Definition
A job or paid work that someone does regularly for a company or person.
Example
Ela encontrou um emprego novo perto de casa.
Show translation
She found a new job close to home.
Etymology
From Portuguese *empregar* ("to employ"), itself from Old French *empleier*, from Latin *implicāre* ("to enfold, involve, engage") — the same Latin root that gives English "implicate" and "employ".
Cultural note
In Brazil, *emprego* typically refers to a formal, registered job with a signed work card (*carteira assinada*) — a key marker of job security. Brazilians often distinguish between having an *emprego* (stable, formal employment) and doing *bicos* (informal odd jobs). The phrase *"tá de emprego"* can also appear colloquially to mean someone is in a comfortable or easy situation.