The language was spread worldwide in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as Portugal created the first and the longest lived modern-world colonial and commercial empire (1415–1975), spanning from Brazil in the Americas to Macao in China.
From 711, with the Moorish invasion of the Peninsula, Arabic was adopted as the administrative language in the conquered regions.
Portuguese is also an official language of the European Union, Mercosul and the African Union (one of the working languages) and one of the official languages of other organizations.
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The Portugueselanguage was spread worldwide in the 15th and 16th centuries as Portugal created the first and the longest lived modern-world colonial and commercial empire (1415 - 1975), spanning from Brazil in the Americas to Macau in China and Japan.
Portuguese Creoles are the mother tongue of Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau's population.
Portuguese in East Timor is spoken by less than 20% of its population, mostly the elder generation, though this percentage is increasing as Portuguese is being taught to the younger generation and to interrested adults.
A good example of Brazilian Portuguese may be found in the capital city, BrasÃlia, due to the generalized population from all parts of the country.
Its spread was helped by mixed marriages between Portuguese and local people, and by its association with Roman Catholic missionary efforts, which led to the formation of a creole called cristão ("Christian") in many parts of Asia.
The Portuguese present perfect has an iterative sense which is unique among the Romance languages.
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Portugueselanguage school located in the centre of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
The Institute is in the beautiful town of Maceio, capital of the state of Alagoas in the north-east of Brazil and located in Ponte Verde, just 15 minutes by bus from the town centre.
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The InternationalPortugueseLanguageInstitute (Instituto Internacional da Língua Portuguesa in Portuguese) or IILP is the CPLP'sinstitute supporting the spread and popularity of the Portugueselanguage in the world.
But, its history starts in 1989 when the countries of Portugueselanguage gathered in São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil to create a base for a Portugueselanguage community.
The IILP fundamental objectives are "the promotion, the defense, the enrichment and the spread of the Portugueselanguage as a vehicle of culture, education, information and access to scientific and technologic knowledge and of official use in international forums".
Seattle LanguagesInternational is a Language School in Seattle specializing in Spanish, Italian, French, German, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Greek, Arabic and Vietnamese.
We are an International team of highly skilled language instructors from all over the world.
Language classes and private lessons for all ages are available now in the Seattle area.
Whether the student's aim is to learn survival Portuguese before taking a vacation to Brazil, or to learn the proper vocabulary to write a business proposal in Portuguese, we can design the course to meet the student's professional, social, or educational needs.
While most instruction takes place at the Institute, it is recognized that circumstances may not permit some students within the Washington, D.C. area to attend classes at our facilities.
The InternationalLanguageInstitute reserves the right to assign substitute instructors whenever necessary.
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All language courses focus on integrating language and culture to help students gain and international perspective for living and working successfully in today's global society.
he institute aims to meet the language needs of both the general adult population and of those involved in international trade.
Wide variety of language courses in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Portugues.
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Brazilian Portuguese learning page designed for English speakers, with a short language course, essays and cultural information.
Research projects on computational linguistics, with a focus on Portuguese, and with an extensive bibliography.
Many linguists consider that Portuguese and Galician (the native language of Galicia, Spain) are actually varieties of the same language, but with Galician being strongly influenced by the Spanish language.
The Global Christian Internet Alliance is an international network of Christian ministries using the Internet to help fulfill the Great Commission.
GCIA's mission is to provide convenient access to quality Christian Internet resources in all the major languages of the world (see International Affiliates on the left).
It is a deep vertical portal composed of evangelistic materials from more than 50 partnering organizations and denominations, available in several languages.
The Linguaphone Group is the world's leading provider of assisted learning and distance learning language training solutions.
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Contact Us Welcome to the InternationalLanguageInstitute's Foreign Language Program!
For the past 30 years, the InternationalLanguageInstitute (ILI) has helped businessmen sell effectively overseas, tourists get the most out of foreign travel, and professionals and their families adjust more easily to assignments abroad.
Please call Francisco Todd, Foreign Language Coordinator of ILI, at 202-686-5610 extension 105.
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