Why Learn Brazilian Portuguese?

Brazilian Portuguese isn’t just a magnificent language, it’s also becoming increasingly useful and sought after at the professional level. 

Portuguese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world

Approximately 208 million people are native speakers of Portuguese, which makes it the sixth most common language in the world. This figure jumps to 218 million if we include people who speak Portuguese as a second language.

Portuguese is spoken in 11 countries on 4 continents

Portuguese is the official language of not only Portugal and Brazil but also Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Macau (China), Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Goa (India). It is also spoken in numerous other countries and is an official language of the European Union. Learning Portuguese opens the doors to a number of countries and job markets (especially in Brazil).

Brazil is a great place to live

The number of Portuguese speakers is on the rise

In the coming years, more and more people will speak Portuguese as a result of Brazil’s economic and demographic growth, among other things. UNESCO estimates that, in 2050, Portuguese will be spoken by approximately 335 million people.

Trade is increasing between the world and Brazil

Since 1995, Brazilian imports and exports have practically doubled. It’s reasonable to expect that trade between US & Europe and Brazil will continue to increase.

Therefore, knowing Portuguese can help you find a job or put you in a good position in companies that are or that will be in contact with this South American powerhouse.

Portuguese is relatively easy to learn

Portuguese is a rather easy language to learn, especially if you already know some French, Spanish or Italian because a number of words are nearly identical. As for grammar, English and Portuguese organize sentences in the same order (noun – verb – complement). And who doesn’t have a Portuguese neighbour, acquaintance, or friend with whom to practise speaking without having to move to another country?

If we compare Portuguese to languages of other developing countries (Mandarin or Korean, for example), learning Portuguese is walk in the park!

Brazilian Portuguese is a desired language in a number of professional sectors (tourism, international trade, research, etc.)

Portuguese is spoken in a number of tourist destinations, such as Portugal, Madeira, Brazil, and the Cape Verde archipelago. Economic prosperity is pushing the Brazilian middle class to Europe, so it will become more and more important for tourism professionals (guides, interpreters, group leaders, etc.) to be able to communicate in Brazilian Portuguese. Because of Europe’s increasing trade with Brazil, interpreters and translators are more and more in demand (and as I said before, there isn’t much competition at the moment), as well as engineers, doctors, lawyers, salespeople, and marketing specialists who can speak Portuguese.

Portuguese is the fifth most common language on the Web

Portuguese is also becoming more popular online due to new technological developments. Around 83 million Internet surfers speak Portuguese, and the number of webpages in Portuguese continues to increase. This makes Portuguese one of the most common languages on the Web.

Brazilian Portuguese culture is wonderful

Music, literature, cinema, arts … Portuguese-speaking countries truly have a lot of offer. The culture will definitely move you. Given that passion is one of the key factors in learning a language, this will make learning Portuguese even easier for you!