The countries where people speak Portuguese as the first language are Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and in the cities of Goa, Daman and Diu (India).
Portuguese is the official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Cape Verde. It is also spoken in parts of India, Macau, and Goa.
There are more than three countries where Portuguese is spoken. But the three countries that have Portuguese as their official language, and that have the largest populations, are Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. Portugal comes in fourth in terms of official language and total population.
Answer this question… The African Union is a regional organization, while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is not.
The African Union is a regional organization while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is not
Portuguese is the national language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Brazil and Suriname do not use Spanish as their official language. Brazil's official language is Portuguese, while Suriname's official languages are Dutch and Sranan Tongo.
Portuguese is a language which derives from the country Portugal. Other countries such as Brazil use this language as a form of communication.
Community of Portuguese Language Countries was created in 1996.
There are no more Portuguese colonies. Two countries that used to be Portuguese colonies are East Timor, where Portuguese shares official language status with the native Tetum; and Macau, where Portuguese shares official language status with Chinese.
Answer this question… The African Union is a regional organization, while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is not.
Brazil is the unique south american country whose official and most spoken language is the Portuguese Language. Many other countries have portuguese as a secondary language, but when a question is asked that way, the only valid answer is the primary spoken language.
Portugal and Brazil
The African Union is a regional organization while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is not
There are more than three countries where Portuguese is spoken. But the three countries that have Portuguese as their official language, and that have the largest populations, are Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. Portugal comes in fourth in terms of official language and total population.
There are nine countries that speak Portuguese as their official language. These countries are Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Brazil and Suriname do not use Spanish as their official language. Brazil's official language is Portuguese, while Suriname's official languages are Dutch and Sranan Tongo.
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If you mean the countries in which Portuguese first was spoken, then there only is one country. For Portugal is the original source of the language. Indeed, the Portuguese language traces back to the long-ago interactions between the Latin language of the ancient Romans and the ancient languages of the Iberian Peninsula. And so the Portuguese language is native only to the Iberian Peninsular, and most particularly to Portugal.If you mean the countries in which Portuguese is the first language that people know, speak and understand, then there are native speakers of Portuguese wherever there are Portuguese speaking communities in the world. Indeed, there are Portuguese speakers on every continent, including the Portuguese-speaking scientific presence in Antarctica.If you mean the countries in which Portuguese is the first and foremost language important to the country's operation and survival, then the answer includes those countries in which Portuguese is the official language. In southwestern Europe, it's the official language of Portugal.In Africa, Asia, and South America, Portuguese is the official language of the former colonies. And so, for example, in Africa, Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. It has become an official language, along with Spanish and French, in Equatorial Guinea. And the Portuguese speaking population is substantial enough in Mauritius and Senegal for both countries to be admitted into the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries in the World.In Asia, Portuguese is the official language, along with Chinese in Macau; and along with Tetum in East Timor.And in South America, Portuguese is the official language of the former Portuguese colony of Brazil. Additionally, it's one of the nine recognized regional languages of importance to the neighboring Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where the official language is English. And it's a required subject for schoolchildren in Argentina and Uruguay, what with the heavy traffic back and forth over their borders with Brazil.