ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The main language spoken in Brazil is ____ while most of the other parts of Latin America speak ____
A
Portuguese, Spanish
B
French, Spanish
C
Italian, Latin
D
Russian, English
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil being widely spoken by most of the population. Brazil is the most populous Portuguese-speaking country in the world, with its lands comprising the majority of Portugal’s former colonial holdings in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Portuguese is the first language of the vast majority of Brazilians, but numerous foreign words have expanded the national lexicon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish is the most spoken of all languages in South America. Due to the Spanish explorers influence, countries such as Argentina and Columbia hold over 80 million Spanish speakers combined. But they are not the only nations in South America which are home to Spanish speakers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The biggest languages present in Brazil include: Portuguese – 208.31 million speakers. Spanish – 6.38 million speakers. English – 8.50 million speakers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The national language of Brazil is Portuguese. It’s by far the largest Lusophone country. In fact, due to Brazil’s huge population, it’s made Portuguese one of the world’s major languages.

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