Portuguese language - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Language - History
Portuguese developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Language - Grammar
Portuguese language - General. Portuguese makes a clear distinction between the different word classes, that include verbs, nouns, pron...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Language - History
Portuguese developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a form of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil. It is spoken by most of the 180 million inhabitants of B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angolan Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Angolan Portuguese - Angolan Lexicon
Although most of the vocabulary is the same as in Portugal or Brazil, there are some differences. This is due to the influence of several...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Origins
Portugal in the period of discoveries and colonization created a linguistic contact with native languages and people of the discovered la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Third Classical Phase: Neoclassicism
Affectation continued to mark the literature of the first half of the eighteenth century, but signs of a change gradually appeared and en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Portuguese - Phonology
In many ways, compared to European Portuguese (EP), Brazilian Portuguese (BP) is conservative in its phonology. In some areas of Brazil, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Portuguese-african Creoles
Spoken in Africa, the Guinean creoles are divided by those of High-Guinea, spoken in Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Gambia. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Costa: Encyclopedia Ii - Costa - Places
There are places that have the name Costa (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for coast): Costa - Nation. Costa Rica Costa - In France. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia - Saint George
Saint George (ca 275/280–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr. It is also said that he was the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Second Classical Phase: Baroque
The general inferiority of seventeenth-century literature to that of the preceding age has been blamed on the new royal absolutism, the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Fine Examples Of Portuguese Literature
Portuguese literature - Luís Vaz de Camões. To English speakers, the most famous writer in the Portuguese language is the poet Luís ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Romanticism And Realism
Portuguese literature - Poetry. The early nineteenth century witnessed a literary reformation which was commenced by Almeida Garrett wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Portuguese - History
Portuguese in Brazil is a legacy of Portuguese colonization of the Americas. The first wave of Portuguese-speaking immigrants was settled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wikiquote: Encyclopedia - Wikiquote
Wikiquote is a sister project of Wikipedia, using the same MediaWiki software. It is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azevedo: Encyclopedia - Azevedo
Azevedo is also a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is a name associated with a great number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vive Viva: Encyclopedia - Vive Viva
Vive, Viva and Vivat are interjections used in the Romance languages. Vive, in French, and Viva, in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Viva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Costa: Encyclopedia - Costa
There are places that have the name Costa (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for coast): Costa - Nation. Costa Rica Costa - In France. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valerius Cordus: Encyclopedia - Valerius Cordus
Valerius Cordus (18 February 1515 – 25 September 1544) was a German physician and botanist who authored one of the greatest pharmacopoe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese
Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 R�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostrophe Mark: Encyclopedia - Apostrophe Mark
apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : ) comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - First Classical Phase: The Renaissance
The Renaissance produced a pleiad of distinguished poets, historians, critics, antiquaries, theologians, and moralists which made the six...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mendes: Encyclopedia - Mendes
Mendes (Μένδης), the Greek name of ancient Djedet (modern تل الربع Tall al-Rubˁ), is a city in the eastern Nile delta (30�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Early Sixteenth Century
Portuguese literature - Pastoral Poetry. Portuguese pastoral poetry is more natural and sincere than that of the other nations because ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Portuguese-influenced Indigenous Languages
Portuguese influenced several languages, such as Japanese, Swahili or Malay, (including Bahasa Indonesia). Some languages are deeply infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Portuguese-asian Creoles
In Asia, there are three groups of Portuguese-Creoles: The "Portuguese-Indian Creoles" that are spoken in India and Sri Lanka. The "Portu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Portuguese-influenced Creoles
A tiny population in northern Brazil speaks a French Creole, the Lanc-Patuá (from French Langue Patois), it has numerous influences from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Portuguese - Borrowings And Loan Words
Many words of Brazilian origin (also used in other Portuguese-language countries) have also entered into English: samba, bossa nova, cruz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Portuguese-american Creoles
The "Portuguese-American Creoles" spoken in Antilles and Suriname have been influenced by other languages — Dutch, Spanish, and English...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Extinct Portuguese Creoles
Portuguese Creole - Africa. There were possibly many creoles in Africa, especially in Congo region and former Portuguese feitorias in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Origins
Portugal in the period of discoveries and colonization created a linguistic contact with native languages and people of the discovered la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angolan Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Angolan Portuguese - Phonology
In many ways, compared to Brazilian Portuguese, Angolan Portuguese is very similar. For example, in the word corresponding to "boy", the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Portuguese - Grammar
Spoken Brazilian usage differs considerably from European usage in many aspects. The following are a few of these differences: Brazilian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Portuguese - Brazilian Lexicon
Although most of the lexicon of Brazilian Portuguese is the same as that of Portugal, there are differences, particularly in terminology ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Malaysia And Indonesia
The earliest Portuguese creole in the region probably arose in the 16th century in Malacca, Malaysia, as well as in the Moluccas. After t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - The Birth Of A Literary Language
Portuguese literature - Verse. It has been argued (by great early scholars such as Henry Roseman Lang and Carolina Michaelis) that an i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Literature - Fifteenth Century
