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If you’re planning to be in Brazil for more  than a standard tourist run, you will find yourself doing a lot of signing-up.

You’ve probably spent your life involving yourself in the world gradually. By that I mean, you already have a Social Security card, an account at your DVD rental place, maybe a health club membership. In acquiring all of this stuff you undoubtedly registered, applied, enrolled, signed-up and joined.

Now  you gotta do it all over again. And just like in English, there is a wide variety of vocabulary used that depends on the specific task! Let’s look at the most common verbs and expressions used…

inscrever = to sign-up (classes, clubs and events)
> Saiba como se inscrever na escola agora.
> Como eu posso me inscrever para Bolsa universidade?

cadastrar = to register (just about anything)
> Você já se cadastrou no site Facebook?
> Se você  já foi cadastrado…
> Cadastre-se! Fácil, Rápido e Gratuito.

registrar = to register (mostly business contexts like domain names, business names, logos)
> Sabe como eu posso registrar minha marca empresarial?
> Precisamos registrar nossa empressa com a Junta comercial agora.

associar = to associate (health clubs, professional associations)
> Sociedade Brasileira de Física – Como associar-se
> Já pensou em se associar no Partido Comunist?

matricular = enroll
Ele inscreveu-se no curso de inglês.
Queremos matricular nossa filha na creshe.