In Brazil do they speak Spanish?

Question

and is Portugese similar to Spanish?

Answer 1

The language of Brazil is Portuguese; Portuguese is fairly similar to Spanish - and in particular, Brazilian Portuguese sounds a lot clearer to Spanish speakers than the Portuguese of Portugal. Having said that, it is a separate language and, even if you speak Spanish, you would not understand everything without some tuition in Portuguese. A lot of the commonest words are different:

for example:
to speak: Spanish: hablar: Portuguese: falar
to come: Spanish : venir: Portuguese: vir
boy: Spanish: muchacho: Portuguese: rapaz

Other words are quite similar:

Good morning: Spanish: buenos días: Portuguese: bom dia
I come: Spanish: vengo Portuguese: venho

The written language is a lot eaasier to understand than the spoken language.

Answer 2

Well, it depends on where you are going... if you're gonna stay at the borders, it's better talk spanish, because Brazil is the only South American country with Portuguese language, and in some places like Ponta Porã, Dourados, Iguaçu and even Cuiabá people know the rudiments of Spanish. But if you're coming to a big city like São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Brasília, etc. it's easier to talk English, because most people here know a bit of English. You just have to be patient and talk a bit slower, some mimics help too =)

Answer 3

They speak mostly the Brazilian version of Português. Español is similar but slightly different. Some Portuguese sounds half Spanish-Italian for some reason. If you see words with an ending like ...ção - It's portuguese~

Yes, it's a Romance language. However, altouhg French is Romance, it is quite different to the others.

Answer 4

No, in the Brazil the spoken language is Portuguese since Brazil is a former Portugal colony and, yes Portuguese is similar to Spanish since both a Romance Language.

Answer 5

As you know, their national language is Portuguese. It's part of a group of languages known as Romance languages, not because of love, but because they came from Latin, spoken by the Romans. The other languages are Spanish, French, Italian, and Romanian (which has a lot of Slavic influence). The languages are all similar, but require some study to understand the spoken aspect, although they can easily be translated when you read them.

Answer 6

They speak Portugese in Brazil. Portugese and Spanish are similar languages. Someone once told me that if you speak Portugese you can understand a little Spanish but if you speak Spanish, it is hard to understand Portugese

Answer 7

Yes, in Brazil there are a lot of Argentinian, Bolivian, Peruvian, Chilean and other immigrants who speak Spanish, but the official language is Portuguese, it is similar to Spanish.

Answer 8

The native (or first) language in Brazil is Portuguese.

Answer 9

Just portuguese,they dont speak any other language

Answer 10

Dave Reynolds and Tyrone Williams asked the same question. You should read the answers side by side.