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Brazilian Portuguese: A Daughter Surpassing Its Mother

The rise of Brazilian Portuguese is similar to that of Latin American Spanish and Iberian Spanish. Brazilian Portuguese is derived from Continental Portuguese but has long since surpassed its "mother" tongue in terms of sheer numbers.

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The Differences between Brazilian and Eu...
Recommended Resources for Learning Brazi...
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172 Million Speakers

Portuguese is a member of the family of Indo-European languages.

Over 200 million people speak Portuguese throughout the world today and more than 172 million of these reside in Brazil.

Apart from Portugal and Brazil, Portuguese is also the official language of seven countries. There are some variations in the pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary between the countries.

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The Differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese

The differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese might be compared to those one might find when between British and American English though are more differences in Brazilian and European grammar.

The formal written standard of Portuguese in Brazil is very similar to the European one there are nevertheless differences in spelling, usage, and grammar.

Recommended Resources for Learning Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Talk Now: Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than three million people to date. It's ideal for travellers, holidaymakers, business people, schoolchildren, students and families.
Brazilian Talk More: Talk More! is the latest series in the EuroTalk range for beginners to intermediates. It is the next step up from our best-selling Talk Now! range. Increase your basic knowledge and prepare yourself for World Talk, our intermediate level.
Portuguese for Children: Primarily aimed to meet the requirements of children from 4-12, this package has proved popular with adults too! The beautiful illustrations will improve your whole family's language skills with words and phrases such as "the gorilla is in the car", "the duck is under the desk" and "the frog is on the lily pad".
Pimsleur Brazilian Portuguese: The world famous Pimsleur audio course for learning Brazilian Portuguese. Achive an conversational proficiency.

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