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Ninguém me impede de sonhar.

Ninguém me impede de sonhar.
Nobody stops me from dreaming.
From Lesson 304:Verbos derivados (satisfazer, prever)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Ninguém me impede de sonhar.

Why is the pronoun me placed before the verb (me impede) instead of after (impede-me)?
In European Portuguese, pronouns usually attach to the end of the verb. However, negative words like Ninguém act as magnets, pulling the pronoun to the front of the verb.
Why do we use the preposition de before sonhar?
When you want to say you stop or prevent someone from doing an action, the verb impedir requires the preposition de. It is similar to the English phrase to stop from, and is always followed by an infinitive verb like sonhar.
Since Ninguém means nobody, shouldn't there be a não in this sentence to make it negative?
You only need a double negative if the negative word comes after the verb. Because Ninguém comes right at the beginning of the sentence before the verb, it makes the whole sentence negative by itself, so no não is needed.

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