Portuguese Language

Western Romance language with about 267 million speakers; official in eight countries across Europe, South America, Africa and Asia.

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It ranks as the fifth-most spoken native language in the world, with about 250 million native and 267 million total speakers (2012–2022).
It is the official language of eight countries, including Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Timor-Leste.
It is the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.