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Eles vão visitar o país mais rico do continente.

Eles vão visitar o país mais rico do continente.
They are going to visit the richest country on the continent.
From Lesson 131:Relative superlatives (o mais de, o menos de)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eles vão visitar o país mais rico do continente.

How do we say 'the richest' using the relative superlative here?
In Portuguese, you form 'the most...' or 'the -est' by using the definite article (o or a), the noun, the word mais (most), and the adjective. So, 'the richest country' becomes o país mais rico (literally: the country most rich).
Why does the sentence use do continente when the English translation says 'on the continent'?
When saying someone or something is the most or least in a certain place, Portuguese uses the preposition de (of). Here, de combines with the masculine article o to make do. So, 'the richest country on the continent' is expressed as 'the country most rich of the continent' (do continente).
Could I put the adjective earlier and say o mais rico país?
You might occasionally see that in poetic or formal writing, but in everyday Portuguese, the noun almost always comes first. Stick to the standard order: article + noun + mais + adjective (o país mais rico).
What verb structure is vão visitar?
This is the informal future tense. Just like in English ('are going to visit'), you use the present tense of the verb ir (to go) which is vão for eles, followed by the main verb in its infinitive or dictionary form (visitar).

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