Is the fifth most spoken language in the world?

There are close to 290 million speakers, of which 80% are Brazilian. In other words, four out of every five people who speak the language are from Brazil.

Originated from the language of the Romans?

Latin was the language spoken by Roman soldiers, which, with the advance of colonization of the territory that is now Europe, began to mix with the languages of local people. This is how Portuguese, French, Spanish and Italian were born, among others.

In addition to Brazil, eight countries have Portuguese as their official language?

They are: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor. In each nation, the language has its own characteristics and, therefore, is not exactly the same.

The longest word in our language has 46 letters and few people can pronounce it without making mistakes?

Pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovolcanoconiótico is the name of the disease acquired by those who inhale volcanic ash, thus compromising the lungs.

The “cedilla” is of Spanish origin and appeared in the 11th century?

In Portuguese, the letter remained and underwent modifications. In the past, the shape resembled a c and a z stacked together. Over time, the z gave way to the hook-like mark. In Spanish, it is no longer used.

Sources: Educamundo, Aventuras na História, Superinteressante and Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina.

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