Portuguese language

Throughout my life, I have always been interested in different cultures from my own. I grew up in two worlds—my Colombian life at home and my American life once I stepped outside my house. I always compared the two cultures which I was part of and from those similarities and differences grew my interest in the traditions in the different parts of the world. As I grew older I noticed that one of the countries in south America had one major difference when comparing its culture—Brazil. This country speaks Portuguese due to its history. The language has shaped the country in a different trajectory than other countries in South America. I have explored some of the cultures of Brazil by reading about its history, listening to music in Portuguese and watching various movies set in Brazil. Additionally, I started studying Portuguese at the University, which has peaked…

The northern tend to identify more with the Portuguese colonizers, whereas the southern have a closer cultural affinity with Africa. This can be seen in the different dialect of Creole spoken in the North, reflecting a larger influence from the official language of Portuguese, versus the South where its leans more toward ‘African’ sounds. The southern islands retain more of their African traditions even beyond language, with much less European influence.…

The term culture is known as a community or population large enough to be self sustaining (Jandt, 2004). Well the culture I have chosen to study is the Brazil part of South America. The reason I chose Brazil is well, because I'm interested in visiting there sometime throughout my life. Brazil is South America's largest country by both population and actual size (Brazil, 2016). The language that is spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. Nearly all of the population here speaks the same language. Along…

region's industry and services competitive in world markets.” Tropical regions including the Amazon continue to be one of the poorest areas of the region. Tropical areas are often subject to crippling diseases such as malaria and the constant threat of natural disasters have led to a negative impact on building a strong economy. Such natural disasters and disease can completely demolish a tropical region’s infrastructure. “Malaria, hookworm, and schistosomiasis, in particular, can be very…

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story”-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Before watching this Ted Talk, I thought that my story of Africa and Latin America was the only story. I quickly learned how incorrect I was about this. As I was first questioned about Africa and Latin America, I wrote words such as “poverty, uneducated and hungry”. Before learning about the…

taxed and part of it also went to help the western European economy continue to be above America and Africa’s. The society of Africa continued with family groups that lived together even though there was an increase in coastal power due to the Western Europeans buying slaves for America there was still the family groups that lived together in small societies. Society in Africa continued to have men over women and be a patriarchy because the women were forced to have one husband while the husband…

However the union grew gradually less and less popular. In 1640 Portuguese nobles staged a rebellion in Lisbon. They overthrew the governor of Portugal. The Duke of Braganza was made King Joao IV. Spain did not recognize Portuguese independence until 1668 when the treaty of Lisbon was signed. In 1750 the Marques de Pombal became the king's chief minister. In 1755 an earthquake destroyed Lisbon. Tens of thousands of people were killed and whole areas of the city were destroyed. Pombal took the…

Portugal's colonies produced tropical crops, like sugar, that were in high demand in Europe. Eventually, the British and the French established their own sugar plantations in the Caribbean, which undermined Brazil's control on the market. The Portuguese king sent a governor and other officers to Salvador, where a capital was established. Any indigenous resistance was quickly ended through a combination of military action, missionary activity, or disease. Brazil (under control of the Portuguese)…

Sons of Portugal Scholarship Essay It all began when the first words that came out of my mouth were unfamiliar to the common American. My father, mother, and brother arrived to America to begin their new life in 1992. They came to provide their children with endless opportunities. In 1998, I was born and my family's Portuguese culture was not thrown into the United States melting pot. Due to my parents limitation on English, Portuguese was my first language. It caused me to lack guidance in my…

32. What do you think Landes means by Portugal’s “leap beyond sense and sensibility”? (Or their “unreasonable initiative”?) Portugal was a small country that exported goods across its many islands. After some time passed, the country decided to turn it’s trading harbors and islands into the Portuguese empire. They did not have the means or manpower to run the empire but were persistent in their choice. 33. What does Landes mean, that the Portuguese “religious commitment entailed a serious…