nounfemininepl: portagens
toll
1. A fee or tax paid for the right to pass through a toll road, bridge, or gateway
The driver had to pay a toll to cross the bridge.
O motorista teve que pagar a portagem para atravessar a ponte.
2. Historically, a fee paid for entering a city or town through its gates
Medieval merchants paid portage when entering the city walls.
Os comerciantes medievais pagavam portagem ao entrar nas muralhas da cidade.
3. The right or privilege of collecting tolls on a road or passage
The nobleman held the portage rights to the mountain pass.
O nobre tinha direitos de portagem na passagem da montanha.
While 'portagem' is the etymologically correct and historically significant term, modern Brazilian Portuguese has largely replaced it with 'pedágio' for contemporary toll roads and highways. However, 'portagem' remains in use in Portugal and appears frequently in historical documents, literature, and formal contexts. The term reflects the medieval system of collecting fees at city gates, which evolved into modern highway toll systems.
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