Portuguese literature - Prose. A new epoch in literature dates from the Revolution of 1383-1385. King John I wrote a book of the chase,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - India And Sri Lanka
The numerous Portuguese outposts in India and Sri Lanka gave rise to many Portuguese-based creole languages, of which only a few have sur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Americas
Portuguese has contributed to many creole languages of the Americas, although its similarity with Spanish makes it difficult to separate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Creole - Africa
The oldest Portuguese-based creole are the so-called Crioulos of Upper Guinea, born around the Portuguese settlemens along the northwest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angolan Portuguese: Encyclopedia Ii - Angolan Portuguese - Dialects
Angolans have retained features of old and popular Portuguese and become influenced by African languages. Luanda has the most variety kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Spelling And Pronunciation: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin Spelling And Pronunciation - Latin Pronunciation Today
Latin spelling and pronunciation - Pronouncing a dead language. Being a "dead" language, when Latin words are spoken in a "living" lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romance Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romance Languages - Distinguishing Features
Romance languages - Evolution compared to Latin. According to the results of the study of M. Pei in 1949, which compares the evolution ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Portuguese Language Television Channels: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Portuguese Language Television Channels - Cable & Satellite
List of Portuguese language television channels - Portugal. note: some are broadcasted from outside Portugal, mostly Brazil and Spain. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lusitanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Lusitanians - Tribes
The Lusitanians were primarily a single tribe that lived between the rivers Douro and Tagus. Later, the name Lusitania was adopted by anc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivenza - Claim Of Sovereignty
Portugal does not recognize Spain's sovereignty over the territory. For the Spaniards the border between these two countries in the Olive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Profanity: Encyclopedia Ii - Profanity - History
Terms of profanity have historically been taboo words. Some words originally considered profane have become much less offensive with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galician Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Galician Language - Classification
Historically, the Portuguese language originated in Galicia and Northern Portugal (comprising the Roman Gallaecia), and branched out in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive - Arrival In India
For the first two years of his residence he was miserable. He was homesick; he continually broke through the restraints imposed on young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lusitanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Lusitanians - Tribes
The Lusitanians were primarily a single tribe that lived between the rivers Douro and Tagus. Later, the name Lusitania was adopted by anc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista: Encyclopedia Ii - Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista - History
In November, 1914, Pedreira do Contorno workers, in Jabaquara neighborhood, Santos, were watching Espanha Futebol Clube matches and dream...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of Brazil - Realism
The decline of Romanticism, along with a series of social transformations, occurred in the middle of the 19th century. A new form of pros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Dare: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Dare - Spinoffs
Double Dare - Super Sloppy Double Dare. The format of Super Sloppy Double Dare copied that of the original program. Launched in 1987, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin American Music - Characteristics
There are many diverse styles of Latin music which all constitute Afro-American musical traditions, meaning that elements of European, Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Diocese Of Honolulu: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Diocese Of Honolulu - Diocese
Msgr. Alencastre's premonition that the vicariate would be elevated to diocesan status was fulfilled earlier than expected. Upon his deat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instituto Camões: Encyclopedia Ii - Instituto Camões - Language Centres
The Institute's Portuguese Language Centres (Centros de Língua Portuguesa or CLP) are centres which aim to promote the Portuguese langua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Most Common Surnames: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Most Common Surnames - Belgium
(on 1 January 2002) Peeters 33,273 Janssens 31,529 Maes 25,654 Jacobs 20,229 Mertens 18,927 Willems 18,604 Claes 16,822 Goossens 16,202 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romance Copula: Encyclopedia Ii - Romance Copula - Evolution Of Meaning
In English, it is possible to say "there stands..." instead of "there is..." in certain contexts. In Latin too, it became common to esche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Grammar: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Grammar - Verbs
Verbs are divided into three conjugations, which can be identified by looking at the infinitive ending, one of "-ar", "-er", "-ir" (and "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostrophe Mark: Encyclopedia Ii - Apostrophe Mark - English Language Usage
Apostrophe mark - Non-English names. Irish surnames often contain apostrophes, for instance the name O'Reilly. This arose from a rende...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - History
Campinas, SP, Brazil (2000) The city was founded on July 14, 1774, by Barreto Leme. It was initially a simple outpost on the way to Minas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanization Of Japanese: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanization Of Japanese - Modern Systems
Romanization of Japanese - Hepburn. Main articles: Hepburn romanization, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seu Jorge: Encyclopedia Ii - Seu Jorge - Discography
Seu Jorge - Solo Albums. Samba Esporte Fino (Also released as Carolina by Regata Musica, MrBongo and Quantitum Solutions) (2001) Cru (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - Traditional Origin
The traditional account of his life is considered to have originated in the 4th century, although few hard facts are known. It is said th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Louis: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Louis - Primary Uses
Saint Louis - Catholic Saints. King Saint Louis IX of France; Saint Louis, bishop of Toulouse in France Saint Louis - Other religiou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orkut: Encyclopedia Ii - Orkut - Controversy
Orkut - The Brazilian Invasion. Main article: Brazilian Internet Phenomenon The orkut community has been watching a large surge of Braz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reis: Encyclopedia Ii - Reis - Surname
Reis is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Christian devotional family name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of Brazil - Realism
