Portuguese

With more than 240 million followers, Portuguese is the fifth most spoken language in the world and the third on western side. Born in ancient Galicia in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it spread with Portuguese expansion. Portuguese is known as "The language of Camões", named after the Portuguese author of "The Lusiads", Luís Vaz de Camões, and characterized by the famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes as a language "sweet and pleasant".

It has many unique features, such as the accents, the nasals and its melody. The Portuguese culture has a very rich literature that has already been awarded several prizes. For example, José Saramago won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature, but other well-known writers such as Gil Vicente have also attracted attention through their works.

Considered a Romance language like Spanish, Italian and French, it is the official language of Portugal and Brazil, as well as five African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe. It is also spoken in Asian countries such as East Timor, Macao (China). There are many Portuguese who emigrated to the United States, France (Paris) and Switzerland. It can be a great advantage, if you can prove your knowledge of the language. Portuguese is an official language of the European Union and Mercosur, the alliance to which a large number of Latin American economies belong (including Brazil, with its 180 million inhabitants).

Not only is French a very aesthetic language, but Portuguese is also a romantic language, especially the pronunciation of the Brazilian accent. Since the language is of Latin origin you can learn it much easier. As a Spanish speaker, learning Portuguese can even improve your knowledge of Spanish, of the structure and functioning of your own language.

For many it is easier and therefore less effort to learn Portuguese than for example English, German or Chinese. So sign up now!