Guyana Along with settlements in Asia ans Africa, Brazil was a major settlement in South America.
Brazil
Portugal and Brazil
The Portuguese word is 'brasil'. It comes from the phrase 'pau brasil', which means Brazil wood. The wood is a reddish-brown color, and is used to make a reddish dye. In fact, in the beginning years of Brazil's life as a colony to Portugal, Brazil wood was a major industry and export.
The first major settlement in Connnecticut was Hartford
It was the first sucessful settlement
I can speak portuguese in any city of the world and so can anyone who is a native speaker as Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique... Or... anyone who learnt it as foreign language....
Mainly Spanish, although there are numerous native languages also.
It led Portuguese leaders to leave Europe and rule from the colony of Brazil. When Portugal became independent of the French Occupation in 1815, the Brazilians had become accustomed to having local leadership and this became a major issue leading to the War of Independence of Brazil in 1822.
The name of the first settlement in Connecticut was "New Hope", which is now known as "Hartford".
Portuguese explorers established trade routes to India and Asia, discovered Brazil, and were the first Europeans to navigate around the southern tip of Africa. They also played a key role in the Age of Discovery and helped establish Portugal as a major colonial power.
* Language: Spanish is PR's native tongue, Portuguese is Brazil's native tongue