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pdpiyesterday at 8:31 PM1 replyview on HN

Brazilian Portuguese.

Funnily enough, it took me a while to determine it was definitely Brazilian Portuguese, given I'm a native Portuguese speaker, because the whole thing is written in a stiff academic-ish style that hides some the differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese.


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pezezintoday at 12:23 AM

I grew up in Spain close to the border with Portugal, so even though I don't speak the language (something which I really regret) I am familiar with it. What are the major differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese? I only know that Brazilians use the gerund like us Spanish speakers, whereas European Portuguese uses "estar a" + infinitive.

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