Minha sogra cozinha com muito carinho e sempre manda um beijo para nós.

Because sogra is a feminine noun in Portuguese, so the possessive has to agree with it:

• meu sogro = my father-in-law
• minha sogra = my mother-in-law

In Portuguese, possessives usually agree with the thing possessed, not with the speaker.

Sogra means mother-in-law.

Related family words:

• sogro = father-in-law
• genro = son-in-law
• nora = daughter-in-law

So minha sogra is simply my mother-in-law.

Here, cozinha is a verb: (ela) cozinha = she cooks.

That can be confusing because cozinha can also be a noun meaning kitchen.

In this sentence:

• Minha sogra cozinha... = My mother-in-law cooks...

As a noun, you would see something like:

• A cozinha é grande. = The kitchen is big.

Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when the verb already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Minha sogra cozinha = My mother-in-law cooks
• You do not need ela here, because minha sogra already tells you who the subject is.

You could say Minha sogra, ela cozinha... in special contexts, but that would usually sound more emphatic or conversational.

Com muito carinho literally means with a lot of affection/care.

In natural English, depending on context, it can mean:

• with great care
• lovingly
• with a lot of affection

In Brazilian Portuguese, carinho often expresses warmth, tenderness, and affection, not just carefulness.

So in this sentence, it suggests she cooks in a very loving, caring way.

Yes, literally manda um beijo means sends a kiss, but in everyday Brazilian Portuguese it is a very common expression meaning something like:

• sends her love
• sends a kiss
• gives her regards/love

Examples:

• Manda um beijo para sua mãe. = Send your mom a kiss / my love.
• Ela mandou um beijo para vocês. = She sent you all a kiss / her love.

It is affectionate and very natural in family or friendly contexts.

Because the expression is commonly mandar um beijo.

Portuguese often uses an article in expressions where English may or may not do the same:

• mandar um beijo = send a kiss
• mandar um abraço = send a hug

You may also hear short informal endings like:

• Um beijo! = A kiss! / Love!
• Beijos! = Kisses!

Para nós means to us.

Breakdown:

• para = to / for
• nós = we / us

After a preposition like para, you use the object form:

• para mim = for me
• para você = for you
• para nós = for us

So:

• manda um beijo para nós = sends a kiss to us

Yes. In Brazilian Portuguese, pra nós is extremely common in speech.

• para nós = more complete / more formal / standard
• pra nós = very common in everyday conversation

So both are natural:

• Minha sogra... manda um beijo para nós.
• Minha sogra... manda um beijo pra nós.

Sempre means always, and in Portuguese adverbs like this often come before the main verb:

• sempre manda = always sends

This word order is very natural:

• Ela sempre cozinha bem.
• Ele sempre chega cedo.

You may also hear adverbs in slightly different positions depending on emphasis, but sempre manda is the most straightforward and common choice here.

Not in the same structure.

You can say:

• manda um beijo para nós

But nos is a clitic pronoun, and Portuguese does not normally use it in the same way as English us after this exact phrase in standard everyday Brazilian Portuguese.

You may sometimes see more compact structures in formal or literary Portuguese, but for learners, mandar um beijo para nós / pra nós is the safest and most natural choice.

Yes, it sounds natural and warm.

It gives the idea that:

• the speaker’s mother-in-law cooks with affection
• she often sends affectionate greetings to us

It has a friendly, family-centered Brazilian tone, especially because of expressions like com muito carinho and manda um beijo.