Important Facts
» Language
Without language barriers
Brazil’s
official language is Portuguese. Over time, Brazilian Portuguese
and the original European Portuguese have become somewhat different
from each other phonetically (intonation and accent) and in
terms of spelling.
However, this difference doesn't interfere in their ability
to communicate with each other or with people from countries
speaking other variations of the language. Even in Brazil itself
there are strong regional accent differences, especially in
the North and the South.
In the state’s large urban centers and tourist destinations,
English and Spanish are spoken in practically all hotels, restaurants,
nightclubs, currency exchange and travel agencies, airports,
large stores and shopping malls.
In some of these establishments they even speak French, German
and Italian. Through the influence of colonization/immigration,
these languages are also spoken in many of Rio’s cities,
especially in the highlands.
The average citizen of the large cities has a reasonable knowledge
of English and Spanish, especially young people, who learn the
two languages in school. This means that a tourist can ask for
help in the streets, for example, to ask for directions and
to get around.
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