Language in Brazil - Why You Need Certified Translations 
                     Language in Brazil: 
Why You Need 
Certified 
Translations
By - The Spanish Group
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What language do they speak in Brazil?
 
Many people, especially in the United States, believe that Spanish is spoken in Brazil due 
to the fact that Spanish is the official language of every other country in South and Central 
America as well as Mexico (many people believe that Mexico is in Central America, but 
that is a point for another time). What language is spoken in Brazil? To clear up all the 
confusion, let us state once and for all that the official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
 
Why Portuguese?
 
Some historical background: Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese and the Dutch. 
Eventually, the Dutch left, and the Portuguese dominated. They held the area which is 
now Brazil and had various conflicts with the Spanish colonizers, but managed to maintain 
their grip. This is the reason why all of Central and South America speak Spanish, but that 
the language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. Portuguese is also spoken in a number of 
other countries around the world with a relationship to Portuguese colonizers, including 
Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bisseau, Macau, and others.
Language spoken in Brazil
 
However, the Portuguese spoken in these countries are not necessarily the same. As 
is true with all languages, any non-native language which becomes local to an area 
will have local customs, culture, vernacular, climate, and attitude adopted into the 
language itself. This changes everything from vocabulary to intonation. Brazilian 
Portuguese, for example, uses different pronouns and a myriad of local idioms in 
comparison to Portuguese from Portugal, as well as a different cadence and 
pronunciation.
 
Within Brazil, other languages are also spoken, as the indigenous populations have 
their own languages. Many of these indigenous people do not speak Portuguese and 
require translators when communicating with non-indigenous Brazilians. Different 
regions of Brazil, as is the case with most countries, will have local slang and accent 
that differs from other regions of the country.
The Necessity of Translation
 
The United States remains an incredibly popular destination for Brazilians. At the moment, 
Brazilians must go through a gauntlet of official paperwork in order to enter the United States, 
including visas and proof of vaccination or testing. A Brazilian who wishes to live in the United 
States must produce even more documentation, and although a Brazilian who wishes to live in 
the USA very likely speaks at least some English, it is not enough to be able to translate the 
many official documents which require translation in both English and Portuguese. Although 
English is taught in schools it is rarely used in day-to-day life, and so many people who have 
studied English in their youth do not speak English at all.
Americans who are seeking Brazilian long-term visas or are involved in legal proceedings in Brazil 
have a worse problem--Portuguese is not taught at all in American schools. Not to mention those 
involved in doctorate programs overseas or who are conducting doctorate or academic research 
in Brazil. Translation is necessary to proceed in all kinds of official matters--but not all 
translations are created equal.
Why Certified Translation?
 
There are a number of pitfalls when it comes to translating Portuguese into English. Many words which 
have one meaning in Portuguese have an entirely different meaning in English despite the word sharing 
a common Latin root. These words are called false cognates, and there are many shared between the 
two languages---especially in academic language. A particularly demonstrative example is the word 
idiom, which in English refers to a phrase in which separate words have a different meaning in 
connection to the phrase and can only be understood through context, i.e., 'it's raining cats and dogs' 
or 'he has finally seen the light'. In Portuguese, the word idioma literally means "language". One could 
easily make the mistake of exchanging one word for the other interchangeably, but the meaning would 
most certainly be lost.
 
In addition to this, Brazilian Portuguese has a sharp contrast between spoken language and academic 
or legal language, and english to portuguese translation service or a person who speaks casual and 
conversational Portuguese does not necessarily have the ability to translate legal documents or 
academic papers.
 
These reasons demonstrate the necessity of certified translations which can be relied upon to deliver 
accurate meaning and context to local, regional, or national vernacular, grammar, and idioms. There 
are certain phrases in one region of Brazil which a person from another region may not be familiar with; 
for example, in the region of Minas-Gerais it is common to substitute the word "thing" for the word for 
"train". It is necessary to have certified translation to ensure that a legal document recording the 
testimony of a Mineiro reflects this slang so that the person reading the translation does not conclude 
that the speaker has an abnormal interest in rail transport. 
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Language can be tricky but translation is even trickier, because translation has to account for the trickiness of 
both languages! Grammar varies widely within regions of the same spoken language, and commonly used phrases 
in one area can be foreign to the next. Legal and academic Portuguese is vastly different than spoken 
Portuguese--and legal and academic language is especially important to get right. Legal proceedings, visa 
requirements, doctorate theses, academic research, and many other works of official literature require a level of 
translation that can be depended upon to be minutely and incredibly accurate. These documents can affect the 
course of your life, so put them in the dependable and effective hands of The Spanish Group. Order your free 
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