{"id":5027,"date":"2020-01-25T00:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T20:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cudoo.com\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2020-02-21T18:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:52:46","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-brazilian-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-brazilian-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Brazilian Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Portuguese language is one of the most complex and detailed languages in the world, and it is also considered a sophisticated and poetic language. It is important to know that there are two different types of Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese a<\/span>nd European Portuguese.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have probably heard someone speaking Portuguese at some point, and you may even have confused the language with Spanish. As much as both languages \u200b\u200bare based on Latin, they are completely different, from their pronunciation to the structuring of sentences.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To know the difference, just pay attention to the pronunciation of words, since Portuguese is more clear, while Spanish is nasal. Portuguese originated from vulgar Latin, one of several variants of this primordial language. Over the centuries the language has undergone several changes, and it was only in the 13th century that it was considered stabilized.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Brazilian Portuguese Origin<\/span><\/h2>\n

Brazilian Portuguese was born in a peculiar way, it is a mixture of the original Portuguese with African and indigenous languages. <\/span>Brazil has always been a country of mixed cultures<\/span><\/a>, and the same happened to the primary language, which ended up adapting itself to accommodate the diverse cultures that were present in the place.<\/span>
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Even English itself ended up influencing Brazillian Portuguese on several different occasions, <\/span>like the Brazillian word \u201claboriosidade\u201d, came from the English word \u201clabor\u201d.<\/span> Only with Romanticism, a literary movement did Brazilian Portuguese begin to take a more concrete form, since previously it had been influenced by several languages \u200b\u200band was always in a state of metamorphosis.<\/span><\/p>\n

This stabilization happened at <\/span>the beginning of the 19th century<\/span><\/a>, but it was only in 1922 that Brazil completely standardized the language, through another literary movement, Modernism. However, in 2009, through an agreement made between Portuguese speaking countries, there was an orthographic reform that transformed much of the written structure of the language,<\/span> like the usage of capitalization and hyphens, and elimination of the trema completely. The o<\/span>rality, however, remained the same.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nDifferences Between Brazilian and European Portuguese<\/span><\/h2>\n

Both languages \u200b\u200bhave striking differences, both in their pronunciation and in the structure of their sentences. We will address some aspects where these differences are really noticeable, these being the phonetics, syntax, and vocabulary as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we compare these two languages, the first thing we notice is that several words are completely different in Portuguese. Some examples below:
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Brazilian Portuguese<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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European Portuguese<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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English<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Abridor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tira-c\u00e1psulas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Opener<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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A\u00e7ougue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Talho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Butcher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aeromo\u00e7a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hospedeira de bordo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Flight attendant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Apostila<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sebenta<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Handout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bala<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rebu\u00e7ado<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Candy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Banheiro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Casa de banho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bathroom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Coffee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Caixa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Boceta<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Box<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Calcinha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cueca<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Panties<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Celular<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Telem\u00f3vel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cellphone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fila<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bicha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Row<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Grampeador<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Agrafador<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stapler<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Inje\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Injection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Pedestre<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pe\u00e3o<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pedestrian<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Explicador<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Teacher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sorvete<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gelado<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ice cream<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Trem<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Comboio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Train<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And these are just some of the examples, often\u00a0<\/span>European<\/span> Portuguese words and phrases have a completely different meaning in Brazilian Portuguese<\/a><\/span>. Another big difference comes in the pronunciation of the words, which is even more evident when we compare these two completely different languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brazilians have a slower speech rate, where the stressed and unstressed vowels are pronounced clearly. On the other hand, in <\/span>European<\/span> Portuguese it is normal for unstressed vowels to be eliminated during a speech, pronouncing only stressed vowels, which makes phonetics completely different.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the syntax is also different. Syntactic construction in Brazil generally does not use the same formula as <\/span>European<\/span> Portuguese. For example, in Brazil, they put the oblique pronoun at the beginning of sentences, and the preposition “em” is used more than “a”. There <\/span>is also the frequent use of the famous gerund rather than the infinitive preceded by a preposition. An example below<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Brazilian Portuguese<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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European Portuguese<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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English Meaning<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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O beb\u00ea est\u00e1 SORRINDO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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O beb\u00ea est\u00e1 a SORRIR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The baby is SMILING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nBrazilian Portuguese Language Facts<\/span><\/h2>\n

Brazilian Portuguese is one of the more complex languages \u200b\u200bto learn, especially for those who do not have a primary language that is derived from Latin. There is so much flexibility in Brazilian Portuguese that it ends up turning it into a real puzzle.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For those who already speak it natively, everything is very simple and automatic, but for those who want to start learning this language, everything is much more complicated than it appears to be.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Proper use of the language requires a lot of attention, and sometimes even the natives end up expressing themselves erroneously for one reason or another, so don’t worry about mistakes!<\/span><\/p>\n

Some curiosities:<\/strong>
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