Eu preciso pedir a segunda via.

Because precisar can be used in two common patterns:

• precisar + infinitive = to need to do something
  
  • Eu preciso pedir = I need to request
• precisar de + noun = to need something
  
  • Eu preciso de ajuda = I need help

So in Eu preciso pedir a segunda via, the verb after preciso is an infinitive (pedir), so de is not used.

Pedir usually means to ask for, to request, or to order, depending on context.

In this sentence, it means to request. So pedir a segunda via means to request a duplicate/replacement copy of a document, bill, card, etc.

Common examples:

• pedir ajuda = to ask for help
• pedir informação = to ask for information
• pedir uma pizza = to order a pizza
• pedir a segunda via = to request a second copy / duplicate

Segunda via is a very common Brazilian expression for a duplicate, replacement copy, or reissued version of an official document or bill.

It is often used for things like:

• utility bills
• bank slips
• IDs
• cards
• official records

Examples:

• preciso da segunda via da conta = I need the duplicate copy of the bill
• vou pedir a segunda via do RG = I’m going to request a replacement copy of my ID

It does not usually mean just any random “second way” or “second route.” In this context, it is a fixed expression.

The a here is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because via is a feminine noun:

• a via
• a segunda via

So the structure is:

• pedir = to request
• a segunda via = the duplicate/replacement copy

Together: pedir a segunda via = to request the duplicate copy

Because segunda agrees with via, which is a feminine noun.

In Portuguese, adjectives and ordinal numbers usually agree in gender and number with the noun:

• o segundo documento = the second document
• a segunda via = the second copy

So segunda is feminine singular to match via.

Yes. Very often, Portuguese drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

So these are both natural:

• Eu preciso pedir a segunda via.
• Preciso pedir a segunda via.

Both mean the same thing. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, dropping eu is extremely common.

You might keep eu for:

• emphasis
• contrast
• clarity

For example:

• Eu preciso pedir a segunda via, mas ele não.
  = I need to request the duplicate copy, but he doesn’t.

Here, preciso is a verb form, not an adjective.

It is the first-person singular of precisar in the present tense:

• eu preciso = I need
• você precisa = you need
• ele/ela precisa = he/she needs

Portuguese also has preciso as an adjective meaning precise or accurate, but that is a different use.

Compare:

• Eu preciso pedir a segunda via.
  Here preciso = need
• O relógio é preciso.
  Here preciso = precise/accurate

Because pedir directly takes its object in Portuguese.

You pedir algo = ask for/request something

So:

• pedir ajuda
• pedir informação
• pedir a segunda via

English often uses for in ask for, but Portuguese does not need a preposition here.

So pedir a segunda via is correct, not pedir por a segunda via.

Yes. Solicitar is a more formal alternative.

Compare:

• Preciso pedir a segunda via.
  More common and everyday
• Preciso solicitar a segunda via.
  More formal, often used in official or written contexts

In normal conversation, pedir is very natural and widely used.

The sentence is perfectly understandable in Portuguese generally, but segunda via is especially common and familiar in Brazilian Portuguese, particularly in administrative and everyday service contexts.

In Brazil, you will frequently see expressions like:

• emitir segunda via
• pedir segunda via
• segunda via da conta
• segunda via do boleto

So yes, this phrasing sounds very natural in Brazil.

A rough Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation guide would be:

• Eu ≈ eh-ooh / yo
• preciso ≈ preh-SEE-zoo
• pedir ≈ peh-JEER or peh-DEER depending on accent
• a = a short ah
• segunda ≈ seh-GOON-dah
• via ≈ VEE-ah

A rough full version:

eh-ooh preh-SEE-zoo peh-JEER ah seh-GOON-dah VEE-ah

A few notes:

• In Brazil, unstressed final -o often sounds like -oo
• The d in some accents can sound a bit like j before i
• via is usually clearly two syllables: vi-a

Yes. In writing, especially on forms, websites, bills, and official documents, you will often see:

• 2ª via

This is just the abbreviated written form of segunda via.

So:

• Preciso pedir a segunda via.
• Preciso pedir a 2ª via.

Both are fine, but in normal speech people usually say segunda via, not dois-a via or anything like that.

A few common and natural variations are:

• Preciso pedir a segunda via.
  Same meaning, without eu
• Vou pedir a segunda via.
  I’m going to request the duplicate copy
• Preciso pedir a segunda via da conta.
  I need to request a duplicate copy of the bill
• Preciso tirar a segunda via do documento.
  I need to get a replacement copy of the document
• Preciso emitir a segunda via.
  I need to issue/generate the duplicate copy

The best verb can change depending on context:

• pedir = request
• tirar = get/obtain
• emitir = issue/generate, often on websites or in formal settings

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

• Eu preciso pedir a segunda via.

You can change it for emphasis, but it may sound less neutral:

• A segunda via eu preciso pedir.
  Emphasizes the duplicate copy
• Pedir a segunda via eu preciso.
  Possible, but less common in everyday speech

For learners, the safest and most natural order is:

subject + precisar + infinitive + object

So:

Eu preciso pedir a segunda via.