Portuguese is natively spoken by about 228 million people, primarily in Portugal and Brazil, with significant communities in Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, and other former Portuguese colonies. It is integral to Portuguese cultural identity, known for its literature, music (such as fado), and global influence through exploration and colonization. Written in the Latin alphabet, Portuguese grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, gendered nouns, and a system of verb conjugations that indicate tense, mood, and aspect.
Statistici
Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Latin
Writing System Type: Alphabet
Writing Direction: L to R
Tones / Pitch Accent: N
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 0
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 2
Number of Verb Tenses: 3
Word Order: SVO
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 13
Number of Consonants: 23
Zone unde e vorbită
Angola (official) (36.6%) (13.0 mil)
Andorra (10.8%) (9 k)
Brazil (official) (93.2%) (201 mil)
Cape Verde (official) (10.0%) (59 k)
East Timor (official) (0.2%) (3 k)
Guinea-Bissau (official) (8.1%) (171 k)
Luxembourg (13.0%) (85 k)
Mozambique (official) (10.7%) (3.53 mil)
Portugal (official) (99.0%) (10.3 mil)
São Tomé and Príncipe (official) (34.6%) (79 k)
Resurse
Books
Complete Work of Fernando Pessoa (Poemas/Poems) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obra-Completa-Fernando-Pessoa-Cancioneiro-ebook/dp/B015X16DHY
Os Maias by Eça de Queirós - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Os-Maias-Portuguese-Eça-Queirós-ebook/dp/B07PP46M8M
Os Lusíadas by Luís Vaz de Camões - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lusíadas-Portuguese-Luís-Vaz-Camões-ebook/dp/B09BFXWJFR
Basic Portuguese - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0415633206?linkCode=gs2&tag=flu085-21
Gramatica Aplicada - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9724746038?linkCode=gs2&tag=flu085-21
Portugues Outra Vez - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9897520724
Comics
História Alegre de Portugal - https://www.amazon.com/dp/9722521144
Uma Aventura - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ana-Maria-Magalhães/e/B006LPZTFE
Courses
Free
https://alison.com/pt-BR/claro/portugues-para-beginners?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1aOpBhCOARIsACXYv-dgfS_WRt7F3WKfAL_dFI6JUAIMvD70tPMyA2NcNjwaInQbQ5ucpfsaAuqqEALw_wcB&utm_adgroup=Course-4336_Portuguese-for-Beginners&utm_campaign=Performance-Max_Tier-4_Resume-Builder&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/free-resources/
LINGODEER, BUSUU and DUOLINGO has also Portuguese course.
Music
Fado - Amalia Rodrigues - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CgXY0aUdnfMyBFnCUyUtQ
Fado - Ana Moura - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuhjZvE58ZdffqeIka4gTBg
Fado - Carlos do Carmo - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qS0acKmb_IaZZvQOx4FvA
Fado - Carminho - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVUwUWeq7G5ogRGCuHVmxg
Fado - Raquel Tavares - https://www.youtube.com/@RaquelTavaresVEVO
Acoustic / Pop Rock - Rui Veloso - https://www.youtube.com/@ruivelosotv
Pop - Joao Pedro Pais - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0F8B3P0S7qadE5FcNIfTQ
Pop - Tony Carreira - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMfsI6Szlc6g4gbo4dGMebw
Hip-Hop / Rap - Boss AC - https://www.youtube.com/@BossACTV
Websites
EU Portuguese Language Exams info - https://caple.letras.ulisboa.pt/exames
Resources for the A2 Language Test - https://www.portugalist.com/portuguese-citizenship-language-requirement/
Practice Portuguese from Portugal - https://www.practiceportuguese.com/shorties/
Lusa Online Lessons - https://www.lusaschool.com/portuguese-courses/online-lessons/
Portuguese Connection - https://www.learnportugueseinlisbon.com/portuguese-lessons/online-classes
https://www.yazigi.com.br/noticias/espanhol/cognatos-em-espanhol-conheca-palavras-parecidas-com-o-portugues
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/046PMCnmuJIYdHboZikaeK?si=f503e6a2c3384cb6
https://speechling.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-learning-brazilian-portuguese-pronunciation/amp/
https://portuguesewitheli.com/brazilian-portuguese-pronunciation-guide/
https://rioandlearn.com/pt-br/aulas-de-portugues-para-estrangeiros-gratis/
Videos
Tedx Portuguese Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rMzRnIIYOsv-oYXbIHqDNk_
Portuguese Lab: https://www.youtube.com/@Portugueselab
Talk the Streets: https://www.youtube.com/@TalktheStreets
Mia Esmeriz Academy: https://www.youtube.com/@MiaEsmerizAcademy - https://school.learn-portuguese.org/
List of European Portuguese streamers: https://x.com/rafferreira1999/status/1701173990302027865?s=46&t=ccQJrdH5UjcbXzPU1auMOA
Movies / TV
Movie - Ronaldo 2015 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ronaldo-Cristiano/dp/B017KX4LHW
Movie - Variações: Guardian Angel 2019 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Variações-Guardian-Angel-Sérgio-Praia/dp/B08D6764LQ
Movie - Os Maias 2014 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230920/
Movie - O Pátio das Cantigas / The Courtyard of the Ballads (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3983464/
Movie - A Canção de Lisboa / Lisbon's Song 2016 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4125568
Movie - The Gilded Cage 2014 (French & Portuguese) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gilded-Cage-Rita-Blanco/dp/B019NNW4YY
Movie - Capitães de Abril / April's Captains 2000 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120626/
Series - Gloria - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81262096
List of animated series for free https://x.com/rafferreira1999/status/1707409195295703512?s=46&t=ccQJrdH5UjcbXzPU1auMOA
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