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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 South American country today has Portuguese as its national language reflecting its colonial history?
Brazil is the South American country that has Portuguese as its national language, reflecting its colonial history as a former colony of Portugal.
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 in terms of language learning are Brazilian Portuguese and Peninsular Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, which is a former colony of Portugal, and the largest country in South America. About five centuries ago, Brazilian Portuguese originated in the peninsular type of Portuguese that was spoken by the Portuguese colonizers of Brazil. But over time, Brazilian Portuguese has changed, under the influence of indigenous languages, such as those in the Tupi-Guarani subfamily of Amerindian languages; and of immigrant languages, such as those of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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 Portuguese explorer established the colony of Goa?
The Portuguese explorer Afonso de Albuquerque established the colony of Goa in 1510. He captured the city from the Sultan of Bijapur and made it the capital of Portuguese India, solidifying Portugal's presence in the region. Goa became a crucial trading post and a center for maritime activities in the Indian Ocean. Under Albuquerque's leadership, it flourished as a significant cultural and economic hub for the Portuguese Empire.
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
What was the early portuguese colony in west Africa?
Portuguese Guinea (1474-1974)
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.
Did Mozambique used to be a British colony?
No. Mozambique was a former Portuguese colony.
What was a Portuguese colony until 1999?
Macau
