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What are four countries that speak Portuguese?
Four countries that speak Portuguese are Portugal, whose navigators and explorers made the language known to the rest of the world; the former Asian colony of Macau, where the official languages are Chinese and Portuguese; and the former African colony of Guinea-Bissau, and the former South American colony of Brazil, both of which keep Portuguese as their official languages.
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.
What is the population of the Portuguese man-o-war?
The Portuguese man-o'-war is not a single organism but a colony of individual organisms called zooids. Therefore, it does not have a population count as each colony can consist of numerous zooids working together for survival.
What are the two types of Portuguese language?
The two main types of Portuguese language are Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, while European Portuguese is spoken in Portugal. There are some differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar between the two varieties.
Why do you think portuguese captured qnd looted the Swahili cities?
Portuguese explorers captured and looted Swahili cities to gain control of trade routes and resources in East Africa. They were motivated by the desire for wealth and power, as well as a strategic interest in dominating the lucrative Indian Ocean trade network. The Swahili cities were seen as valuable targets for their economic importance and potential to strengthen Portuguese influence in the region.
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 as the largest Portuguese speaking colony in the world?
Before independence Brazil was the largest speaking Portuguese colony in the world.
When portuguese captured goa?
1510 AD
Portuguese colony by china?
Macau.
Was Angola a colony?
yes , of the portuguese
Which nation captured malacca from the portuguese in the 1600s?
The Dutch.
When Portuguese captured?
Where? You mean invaded? Please rephrase.
What colony was originally owned by the swedes captured by the dutch and then controlled by the colony of Pennsylvania?
Texas was originally owned by the swedes captured by the dutch and then controlled by the colony of Pennsylvania.
What was the early portuguese colony in west Africa?
Portuguese Guinea (1474-1974)
Did Mozambique used to be a British colony?
No. Mozambique was a former Portuguese colony.
What was a Portuguese colony until 1999?
Macau
Was Brazil in the British empire?
No. Brazil was originally a Portuguese colony which is why the language of Brazil is Portuguese.
