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Differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese (Part 1)

By Ligia Fleckenstein

It’s my pleasure to introduce to you my good friend, Débora Fontenelle, creator, and author of Crônicas e Cores de Débora Fontenelle, who is our guest post writer. She attended the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and earned a language teacher diploma for both Portuguese and English. Thank you, Debbie, for writing this great and clarifying post about the differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese. Brazilian or European
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Why Brazilian Portuguese?

By Ligia Fleckenstein

According to the GDP (Gross domestic product), Brazil is currently the seventh-largest economy in the world. It is also the largest economy of Latin America and the second largest in the western hemisphere. In recent years, namely from 2000 up to 2012, Brazil has become one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world. Brazil has a population of almost 200 million, and it's essential to point out that the middle class has been growing
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