USA HISTORY

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: -Language of Brazil. 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 language of South America with Portuguese as a close second. Other official languages with substantial number of speakers are: English in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and the Falkland Islands. Spanish in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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: -There are about 228 languages spoken in Brazil. These include Portuguese and 11 other foreign or immigrant languages, as well as 217 indigenous languages. In the following article, you can learn more about what languages people speak in Brazil.