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The African country that speaks Portuguese as a first language is Angola.
The Federative Republic of Brazil is the South American country that was founded by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral.
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Serra de Leão is a Portuguese equivalent of 'Lion Mountains' as the name of the African country. The feminine noun 'serra' means 'mountains'. The preposition 'de' means 'of, from'. The masculine noun 'Leão' means 'lion'. All together, they're pronounced 'SEH-huh djee lee-ow'* in Portugal and according to the carioca accent of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the country of Brazil in 1500.
Yes, Nandos is a South African country. However, it is in a Portuguese/Mexican theme. (From a South African who moved to the UK)
Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who tried to circumnavigate the world under the flag of Spain.
It is believed that the first explorers to discover Australia were Portuguese, but no records still exist.The first recorded explorer on Australia's shores was Dutch (Willem Jansz).
Portuguese is the official language in the former Portuguese colonies of Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. It now is an official language, along with French and Spanish, in the African country of Equatorial Guinea. The substantial Portuguese-speaking populations in Mauritiusand Senegal have led to the two countries' inclusion, albeit as observer status, into the Community of Portuguese Speaking Nations of the World. Likewise, there are Portuguese-speaking populations, although in lesser numbers, in the African countries of Morocco, Namibia, Republic of South Africa, and Zimbabwe.