Knowra Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese is the national variety of Portuguese spoken in Brazil. It has distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and patterns of use compared with varieties spoken in Portugal and elsewhere.
Portuguese language : A Romance language originating in the western Iberian Peninsula and spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and several other countries. Brazilian Portuguese is the largest national variety of this language.
Portuguese colonization of Brazil : The establishment and expansion of Portuguese rule in Brazil from the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. Colonial settlement brought Portuguese to Brazil and established the conditions for its local development.
Object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese : The forms and placement of direct and indirect object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian speech often favors pronouns and placements unlike formal European Portuguese norms.
Brazilian Portuguese as a second language : The teaching and learning of Portuguese specifically as used in Brazil by people whose first language is another language. Courses often distinguish Brazilian usage from European Portuguese in pronunciation and grammar.
Brazilian identity : The varied sense of collective belonging associated with Brazil and its people. Brazilian Portuguese is a prominent marker of national identity across a multilingual society.
European Portuguese : The variety of Portuguese spoken in Portugal, with pronunciation, vocabulary, and usage patterns that differ from Brazilian Portuguese. Its contrasts make the major differences between the two national varieties clear.
Tupi languages : A family of Indigenous languages of South America, including varieties historically spoken along Brazil's Atlantic coast. Tupi languages contributed loanwords and place names to Brazilian Portuguese.
Gerund in Brazilian Portuguese : The use of the Portuguese gerund, especially in progressive constructions, in Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese commonly uses estar plus gerund where European Portuguese often uses estar a plus infinitive.
Celpe-Bras : Brazil's official certificate of proficiency in Portuguese as a foreign language, administered by the Ministry of Education. The examination assesses proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese through real-world communicative tasks.
Linguistic prejudice : The discrimination or social judgment directed at people because of their language, accent, or dialect. Judgments about nonstandard Brazilian speech often reinforce social and regional inequalities.
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