Portraits depends less on the body and more on technique and the lens used. As long as you can find a good 50mm or 85mm lens with a f/1.8 or f1.4 aperture, you should be in business, at least equipment wise.
You may also want to look into lighting, if that interests you. If that's the case, Nikon has by far the best lighting system built in: most bodies can trigger flashes off-camera remotely.
Unfortunately, none of these things fit within your $400 budget: hell, an 85mm lens alone is about that much. If Im honest, Id tell you to simply save up some more and go for broke when you do get your own gear.
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