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English Language has an obligatory status in Portuguese Schools same as French (besides of course the Portuguese Language). This mean that every Portuguese person that went or is on school learned English and French. Although both languages are obligatory in the first years of school, at one point students have to choose between the 2 obligatory languages (English or French) for the rest of the years needed to complete High School, and most students if not all choose English over French.

This mean that virtually all Portuguese students understands and speaks at least Basic English, being in most cases their second language.

Third, Fourth and Fifth languages include Spanish, French, Italian, German or Latin. This means that roughly speaking a common Portuguese person knows at least 3/4 languages (Portuguese (native), English, Spanish and French).

Portugal has 3 official Languages:

1 - Portuguese Language (spoken by all Portuguese citizens);

2 - Mirandese Language (Regional Language only spoken by less than 5.000 people)

3 - Portuguese Sign Language (spoken mainly by deaf people)

Even though the Portuguese Sign Language and Mirandese languages have an official status they aren't obligatory in School, not even have an optional status. This result in this languages to be a minority in comparison to English, French, Spanish or even Italian, German or Latin (all of this have an optional status in the Portuguese education system).

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