diff --git a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Localisation/pt-BR/NumberToWordsTests.cs b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Localisation/pt-BR/NumberToWordsTests.cs
index cbf5c9164..bc218bc6f 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Localisation/pt-BR/NumberToWordsTests.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Localisation/pt-BR/NumberToWordsTests.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ public class NumberToWordsTests
         [InlineData(1000, "mil")]
         [InlineData(100000, "cem mil")]
         [InlineData(1000000, "um milhão")]
+        [InlineData(2000000, "dois milhões")]
         [InlineData(10000000, "dez milhões")]
         [InlineData(100000000, "cem milhões")]
         [InlineData(1000000000, "um bilhão")]
+        [InlineData(2000000000, "dois bilhões")]
         [InlineData(111, "cento e onze")]
         [InlineData(1111, "mil cento e onze")]
         [InlineData(111111, "cento e onze mil cento e onze")]
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ public class NumberToWordsTests
         [InlineData(12345, "doze mil trezentos e quarenta e cinco")]
         [InlineData(123456, "cento e vinte e três mil quatrocentos e cinquenta e seis")]
         [InlineData(1234567, "um milhão duzentos e trinta e quatro mil quinhentos e sessenta e sete")]
+        [InlineData(2234567, "dois milhões duzentos e trinta e quatro mil quinhentos e sessenta e sete")]
         [InlineData(12345678, "doze milhões trezentos e quarenta e cinco mil seiscentos e setenta e oito")]
         [InlineData(123456789, "cento e vinte e três milhões quatrocentos e cinquenta e seis mil setecentos e oitenta e nove")]
         [InlineData(1234567890, "um bilhão duzentos e trinta e quatro milhões quinhentos e sessenta e sete mil oitocentos e noventa")]
diff --git a/src/Humanizer/Localisation/NumberToWords/BrazilianPortugueseNumberToWordsConverter.cs b/src/Humanizer/Localisation/NumberToWords/BrazilianPortugueseNumberToWordsConverter.cs
index 8b646a44d..696f0a889 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer/Localisation/NumberToWords/BrazilianPortugueseNumberToWordsConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer/Localisation/NumberToWords/BrazilianPortugueseNumberToWordsConverter.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public override string Convert(int number, GrammaticalGender gender)
             if ((number / 1000000000) > 0)
             {
                 // gender is not applied for billions
-                parts.Add(number / 1000000000 > 2
+                parts.Add(number / 1000000000 == 1
                     ? string.Format("{0} bilhões", Convert(number / 1000000000, GrammaticalGender.Masculine))
                     : string.Format("{0} bilhão", Convert(number / 1000000000, GrammaticalGender.Masculine)));
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public override string Convert(int number, GrammaticalGender gender)
             if ((number / 1000000) > 0)
             {
                 // gender is not applied for millions
-                parts.Add(number / 1000000 > 2
+                parts.Add(number / 1000000 == 1
                     ? string.Format("{0} milhões", Convert(number / 1000000, GrammaticalGender.Masculine))
                     : string.Format("{0} milhão", Convert(number / 1000000, GrammaticalGender.Masculine)));
 
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ private static string ApplyOrdinalGender(string toWords, GrammaticalGender gende
             return toWords;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}