Portuguese-speaking
Using Lisbon's tongue
Portuguese-speaking describes people, places, or communities that use Portuguese as their primary language.
It typically refers to populations in Portugal, Brazil, and former Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia: Portuguese-speaking countries form a community spanning four continents.
The term often appears in discussions of language demographics or international relations.
Largest South American nation
- MozambiqueSoutheast African coastal nation
- AngolaKwanza-using African state
- Cape VerdeAtlantic African archipelago
- Guinea-BissauFormer Portuguese West African colony
East Timor · Macau · Goa · Atlantic · African · South American · European · colonies
Latin-descended language group
- dialectRegional language variety
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- vocabularyOne's word collection
grammar · syntax · spelling · orthography · creole · pidgin · variation · register
Portuguese genre of lament
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- bossa novaLyrical Brazilian jazz-samba blend
- capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form
- CarnavalPre-Lenten festive season
telenovela · feijoada · customs · traditions · music · cuisine · festivals · arts
All inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
migrants · minority · residents · nationals · citizens · inhabitants · settlers · descendants
Brazil
Largest South American nation
- MozambiqueSoutheast African coastal nation
- AngolaKwanza-using African state
- Cape VerdeAtlantic African archipelago
Guinea-Bissau · East Timor · Macau · Goa · Atlantic · African · South American · European · colonies · territories
Romance
Latin-descended language group
- dialectRegional language variety
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
vocabulary · grammar · syntax · spelling · orthography · creole · pidgin · variation · register · slang
fado
Portuguese genre of lament
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- bossa novaLyrical Brazilian jazz-samba blend
- capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form
Carnaval · telenovela · feijoada · customs · traditions · music · cuisine · festivals · arts · literature
population
All inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
expatriates · migrants · minority · residents · nationals · citizens · inhabitants · settlers · descendants · ancestry
Portuguese-speakingSpanish-speaking
Using Castilian language
Hispanophone · English-speaking · Anglophone · French-speaking · Francophone
Portuguese, Portugal, speak, speaking, speaker, speakers, spoken, speakable, unspeakable