Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): O mercado fica logo ali, entre a farmácia e o banco. - The market is right there, between the pharmacy and the bank.

Breakdown of O mercado fica logo ali, entre a farmácia e o banco.

What does fica mean in this sentence?

Here, fica comes from the verb ficar, and it means is located, is, or sits in a place.

So:

This is a very common use of ficar when talking about the location of buildings, stores, neighborhoods, and other places.

Why does Portuguese use ficar here instead of ser or estar?

Portuguese often uses ficar to talk about where a place is located.

So for a building or business, O mercado fica... sounds very normal in Brazilian Portuguese.

You might also hear O mercado está ali, but fica is especially common when giving directions or describing where something is.

What does logo ali mean?