The Portuguese Language

Portuguese is a romance language.

As a native language, portuguese is more spoken than:
- French;
- Russian;
- Japanese;
- German;
- Italian.

Portuguese is official language in 9 countries:
- Portugal (Europe);
- Brazil (South America);
- Angola (Africa);
- Mozambique (Africa);
- Cape Verde (Africa);
- São Tomé and Príncipe (Africa);
- Guinea-Bissau (Africa);
- Equatorial Guinea (Africa);
- East Timor (Asia).

In LITERATURE, portuguese is the native language of:
- Luiz Vaz de Camões (Renaissance poet);
- Machado de Assis (writer, 1839 - 1908 );
- Eça de Queiroz (writer, 1845 - 1900);
- Fernando Pessoa (poet, 1888 - 1935);
- Jorge Amado (writer, 1912 - 2001);
- José Saramago (writer, 1922 - 2010);
- Paulo Coelho (pop writer).

In MUSIC, portuguese is the native language of:
- Carmen Miranda (singer/performer);
- Amália Rodrigues (fado singer);
- João Gilberto (bossa nova/Brazilian jazz);
- Tom Jobim (bossa nova/Brazilian jazz);
- Cartola (samba);
- Chico Buarque (MPB/Brazilian Popular Music);
- Milton Nascimento (MPB/Brazilian Popular Music);
- Tim Maia (Brazilian soul music);
- Legião Urbana (post-punk band);
- Sepultura (metal band).

Portuguese is the language of CAPOEIRA (martial art).

Can portuguese and spanish speakers understand each other?
- It depends on how educated in language they are.