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Which country has the largest population of Portuguese speakers?
Which country has the largest population of Portuguese speakers?
Which Portuguese-speaking country has the closest connection to contemporary European Portuguese?
Which Portuguese-speaking country has the closest connection to contemporary European Portuguese?
Which organization reached an agreement on the reform of Portuguese orthography?
Which organization reached an agreement on the reform of Portuguese orthography?
Which country signed the spelling reform into law on 21 July 2008?
Which country signed the spelling reform into law on 21 July 2008?
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When did the spelling reform go into effect in Brazil?
When did the spelling reform go into effect in Brazil?
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Which countries have signed the spelling reform?
Which countries have signed the spelling reform?
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that may cause regional varieties of Brazilian Portuguese to diverge?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that may cause regional varieties of Brazilian Portuguese to diverge?
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Which languages contributed the most loanwords to the Portuguese language in Brazil?
Which languages contributed the most loanwords to the Portuguese language in Brazil?
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Which of the following is NOT a loanword from African languages in Portuguese?
Which of the following is NOT a loanword from African languages in Portuguese?
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Which field has the largest number of loanwords borrowed from English in Brazil?
Which field has the largest number of loanwords borrowed from English in Brazil?
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Which of the following is a loanword borrowed from English in the field of commerce and finance in Brazil?
Which of the following is a loanword borrowed from English in the field of commerce and finance in Brazil?
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Study Notes
Portuguese Language Facts
- Brazil has the largest population of Portuguese speakers.
- Portugal has the closest connection to contemporary European Portuguese.
Portuguese Orthography Reform
- The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) reached an agreement on the reform of Portuguese orthography.
- Portugal signed the spelling reform into law on 21 July 2008.
- The spelling reform went into effect in Brazil on 1 January 2016.
Portuguese Language Variations
- Factors that may cause regional varieties of Brazilian Portuguese to diverge include: geographical isolation, social and cultural differences, and language contact.
- The exception is urbanization, which is not a factor that may cause regional varieties of Brazilian Portuguese to diverge.
Loanwords in Portuguese
- The languages that contributed the most loanwords to the Portuguese language in Brazil are indigenous languages and African languages.
- "Quilombola" is not a loanword from African languages in Portuguese.
- The field with the largest number of loanwords borrowed from English in Brazil is technology.
- "Franchise" is a loanword borrowed from English in the field of commerce and finance in Brazil.
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Test your knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese with this quiz! From vocabulary to grammar, challenge yourself to see how well you know the most influential form of Portuguese spoken by almost all of Brazil's 203 million inhabitants.
