Este tipo é novo.

Este is a demonstrative adjective, roughly this in English.

In Este tipo é novo, it points to someone or something near the speaker, or something the speaker is mentally focusing on right now.

In modern Brazilian Portuguese, though, many speakers often use esse where older or more formal grammar would prefer este. So in everyday speech, you may hear Esse tipo é novo more often than Este tipo é novo.

These words all mean something like this/that, but they differ by distance.

• este = this, near the speaker
• esse = that, near the listener or already mentioned
• aquele = that over there, farther from both

In traditional grammar:

• este tipo = this guy / this type
• esse tipo = that guy / that type
• aquele tipo = that guy over there / that type over there

In Brazil, everyday speech often blurs the distinction between este and esse, so esse is very common even when this would be expected in English.

Tipo can mean different things depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• type / kind
• guy / fellow

So Este tipo é novo could mean different things depending on the situation:

• This type is new
• This guy is new

If the meaning has already been given to you, follow that context. But it is useful to know that tipo is somewhat flexible.

Also, when used for a person, tipo can sound a little informal, and sometimes slightly dismissive depending on tone.

Not automatically, but it can be.

When tipo refers to a person, it can sound like:

• guy
• fellow
• character
• sometimes that guy

Depending on tone, it may sound neutral, casual, or slightly negative. If you want a more neutral everyday word in Brazilian Portuguese, cara is often more common in speech:

• Esse cara é novo

But tipo is still understandable and can be natural in the right context.

Because este already works as a determiner.

In English, you say this guy, not this the guy. Portuguese works the same way here:

• este tipo = correct
• o este tipo = incorrect

Demonstratives like este, esse, and aquele normally take the place of the article.

É with an accent is the he/she/it is form of the verb ser.

• é = is

The accent is important because without it, e means and.

So:

• é = is
• e = and

This is a very important distinction in Portuguese spelling.

Here, novo is not directly modifying the noun inside the noun phrase; it is the predicate adjective after the verb é.

Structure:

• Este tipo = subject
• é = verb
• novo = adjective describing the subject

So the sentence literally follows this pattern:

• This guy/type
  • is
    • new

That is why novo comes after é.

Novo usually means new, but context matters.

It can mean:

• newly created
• recently arrived
• new to a group, job, school, or place
• inexperienced, in some contexts

So in a sentence like this, novo often means something like:

• new here
• newly arrived
• new to the group

The exact nuance depends on the situation.

Yes. Adjectives in Portuguese usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

Here are the main forms:

• novo = masculine singular
• nova = feminine singular
• novos = masculine plural
• novas = feminine plural

Examples:

• Este tipo é novo.
• Esta garota é nova.
• Estes tipos são novos.
• Estas garotas são novas.

A simple approximate pronunciation for Brazilian Portuguese is:

ES-chee TEE-po eh NO-vo

A few notes:

• este in Brazil often sounds like ES-chee
• tipo = TEE-po
• é = eh
• novo = NO-vo

Pronunciation varies by region, but that approximation will help most learners get started.

Yes, it is grammatical and understandable, but whether it sounds natural depends on context.

A Brazilian speaker might more often say:

• Esse cara é novo for This guy is new
• Esse tipo é novo in some contexts
• Esse modelo é novo or Esse tipo é novo if talking about a type/category

So Este tipo é novo is correct, but in casual spoken Brazilian Portuguese, esse is often more common than este, and another noun such as cara may sound more natural if you mean a person.

Yes, if the context makes it clear what this refers to.

• Este é novo = This one is new / This guy is new

Portuguese often leaves out repeated information when it is obvious from context. But if you need to identify the person or thing clearly, keeping tipo helps.

É is a form of the verb ser, which usually means to be.

Specifically:

• infinitive: ser
• present tense:
  • eu sou
  • você/ele/ela é
  • nós somos
  • vocês/eles/elas são

So in Este tipo é novo, é is the third-person singular form, matching este tipo.

Yes, absolutely.

Because tipo can mean type/kind, the sentence can also mean:

• This type is new
• This kind is new

Only context tells you which meaning is intended. That is a very common thing in Portuguese, just as in English many short sentences can be ambiguous on their own.