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What country in the south America has portuguese as its official language?
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∙ 12y ago
Portuguese is the official language of the South American country of Brazil. It also is one of the nine recognized regional languages in the nearby South American country of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where the official language is English. And it also is spoken in the nearby South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay, where Portuguese is a required subject for schoolchildren, and where there's a lot of travel back and forth over the border with Brazil. It's known, to a much lesser degree, in the nearby South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Portuguese is the official language of the former Portuguese colony of Brazil. It's one of nine recognized regional languages in the neighboring Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where the official language is English. And it's mandatory learning for schoolchildren in Argentina and Uruguay. For both countries are geographically close to Brazil, with which there's substantial commerce across borders, and from which there are substantial numbers of visitors and semi-permanent residents.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoPortuguese is the official language of the following ten countries:
1. Angola;
2. Brazil;
3. Cape Verde;
4. East Timor;
6. Guinea-Bissau;
7. Macau;
8. Mozambique;
9. Portugal; and
10. S
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∙ 12y agoThe unique south American country whose official language is portuguese is the Federative Republic of Brazil, and our portuguese is somewhat different from the portuguese spoken in Portugal, but we understand each other.
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∙ 15y agoPortuguese is the official language of the South American country of Brazil. It also is one of the nine recognized regional languages in the nearby South American country of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where the official language is English. And it also is spoken in the nearby South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay, where Portuguese is a required subject for schoolchildren, and where there's a lot of travel back and forth over the border with Brazil. It's known, to a much lesser degree, in the nearby South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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∙ 14y agoPortuguese is the official language of the following ten countries:
1. Angola;
2. Brazil;
3. Cape Verde;
4. East Timor;
5. Equatorial Guinea;
6. Guinea-Bissau;
7. Macau;
8. Mozambique;
9. Portugal; and
10. São Tomé and PrÃncipe.
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∙ 6y agoPortuguese is the official language in six African countries:
- Angola
- Mozambique
- Guinea-Bissau
- Cape Verde
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Equatorial Guinea
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∙ 12y agoThe only portuguese speaking country in south america is BRAZIL.
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∙ 12y agoCape Verde and Guiné-Bissau.
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∙ 6y agoOnly one: Brazil
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∙ 15y agoBrazil.
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What is the dominant language of South America?
South America as a whole does not have an official language; South America is a continent and not a country. Spanish and Portuguese are the most widely spoken languages in South America, but there are hundreds if not thousands of various native and Spanish/Portuguese dialects.
What countries in Central and South America do not have spanish as their primary language?
Belize is the only mainland country in Central America that does not use Spanish as a main language. In South America: Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and Guyana = English. French Guiana = French. Suriname = Dutch. Brazil = Portuguese.
What are the most spoken languages in Latin America?
Spanish is the common language in Mexico and South America because the country of Spain colonized this region. The major exception being Brazil, which was Portuguese.
You are in the smallest independent country in south America and the official language is Dutch what country are you in?
You would be in Suriname.
What are some of spanish speaking countries in south America?
ArgentinaArgentina is the largest Spanish-speaking country in South America by area of land. Colombia is the largest Spanish-speaking country in South America by population.* Brazil is the largest country in South America both by area and population but Portuguese is the official language there.
Which Latin America country is Portuguese the official language?
Brazil
Which country in South America has the portuguese as its official language?
The Federative Republic of Brazil.
In which three countries is Portuguese the official language?
There are more than three countries in which Portuguese is the official language. For it's the official language of the southwest European country of Portugal; and of former colonies of Portugal in Africa, Asia, and South America. In Africa, Portuguese remains the official language in Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. Additionally, it now shares official language status, with Spanish and French, in the African country of Equatorial Guinea. In Asia, Portuguese shares official language status in East Timor, with Tetum; and in Macau, with Chinese. In South America, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, which is the continent's largest country. And so there are ten countries in which Portuguese is the official language.
What country has Portuguese as an official language instead of Spanish?
Brazil is the country that has Portuguese as an official language instead of Spanish. While Spanish is spoken in many Latin American countries, Brazil is the only country in South America where Portuguese is the official language.
Portuguese not spanish is its official language?
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. Brazil is the only South American country not to have Spanish as its official language.
In what country is portuguese the official language?
Portugal
Where is Portuguese the official language?
Answer #1 Portugal. This is the most south-western country in Europe. Answer #2 Portuguese is the official language of Portugal, and of former Portuguese colonies in Africa, Asia, and South America. In Africa, Portuguese is the official language of the former Portuguese colonies, and now independent nations of Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. Additionally, it shares official language status with Spanish and French in Equatorial Guinea. In Asia, Portuguese is the official language in the former colony of Macau, where it shares that status with Chinese; and in the former colony of East Timor, where it shares that status with Tetum. And in South America, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, which is the continent's largest country.
Portuguese is what country's official language?
i am pretty sure it is the official language for Portugal and Brazil
Which country south of the United States has Portuguese not Spanish as the official language?
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese even though the official language of most of the rest of South America is Spanish. Portuguese also has been given the status of one of the nine recognized regional languages in The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where the official language is English. And Portuguese is a required subject for schoolchildren in Argentina and Uruguay, whose official language nevertheless is English.
Is Portuguese a country?
no. a language in south America
In what country besides Portugal is Portuguese the official language?
Portuguese is the official language of former colonies of Portugal in Africa, Asia, and South America. In Africa, it therefore enjoys official language status in Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. Additionally, it now shares official language status with Spanish and French in Equatorial Guinea. In Asia, Portuguese shares official language status with Chinese in Macau; and with Tetum in East Timor. And in South America, it still is the official language of the continent's largest country, Brazil. Additionally, though not official, Portuguese is one of the nine recognized regional languages of importance to the neighboring South American country of The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, where English remains the official language.
Portuguese is spoken by the citizens of this south American country?
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.
