diff --git a/assets/translations/strings_br.i18n.json b/assets/translations/strings_pt_BR.i18n.json
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/translations/strings_br.i18n.json
rename to assets/translations/strings_pt_BR.i18n.json
diff --git a/lib/core/localization/locale_extensions.dart b/lib/core/localization/locale_extensions.dart
index 99b2d977..91d839f0 100644
--- a/lib/core/localization/locale_extensions.dart
+++ b/lib/core/localization/locale_extensions.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ extension AppLocaleX on AppLocale {
         "zh_TW" => "中文 (台湾)",
         "tr" => "Türkçe",
         "es" => "Spanish",
+        "pt_BR" => "Portuguese (Brazil)",
         _ => "Unknown",
       };
 }
diff --git a/lib/core/localization/locale_preferences.dart b/lib/core/localization/locale_preferences.dart
index 28da4eff..310c5f69 100644
--- a/lib/core/localization/locale_preferences.dart
+++ b/lib/core/localization/locale_preferences.dart
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import 'package:hiddify/core/preferences/preferences_provider.dart';
 import 'package:hiddify/gen/translations.g.dart';
+import 'package:hiddify/utils/custom_loggers.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 
 part 'locale_preferences.g.dart';
 
 @Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
-class LocalePreferences extends _$LocalePreferences {
+class LocalePreferences extends _$LocalePreferences with AppLogger {
   @override
   AppLocale build() {
     final persisted =
@@ -15,7 +16,12 @@ class LocalePreferences extends _$LocalePreferences {
     if (persisted == "zh") {
       return AppLocale.zhCn;
     }
-    return AppLocale.values.byName(persisted);
+    try {
+      return AppLocale.values.byName(persisted);
+    } catch (e) {
+      loggy.error("error setting locale: [$persisted]", e);
+      return AppLocale.en;
+    }
   }
 
   Future<void> changeLocale(AppLocale value) async {
diff --git a/project.inlang/settings.json b/project.inlang/settings.json
index e567b404..9cae0a1e 100644
--- a/project.inlang/settings.json
+++ b/project.inlang/settings.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "ru",
     "tr",
     "zh-CN",
-    "zh-TW"
+    "zh-TW",
+    "pt-BR"
   ],
   "modules": [
     "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@inlang/plugin-i18next@4/dist/index.js",