diff --git a/src-ui/angular.json b/src-ui/angular.json
index edf428fc7..2877408d2 100644
--- a/src-ui/angular.json
+++ b/src-ui/angular.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 					"de": "src/locale/messages.de.xlf",
 					"nl-NL": "src/locale/messages.nl_NL.xlf",
 					"fr": "src/locale/messages.fr.xlf",
-					"en-GB": "src/locale/messages.en_GB.xlf"
+					"en-GB": "src/locale/messages.en_GB.xlf",
+					"pt-BR": "src/locale/messages.pt_BR.xlf"
 				}
 			},
 			"architect": {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
index 54c19a216..0773a9ace 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ import { CustomDatePipe } from './pipes/custom-date.pipe';
 import localeFr from '@angular/common/locales/fr';
 import localeNl from '@angular/common/locales/nl';
 import localeDe from '@angular/common/locales/de';
+import localePt from '@angular/common/locales/pt-PT';
 import localeEnGb from '@angular/common/locales/en-GB';
 
 registerLocaleData(localeFr)
 registerLocaleData(localeNl)
 registerLocaleData(localeDe)
+registerLocaleData(localePt, "pt-BR")
 registerLocaleData(localeEnGb)
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
index d511fa65f..393417e31 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export class SettingsService {
       {code: "en-gb", name: $localize`English (GB)`, englishName: "English (GB)"},
       {code: "de", name: $localize`German`, englishName: "German"},
       {code: "nl", name: $localize`Dutch`, englishName: "Dutch"},
-      {code: "fr", name: $localize`French`, englishName: "French"}
+      {code: "fr", name: $localize`French`, englishName: "French"},
+      {code: "pt-br", name: $localize`Portuguese (Brazil)`, englishName: "Portuguese (Brazil)"}
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 7c4e36391..4c860351f 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ LANGUAGES = [
     ("en-gb", _("English (GB)")),
     ("de", _("German")),
     ("nl-nl", _("Dutch")),
-    ("fr", _("French"))
+    ("fr", _("French")),
+    ("pt-br", _("Portuguese (Brazil)"))
 ]
 
 LOCALE_PATHS = [