The Verb To Be:

The “to be” is a verb used to describe something or someone.

For Portuguese we translate verb "to be" as SER ou ESTAR

Verb "to be" in the past:

The Simple Present:
*The simple present is a verb tense used to talk about conditions or actions
happening right now or habitual actions and occurrences.

*The simple present is a verb tense used to talk about conditions or actions
happening right now or habitual actions and occurrences.
The Present Continuous:
The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is
happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.

There is/There are

We use there is and there are when we first refer to the existence or presence of
someone or something:
Question words:
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question,
such as what, which, when, where, who.

How often
Adverb of frequency. It's used to ask question about the frequency of an event.