The sanctioning of the law followed the launch of the first Federal Constitution translated into Nheengatu, the only language descended from ancient Tupi and still alive.
“There comes the machimbombo,” someone tells you in Mozambique. In Angola, you may hear the autocarro is nearly there. Machimbombo and autocarro are the same thing.
Boasting a population of around 210 million—the largest among the member countries of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, or CPLP—Brazil is the nation with the highest number of speakers of Portuguese today.
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