The decline of Romanticism, along with a series of social transformations, occurred in the middle of the 19th century. A new form of pros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wikiquote: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiquote - Multilingual Cooperation
In July 2004, about 70 subdomains were set up, but most of them have no contributors. The followings are parts of subdomains which had be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin American Music - Characteristics
There are diverse styles of Latin music all constitute Afro-American musical traditions, meaning that elements of European, African and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penang Hokkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Penang Hokkien - Tones
The tones in Penang Hokkien are: 陰平 Yin-ping |44| 上聲 Shang-sheng |52| 陰去 Yin-qu |21| 陰入 Yin-ru |2| 陽平 Yang-ping |24|...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Dialects: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Dialects - Varieties Of Portuguese
A dialect can also be selected to be a variety of the language, due to prestige, culture or socio-economical factors. There are two offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Diacritics
Portuguese also uses diacritics — acute, circumflex, tilde, grave, diaresis, and cedilla — on some letters: Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú Â, �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rede Globo: Encyclopedia Ii - Rede Globo - History
Globo started airing on April 26, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1966 it started to air in São Paulo. The network was aired by Roberto Marin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community Of Portuguese Language Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - Community Of Portuguese Language Countries - The Formation And Member States
CPLP was formed in 1996 with seven countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guinea-bissau: Encyclopedia Ii - Guinea-bissau - History
Main article: History of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau was once the kingdom of Gabù, part of the Mali Empire; parts of the kingdom subsist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Dare: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Dare - Physical Challenges
Physical challenges were stunts -- usually messy -- that a team had to perform in an allotted time, usually either 10, 15, 20 or 30 secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Dare: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Dare - The Obstacle Course
The team with the highest score at the end of round two went on to the final challenge of the game: The Obstacle Course. The course consi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Title And Symbols
Campinas mean grass fields in Portuguese language and refers to part of its characteristic landscape features, which originally were comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Media
Two daily newspapers, which are among Brazil's most modern ones, are published in Campinas, both owned by media company Rede Anhangüera ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Transportation
Campinas is a major transportation and telecommunications hub for the State of São Paulo, as it is located on the major highways that co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Economy
Campinas' main economic activities are agriculture (mainly coffee, sugarcane, and cotton), industry (textiles, motorcycles, cars, machine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Metropolitan Region Of Campinas
As of 2000, Campinas became an official metropolitan region (RMC - Região Metropolitana de Campinas), with 19 municipalities, with a tot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Ecology
Campinas owns a relevant ecological interest area (Portuguese: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico - Santa Genebra forest, with 2.51 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Climate
Campinas is located on the São Paulo plateau, in the transition area to the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range. It has an excellent cli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Profanity: Encyclopedia Ii - Profanity - Japan
Japanese is occasionally cited as an example of a language with little or no profanity, but this myth is mostly due to a misunderstanding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Profanity: Encyclopedia Ii - Profanity - Interlanguage
The situation is rendered more complex when other languages enter the picture. Merde in French, and Scheiße in German (both usually tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive - Early Life
Robert Clive was born at Styche, the family estate, in the parish of Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire. From his second speech in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Campinas: Encyclopedia Ii - Campinas - Education And Health
Campinas has also two strong services sectors: education and health care, therefore being an attraction hub for students and patients fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Dare: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Dare - Gameplay
The show begins with On Your Mark, get set ,go! Two teams of two kids each competed for cash and prizes. Originally, both teams wore red ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orkut: Encyclopedia Ii - Orkut - History
orkut was quietly launched on January 22, 2004 by Google, the search engine company. Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer, d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Introduction
The history of the Portuguese script began in the 12th century, when scribes in the Western Iberian peninsula started using the local ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penang Hokkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Penang Hokkien - Tone Sandhi
Like in other Minnan dialects, the tone of a syllable in Penang Hokkien depends on where in a phrase or sentence the relevant syllable is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community Of Portuguese Language Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - Community Of Portuguese Language Countries - Other Countries And Territories
Some Galicians want the autonomous region of Galicia (Galiza) in Spain to take part in this Union, because their language, Galego, is clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivenza - Olivença Groups Groups Supporting The Portuguese Claim
The Portuguese government today is not actively claiming Olivenza, even if it understands it as part of its territory. The Portuguese par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Digraphs And Trigraphs
Portuguese orthography uses several character combinations to represent additional phonemes: "CH": approximately as in English "shoe". "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Other Symbols
Portuguese alphabet - Apostrophe. Although not properly a letter of the alphabet, the apostrophe (') can be part of certain words, almo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romance Copula: Encyclopedia Ii - Romance Copula - Conjugation
Here, only simple, one-word forms are given. All languages below also possess numerous compound tenses. Romance copula - In Latin. SVM...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Spelling Of Proper Names
In practice, if not by law, the letters "K", "W", and "Y" are also widely accepted for personal names, in all official records and docume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Alphabet - Status Of K W Y
The letters "K", "W", and "Y" were heavily used in the Portuguese alphabet until the 1940s, like: nikel > níquel (nikel); kiosque >...   » Read the article