What is the official language of Brazil?

The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.

Portuguese is one of the most widely used languages in the world after English and Spanish. By the end of 20 13, about 230 million people in the world used Portuguese, which is the sixth most popular language in the world, after Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. The vast majority of Portuguese speakers live in Brazil, and only about120,000 users live in Portugal.

Countries and regions where Portuguese is the official or common language: Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste, China and Macau.

Development history

In the 3rd century BC, the Roman Empire invaded the Iberian Peninsula, and the vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire was brought there by soldiers at that time, which became the origin of modern Portuguese.

With the collapse of the Roman Empire and the invasion of barbarians in the 5th century, the local language became different from other Romanesque languages. Around the ninth century, written records began to appear. By the15th century, Portuguese had become a mature language with rich literary works.