Brazilian Portuguese is one of the Romance languages. It originated from the European Portuguese language. In connection with the colonial policies of Portugal, it once spread to South America. Today, Brazil is the largest nation in the world that speaks Portuguese. About 190 million people speak Brazilian Portuguese as their mother tongue. And the language also has a big impact on other countries in South America ... There is even a hybrid language that contains Portuguese and Spanish elements. Previously, the Brazilian language was oriented linguistically more on the European model. Then, starting in the 1930s, a new awareness of Brazilian culture began to emerge. Brazilians were proud of their language and wanted to emphasize its features more strongly.


Some Portuguese speak clearly, and guess what you want, also use gestures in communication. It is very easy to communicate with such people, sometimes it seems that communication takes place in one language. And some speak slurredly, “eat up” letters, use some kind of profanity ... It seems like you say it as usual, but they don’t understand you, and you do too. At first I was upset, and then I shared my experiences with a Portuguese girlfriend - and she says: “What are you taking a steam bath? I myself understand them once again! ” And the truth is sometimes I watch how they communicate with each other, and cannot normally understand each other.

There is no middle gender in Portuguese. Much less declension, no cases, few irregular verbs (therefore, almost all verbs tend to be of the same type).

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