Portuguese (Portugal) · Lisbon Portuguese
The standard variety of Portugal, centred on Lisbon. Distinguished from Brazilian Portuguese by reduced unstressed vowels and a denser consonant cluster system.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 38.72°, -9.14°
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European Portuguese vs Mineiro
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Belo Horizonte Portuguese
The Brazilian Portuguese of Minas Gerais and the surrounding interior. Distinguished by characteristic vowel reductions, monophthongisation of diphthongs, and a distinctive lexicon.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -19.92°, -43.94°
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DialectEuropean PortugueseThe standard variety of Portugal, centred on Lisbon. Distinguished from Brazilian Portuguese by reduced unstressed vowels and a denser consonant cluster system.DialectMineiroThe Brazilian Portuguese of Minas Gerais and the surrounding interior. Distinguished by characteristic vowel reductions, monophthongisation of diphthongs, and a distinctive lexicon.CompareAngolan Portuguese vs European PortugueseAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Portuguese and the dialects within it.