Portuguese Language Map
The Portuguese language is spoken by around 188 million people in 31 countries and territories around the world. Click on the map to expand it.
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The wide geographical spread of Portuguese reflects the colonial expansion of Portugal in the 15th-18th centuries.
Brazil, a Portuguese colony until 1822, has the largest number of Portuguese speakers followed by Portugal itself. Portuguese is also the official language of Mozambique, however only around 8% of the population, use Portuguese as their first language. Portuguese is also used in India, Canada, France, Paraguay, South Africa, and the United States.
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