About
Portuguese
Portuguese
is one of the major Romance languages, and one of the most spoken
languages in the world. It is spoken by 210 native speakers, and
by more than 100 million other language speakers. It is the seventh
most spoken language in the world and second most spoken in SouthAmerica
by native speakers. Portuguese is an official language in seven
countries, including Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea
Bissau, and co-official in Macau and East Timor.
In Europe,
Portuguese is spoken mainly in Portugal. Italian is also spoken
in Andorra and Luxembourg.
In the Americas,
Portuguese is one of the most widely spoken language by native speakers,
with more than 200 million in Brazil. Portuguese is also spoken
in the northern part of Paraguay, and in Eastern U.S., by the large
number of Brazilian immigrants, who are mainly located in Boston.
In
Africa, Portuguese is spoken in Mozambique, Cape
Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, and Angola.
In Asia,
Portuguese is co-official in Macau (China) and East Timor, and is
spoken in Goa (India).
European Portuguese
is very close to Brazilian Portuguese; they differ mainly in the
usage of words and type of accents.
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