Once a Portuguese-colonised nation, nearly 100% of Brazilians today speaks Portuguese which is also their official language. However, certain isolated Indian groups still speaks their native language of Tupí, Arawak, Carib, or Gê.
Even though the official language of Brazil and of Portugal is Portuguese, one might note that there are as much differences between the two as can be found between American English and British English. As for the written Brazilian Portuguese, it differs widely from the spoken one as they follow national rules of spelling and accentuation, revised periodically for simplification.
English has displaced French as the principal 2nd language of Brazilian as it is often taught in schools and is a pre-requirement for private courses.
Sources:
justbrazil.org
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