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What south American countries were originally colonized by the portuguese?
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Why is portuguese spoken in Brazil while most of the other people in Latin American countries speak Spanish?
Brazil was originally conquered and colonized by Portugal. The Spanish-speaking countries were conquered and colonized by Spain.
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 south American country was colonized by the portuguese?
Brazil.
Why do some south American countries not speak spanish?
South American countries where Spanish is spoken are those who were colonized by Spain. These countries are: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Brazil was colonized by Portugal so they speak Portuguese Suriname was colonized by the Netherlands so they speak Dutch Guyana was colonized by the United Kingdom so they speak English French Guyana was colonized by France, so the speak French :)
Why are most Latin American's catholic?
Because it was colonized by the Spanish and Portuguese.
What South American country was not settled by the spanish?
I think it was Brazil because it was colonized by the Portuguese.
Why Brazil is the only one in Latin America that speaks Portuguese?
Brazil is the only country in Latin America that speaks Portuguese due to its colonial history. When Portugal colonized Brazil in the 16th century, Portuguese became the official language and eventually replaced indigenous languages. Other Latin American countries were mainly colonized by Spain, which is why Spanish is the predominant language in the region.
What South American country was colonized by Spain?
If Spain wouldn't of colonized South American countries,they would have no spanihs languge or cultures
What two countries explored and colonized latin American?
Portugal and Spain
What country colonized most of Latin America?
The countries of the Middle East were colonies of a number of countries. The most were colonies of Britain, however, there were some other colonies of Portugal, Russia, the Netherlands, and France.
In what Central American country is Portuguese spoken?
Portuguese isn't spoken in the Central American countries. There are seven countries in Central America. In Belize, the offiicial language is English. In the other six countries, Spanish is the official language. For Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama weren't colonized by the Portuguese. The Treaty of Tordesillas, in 1497, regulated the settlement of the Americas. A dividing line was marked on the charts and maps, to remind Portugal and Spain exactly where their zones of influence were to be in the New World. The line was just enough west to allow Brazil to be claimed, and colonized, by Portugal. Everything on the other side of the line was intended for Spain.
What were examples of European colonization in South America?
i don't know if it's an example, but a way its clear is because most south American countries speak spanish, which is because they were colonized originally by Spain
