Brazil Language

Have you visited Brazil? Do you know what languages are spoken in Brazil and it’s culture?

If you do have not much knowledge about the Brazilian language, don’t worry. At Universal Translation Services, we provide all the information you need to know. Learning about this lingo is important for the residents of the country. Moreover, if you are planning a trip to Brazil, this article will be helpful for you in overcoming the language barrier. Communication is an important medium because humans explain their feelings and expressions with the help of language. Let’s learn about the Brazil language!

National and Official language

With the immense population in Brazil, Portuguese is the national and official language. It is the first language of most Brazilians. But the thing is that Portuguese is not present in its original form. Numerous foreign words have been added to the language’s grammar and structure. The language has undergone many transformations both in the mother country and in its former colony. It was introduced in Brazil in the 16th century. In 1594, the Portuguese kin reconstructed the Governorate General of Brazil in the city of Salvador. It later became the capital of a single and centralized Portuguese colony in South America. This was how the language got its importance.

In terms of development, Brazilian Portuguese is mostly similar to the original form where the language had Central and Southern dialects in its structure. According to research, only 37.4% of Brazil’s indigenous population now speaks an Indigenous language whereas the rest 76.9% are native speakers of the Portuguese language. It is therefore the primary language of Brazil.

What are the minority languages that Brazilians speak?

Aside from this official lingo, people speak other minority languages as well. People speak about one hundred and eighty Amerindian languages in various remote areas and a significant number of other lingoes are also part of the immigrants and their descendant’s life. Some people speak Spanish as well because Brazil borders with other Latin American countries where Spanish is the primary language.

The origin of minority languages is in the era of the 19th century during the time of the Empire of Brazil when various European trends were very common in the Brazilian culture. The prominent lingoes other than Portuguese are English, Spanish, and Hunsrik. In the 20th century, Brazil became a founding member state of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). Some other indigenous languages include Canela, Piraha, Carib, Kaingang, Terena, Apalai, Arara, Bororo, and many more.