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What former Portuguese colony in South America is the largest country today?
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What is the major difference between South America's largest country and the rest of the continent?
The largest country- Brazil- was a colony of Portugal, and people there speak Portuguese. The rest of South America speaks Spanish.
What as the largest Portuguese speaking colony in the world?
Before independence Brazil was the largest speaking Portuguese colony in the world.
What is the largest city in south America and what country is it located in?
Portuguese is spoken in the South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay. For there's a lot of traffic back and forth over both countries' borders with Brazil. And in both countries, Portuguese is a required subject for schoolchildren. Portuguese also is spoken in the South American country of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana. For it's one of the nine recognized regional languages of importance. But the country's official language remains English. And, to far lesser degrees, Portuguese also is spoken in the South American countries of Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela. But the largest South American country in which Portuguese is spoken is the former Portuguese colony of Brazil.
Which area in South America was controlled by the Portuguese?
None south american country was captured by Portugal. Portugal discovered and colonized Brazil, and the other countries in south america were colonized mainly by Spain.
What was the Portuguese colony in 1800?
The Portuguese colonies in 1800 were Brazil in South America and the Algarves in Africa.
What country was a former portuguese colony in the West Indies?
None.
What country was once a Portuguese colony?
Former Portuguese colonies are found among the countries of Africa, America, and Asia. In Africa, the former Portuguese colonies include Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. In the Americas, the South American country of Brazil is a former Portuguese colony. And in Asia, the Portuguese colonized parts of China, India, and Indonesia. For Daman, Diu, and Goa were organized as Portuguese India. And the Portuguese settled on the part of the Indonesian island that now is called East Timor, and in Macau on the Chinese mainland.
Why is brasil the only portoghese colony in South America?
Brasil was the only Portuguese colony because the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Was Siam a Portuguese colony?
No, Siam was not a Portuguese colony. The southeast Asian country was the precursor to the modern Thailand. It never was the direct colony of any of the colonial empires between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries.
Where is Portuguese the official language?
Answer #1 Portugal. This is the most south-western country in Europe. Answer #2 Portuguese is the official language of Portugal, and of former Portuguese colonies in Africa, Asia, and South America. In Africa, Portuguese is the official language of the former Portuguese colonies, and now independent nations of Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. Additionally, it shares official language status with Spanish and French in Equatorial Guinea. In Asia, Portuguese is the official language in the former colony of Macau, where it shares that status with Chinese; and in the former colony of East Timor, where it shares that status with Tetum. And in South America, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, which is the continent's largest country.
What country was a Portuguese colony?
Former Portuguese colonies are found among the countries of Africa, America, and Asia. In Africa, the former Portuguese colonies include Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. In the Americas, the South American country of Brazil is a former Portuguese colony. And in Asia, the Portuguese colonized parts of China, India, and Indonesia. For Daman, Diu, and Goa were organized as Portuguese India. And the Portuguese settled on the part of the Indonesian island that now is called East Timor, and in Macau on the Chinese mainland.
Which area in South America was controlled by the Portuguese government?
Brazil was for a very long time a Portuguese colony, and for a time the Portuguese also ruled Uruguay.Brazil
