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Where is Portuguese Spoken?Brazilian Portuguese HistoryBrazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese
dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and
by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United
Kingdom, Portugal,
Canada, Japan and Paraguay.
Some authors compare the differences between Brazilian Portuguese and European
Portuguese to those found between British and American English, while
others see the differences between Brazilian and the
Portuguese language as greater or much greater. The differences in
the spoken language are much more pronounced than the differences in
the formal written language.
Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in the world. Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to United Kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese Kingdom was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal. The independence from Portugal was achieved in 1822. Initially independent as the Empire of Brazil, the country has been a republic since 1889, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to 1824, when the first constitution was ratified. Its current Constitution defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities...LEARN MORE Hear and See Brazilian CultureLifestyles Culture in Brazil: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Portuguese Immersion Fun![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LOVE TRANSCENDS
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