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Who Sailed west for Portugal and founded and settled Brazil?
Pedro Álvares Cabral sailed west for Portugal and is credited with the discovery of Brazil in 1500. While on a voyage to India, his fleet encountered the Brazilian coast, leading to the Portuguese claiming the territory. Cabral's expedition marked the beginning of Portuguese colonization in Brazil, which would later become a significant part of the Portuguese Empire.
What country says boas feastas?
"Boas festas" means "Happy Holidays" in Portuguese. This would be commonly said in Portugal, Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
In order to stay or live in Brazil which EU Citizenship is the best - Portuguese or would French citizenship have the same visa conditions?
Both have the same condition but they would take it easier for Portuguese speaking countries. So, it;'s better to use the Portuguese passport.
What do you call a person from Portugal?
European / White Caucasian Don't mistake for Hispanic / Mexican.
Why is Portuguese the main language of Brazil?
Brazil speaks Portuguese because it was colonized by Portugal.Under the division agreed in the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain colonized most of the rest of Central and South America.because the pourtugeese conquored brazilBecause we were colonized by the Portuguese who, guess what, speak Portuguese.Most of Latin America speaks Spanish because it was colonised by Spain back in the 1600s. Brazil was colonised by the Portuguese, so thats then official language they speak there.
What country has been held by Portugal Spain and Brazil?
The South American country of Uruguay has the distinction of being a possession of Portugal, Spain and Brazil. The region of Uruguay was first explored by Portuguese explorers in 1512-1513. Spanish explorers would arrive soon afterwards in 1516. The Spanish and Portuguese would clash over the area until it gained independence from Spain in 1814. In 1821 it was invaded by the Portuguese and annex as part of Brazil. Once Brazil split off from Portugal, Uruguay went with it and was part of the Brazilian Empire until 1828 when it re-gained its independence.
Why is Brazilian Portuguese now the definitive version of the language over European Portuguese?
There was an agreement made among all the Portuguese speaking nations that in order to keep the language homogeneous they would implement a definitive version or standard of the language. It was decided that the Brazilian Portuguese would be the standard because Brazil is the largest and most populated of those countries. In other words, most people who speak Portuguese, speak Brazilian Portuguese anyway.Also, it had to do with power. Of all those nations, Brazil is the most powerful and richest country. Brazil is the fifth largest economy in the world and that gives them a lot of clout.Even though the government of Portugal signed the agreement implementing Brazilian Portuguese as the standard, the Portuguese people are uneasy about this decision. It is hard for them to come to terms with it.No, the official version of the Portuguese language is the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Brazilian Portuguese is the official version in Brazil, but for the rest of the world, it is valid the Portugal language, which means the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Being the 6th economy in the world nothing represents in terms of language. The official english language is that spoken in England, although the USA is economically much more bigger than England.
South American country that was formerly held by Portugal Spain and Brazil?
Brazil started as a colony of Portugal. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the South American continent between Spain and Portugal, with Spain getting the western threequarters. However, Brazil expanded westwards and took large areas that should have been Spain's. The Spanish and the Portuguese empires in South America collapsed after independence movements in the early to middle 19th centuries, and the countries that we now know there gradually emerged.
What happens if Brazil do not win the match vs Portugul?
Depends on the result, a draw and Brazil wins the group and Portugal goes in second. A Portugal win and Portugal would win the group, based on goal differential and Brazil would finish second. Either way both Brazil and Portugal would advance
What is 'I would like' in the Portuguese of Portugal?
Eu gostava de is a Portuguese equivalent in Portugal of 'I would like'. The subject pronoun 'eu' means 'I'. The verb 'gostava' means '[I] was liking, used to like'. The preposition 'de' means 'of, from'. All together, they're pronounced 'EH-oo guh-SHTAH-vuh djee' in Portugal and according to the carioca accent of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
How did Portugal benefit from Columbus' voyage?
It gave Portugal a lot of land in South America. After the line was set Portugal argued that it was unfair so the line was moved so that Portugal fully got Brazil. That is why Brazil's prime language is Portuguese! :)
Why did Spain have spare some territory with Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas if the Spanish had already come to the Americas before the Portuguese had?
It was likely that the Portuguese colony of Brazil would eventually expand into Spanish claimed territory. Already by the time of the Treaty of Tordesillas' signing, there were skirmishes over the area that now forms the border between Argentina and Brazil. Furthermore, Spain wanted to avoid a conflict with Portugal in the Old World as concerns Portugal's numerous maritime colonies.
