English might say something like capture includes fingerprint, Portuguese usually wants the articles:

• A captura inclui a impressão digital.

Inclui is the 3rd person singular form of the verb incluir (to include).

The subject is a captura, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• A captura inclui ... = The capture includes ...

Compare:

• A captura inclui = singular subject
• As capturas incluem = plural subject

So inclui matches a captura.

Yes, literally it looks like digital impression, but in Portuguese impressão digital means fingerprint.

This is a very common point of confusion for English speakers because digital in English usually means electronic/computer-related. In Portuguese, digital can also mean related to fingers.

So:

• impressão digital = fingerprint
• assinatura digital = digital signature in the computer sense

The meaning depends on context.

In Portuguese, digital can mean of the finger or related to a digit. A digit can mean a finger, not just a number.

So:

• impressão digital = impression made by a finger = fingerprint

This use is formal and completely standard. It is not unusual or old-fashioned.

The singular is natural if the sentence is talking about the fingerprint as a type of item or one fingerprint.

Portuguese often uses the singular for a general category:

• A captura inclui a impressão digital.

If you specifically mean more than one fingerprint, then you would use the plural:

• A captura inclui as impressões digitais.

So the singular here is not strange. It can mean:

• one fingerprint, or
• fingerprint capture as part of the process

Usually, no—not in normal standard Portuguese.

Portuguese generally prefers articles in sentences like this, especially in neutral, complete statements:

• A captura inclui a impressão digital.

Without the articles, it can sound unnatural, telegraphic, or like a heading/interface label rather than a full sentence.

For example, in software menus or form labels, article omission is more possible, but in ordinary sentence grammar, the version with articles is best.

In Brazilian Portuguese, inclui is pronounced roughly like:

• in-cloo-EE

The stress is on the last syllable: -ui

A helpful approximation:

• inclui ≈ een-kloo-EE

The final ui is pronounced as part of the last syllable, not as two fully separate English-style vowels.

A rough Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation is:

• eem-preh-SOWN

Important point: -ão is a nasal sound. English does not have an exact equivalent.

So:

• impressão
• stress on the last syllable: -são

You do not pronounce it like English impress-ee-own. The ending is one nasal syllable.

Yes, but the original order is the most neutral and natural:

• A captura inclui a impressão digital.

This is the standard subject + verb + object order.

You could rearrange parts in special contexts, but that would usually add emphasis or sound less neutral. For a learner, the original sentence is the best model to use.

Sometimes, yes, depending on the context.

If this sentence appears in a biometric, document, or software context, captura could refer to:

• a scan
• a data capture
• an acquisition step
• a collection process

So even though the core word is capture, the most natural English translation in context might sometimes be scan or capture step. The exact choice depends on what kind of system or process is being described.