Learn Portuguese to travel the world

Portugal

What could be better than going from the Portuguese book to traveling to your own country to immerse yourself in the culture, architecture and gastronomy of the country of Vasco da Gama? From Lisbon to Porto or from Cascais to Sintra, one can perfect their language level by living with the native Portuguese. Without studying, taking advantage of the sun of the Atlantic coast, we can improve our oral comprehension and see various world heritages, according to UNESCO.

Portuguese allows you to travel across 5 continents.

Brazil

¿ Learn Portuguese and travel the world without passing through Brazil? Not even thinking about it! We are talking about the fifth largest country in the world: a destination that has nothing to envy its neighbors in Latin America and of course much less Portugal. In this country you can see fantastic places, such as:

• The spectacular Iguazú waterfalls on the border with Argentina and Paraguay.
• The vast Amazon forest. It is something that must be seen before it becomes a vestige of our ancient civilization (the truth is that a little ecology would not hurt).
• The city of Rio de Janeiro, known for its beaches, for its statue of Christ of Corcovado and its carnival (Samba!).
• The truth is that it is a bargain for Portuguese speakers, because this former Portuguese colony, which became independent in 1822, has more than 200 inhabitants whose mother tongue is Portuguese.

The language spoken there is a variant of European Portuguese, so different that it is sometimes referred to as Brazilian Portuguese . We assure you that this version of Portuguese will leave you with your mouth open and on many occasions you have to make a great effort to adapt to certain elements, such as:

• A singing accent, sweeter and with a more “guttural” pronunciation.
• The nuance of the formal and informal language that, as it happens with the Spanish of South America, is much less evident than in Europe. For example, “você” is used for all occasions, something that would sound strange in Portugal.
• The lexicon: especially in the writing of certain vocabulary terms.
• The conjugation: much simpler and easier to memorize than that of European Portuguese.

Africa

To a lesser extent, you can also travel to the other former Portuguese colonies, such as Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique or São Tomé and Príncipe , in which Portuguese is still one of the official languages. In these places you can develop job opportunities, especially in the humanitarian field.