O informe de rendimentos mostra o rendimento tributável.

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What does informe de rendimentos mean in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese, informe de rendimentos is a common tax/financial term. It usually refers to a document that reports a person’s earnings or income for tax purposes.

A very natural English equivalent is something like:

  • income statement
  • earnings report
  • income report
  • in some contexts, tax income statement

It is not just any information about income. It is usually a specific document.

Why is it O informe and not A informe?

Because informe is a masculine noun in Portuguese, so it takes the masculine singular article o.

  • o informe = the report
  • um informe = a report

This is something English speakers have to get used to: nouns have grammatical gender in Portuguese, and the article must match.

Is informe the same as informação?

No, not exactly.

  • informe usually means report, statement, or a formal document
  • informação means information

So in this sentence, informe is better understood as a document or report, not just general information.

Why do we have de rendimentos? What does de do here?

Here, de means something like of or about.

So:

  • informe de rendimentos = report of earnings/income
  • more naturally in English: income report or earnings statement

This structure is very common in Portuguese:

  • livro de português = Portuguese book
  • copo de água = glass of water
  • declaração de imposto = tax declaration
Why is it rendimentos in the plural, but later rendimento is singular?

This is a great question, because both forms exist and they are used a little differently here.

  • rendimentos (plural) often refers to earnings, income amounts, or the different sources/components of income in a financial context
  • rendimento (singular) often refers to income more generally, or one specific kind/category of income

So:

  • informe de rendimentos = the standard name of the document
  • rendimento tributável = taxable income

This kind of shift is normal in financial language and does not sound strange to Portuguese speakers.

What does mostra mean here?

Mostra is the third person singular of the verb mostrar (to show).

So:

  • mostrar = to show
  • mostro = I show
  • mostra = he/she/it shows

In this sentence, the subject is O informe de rendimentos, which is singular, so the verb is also singular:

  • O informe de rendimentos mostra...
  • The income report shows...
Why is there another o before rendimento tributável?

That o is the definite article the again.

So:

  • o rendimento tributável = the taxable income

Portuguese often uses articles in places where English may or may not use them, but here both languages use the naturally.

Sentence structure:

  • O informe de rendimentos = the subject
  • mostra = the verb
  • o rendimento tributável = the direct object
Why does tributável come after rendimento?

In Portuguese, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

  • rendimento tributável = taxable income
  • literally: income taxable

This is very normal in Portuguese. Compare:

  • casa grande = big house
  • produto nacional = national product
  • salário mensal = monthly salary

Sometimes adjectives can come before the noun, but after the noun is the default pattern.

What does tributável mean exactly?

Tributável means taxable, that is, subject to tax.

It comes from tributar / tributo, which are related to taxation.

So:

  • rendimento tributável = taxable income
  • rendimento não tributável = non-taxable income

This is an important word in financial and tax-related Portuguese.

Could this sentence be translated word-for-word into English?

More or less, yes:

  • O = the
  • informe de rendimentos = income report / earnings statement
  • mostra = shows
  • o rendimento tributável = the taxable income

A literal version would be:

The income report shows the taxable income.

That said, depending on the exact real-world context, a more natural English translation might be:

  • The earnings statement shows taxable income.
  • The income statement shows the taxable income.
Is the word order normal in Portuguese?

Yes, this is very normal Portuguese word order:

Subject + verb + object

  • O informe de rendimentos = subject
  • mostra = verb
  • o rendimento tributável = object

This is the same basic order as in English:

The income report shows the taxable income.

So for an English speaker, the structure of this sentence is quite straightforward.

How would this sound in everyday Brazilian Portuguese? Is it formal?

Yes, it sounds formal and administrative/financial, which is exactly right for this context.

Words like:

  • informe
  • rendimentos
  • tributável

are very common in tax forms, payroll documents, and official financial language.

In casual conversation, people might talk more simply, but in banking, payroll, or tax contexts, this sentence sounds completely natural.

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