Port de Bras is used for almost everything that involves moving the arms, even if it's not officially a port de bras. In the Vaganova method, there are specific port de bras that have names, just like first and second and fifth position have names, they have first, second, third (etc) port de bras.
Cambré means "Arched," and is when you move or arch your back. So if a teacher says "Port de bras forward," she really means "Cambré forward." Another word that can be used instead of Cambré is Port de Corps, but honestly I've never heard that used. It's one of those ballet words that exists but isn't commonly used.
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Below is a technical report I did on Cambrés for school this semester. If you have a Scribd Account (it's free!) you can download this PDF!
Breaking Down Cambre
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