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Someone keeping changing from Portuguese to "Brazilian"

Brazilian is not a language. Portuguese is the language, we could call it Brazilian Portuguese, that would be correct, but never just "brazilian", there are no such thing as "brazilian" language. We could edit to call it "Brazilian Portuguese", but unecessary verbose, the language it's only one, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese is an dialect. Those who keeps changing to just "brazilian" should be banned and this act should be considered vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14C:88:22FD:B4CC:8338:8102:1A71 (talk) 01:42, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brazil

2001:D08:E4:F43D:84BF:D527:1ACD:391B (talk) 14:16, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Greatest ever lost file 104.244.225.58 (talk) 20:54, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

non-Spanish-speaking neighbors also

"Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas, giving it a national culture distinct from its Spanish-speaking neighbors."

Is it worth mentioning that Brazil borders three non-Spanish-speaking countries (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana)? Granted they really aren't that big compared to those Spanish-speaking neighbors, but they're still significant, IMHO (Not that the statement isn't true).

Andydrewy 07:51, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Portuguese keyboard layout

We use ABNT-2. It's a Brazilian standard and it's different from the Portuguese one. -- 200.100.16.7 (talk) 05:44, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is now reflected in the article. -- Beland (talk) 18:54, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Arab

Brazil has 12 million Arab descendants and recent Arab immigrants. Arab is more commonly heard on the streets of the largest metropolises than Chinese or Korean, which are other languages from recent immigrants non-assimilated to the Lusophone atmosphere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.13.94.248 (talk) 16:22, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arab is "commonly" heard? If you ask any Brazilian, in any city (excluding the borders), the only languages they hear, once in a blue moon, is English and Spanish of "gringo" tourists. 188.74.92.31 (talk) 09:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Biased phrase

The following phrase "Written Brazilian Portuguese differs significantly from the spoken language, with only an educated subsection of the population adhering to prescriptive norms" seems extremely biased for me. It does not feature a single source for this statement. And also I have a poor friend which knows the Portuguese grammar better than me, an "educated" person. I suggest that the phrase should be marked with a "citation needed" tag unless somebody puts a credible reference to this statement, which looks more like an individual statement than a scientific claim for me. --Rodrigogomesonetwo (talk) 20:26, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged the claim as requested. "Educated" could mean self-educated as well as formally educated, but I agree the phrase sounds odd as-is. -- Beland (talk) 18:53, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Portuguese is the official language of Brazil

Just a correction: Portuguese is the official language of Brazil according to Art. 13 of the federal constitution.

Art. 13. A língua portuguesa é o idioma oficial da República Federativa do Brasil.

The opening sentence in the Wikipedia article, which refers to Portuguese as the "unofficial" language of Brazil, is therefore incorrect.187.57.176.37 (talk) 16:37, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This has since been fixed. -- Beland (talk) 18:52, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics needed

It would be very useful to have some statistics on how many people can speak various languages, especially other than Portuguese. Though the claim that 99%+ of Brazilians speak Portuguese is also unreferenced. -- Beland (talk) 18:56, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Spanish in Brazil

Article needs a section on Spanish in Brazil, since this is the major language regionally, and its learning is co-required with English. Also a section on English language teaching and facility, since there is the education requirement, and the American influence. -Inowen (talk) 22:37, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the article might not need a section on Spanish in Brazil. Despite its regional significance, Spanish is not as widely taught or prioritized in Brazilian schools compared to English. Only about 500,000 people speak Spanish in Brazil, which is less than 0.25% of the population. The primary focus on English is due to its global dominance in business, science, and technology, making it a more critical component of the education system. While Spanish has regional importance, the American influence and the global utility of English often outweigh the practical need for Spanish in Brazil. Therefore, a more detailed focus on English language teaching and its implications might be more relevant and justified for the article. Rodrigo MarMour (talk) 14:32, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Benidorm Deaf Community

On 01-02-2017, User 82.25.28.50 made an edit (version 763203461), which was a clear vandalism. Every single source I could find talking about the Benidorm Deaf Community adopting Libras date after this edit. There is no mention about this on their website. So it went unnoticed until now. I am adding this topic here to avoid people adding it without mentioning any source from the Benidorm Deaf Community.

The actual fact was the adoption of it by the Brazilian Deaf Community, so I also added a source for this. Please, don't change it back unless something is found on Benidorm's website. --Imperadors (talk) 09:42, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Brazil

Hi 100.11.182.142 (talk) 01:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How is "Bantu" an "official language" of Rio de Janeiro, when it's not even a language?

In "Language Policy" It states that Yoruba, "Bantu", and Ewe are "linguistic heritages officially approved statewide" in Rio de Janeiro. I would assume that it's talking about Kimbundu or Kikongo, but "Bantu" is a massive family. It might as well have said "Niger-Congo". Nothing else list in "Language Policy", or even under "Classification of Languages as Linguistic or Cultural Heritage", is like this inclusion, as East Pomeranian, German, Yoruba, Ewe, Talian, Hunsrik, Tabatinga, Plattdüütsch, Polish, Ukrainian, and the many indigenous languages mentioned in "Language co-officialization" are all specific languages/dialects, not massive language families. 98.15.154.13 (talk) 22:21, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]