what language do brazil speak?
Portuguese Language
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 The official languages of the country are French and Sango ; the latter ( originally a language from the Ubangi River region ) is spoken by 90 % of the population . Some of the other languages spoken are Baya ( Gbaya ) , Banda , Ngbaka , Sara , Mbum , Kare , and Mandjia . Sango was simplified by Christian missionaries and is widely used to this day . 

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 With the notable exception of Brazil , a short scale country , most Portuguese @-@ language countries and regions use the long scale , for example : 

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 Four ethnic groups were recognized in Imperial Brazil : white , black , Indian and brown . Brown ( Portuguese : pardo ) was a designation for multiracial Brazilians which is still officially used , though some scholars prefer the term " mixed one " ( Portuguese : mestiço ) . The term denotes a broad category which includes caboclos ( descendants of whites and Indians ) , mulattoes ( descendants of whites and blacks ) and cafuzos ( descendants of blacks and Indians ) . 

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 As an international language of learning and literature , Latin itself continued as an active medium of expression for diplomacy and for intellectual developments identified with Renaissance humanism up to the 17th century , and for law and the Roman Catholic Church to the present . 

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 As is customary for most Paraguayans of peasant or working class origins , Roa Bastos learned to speak Spanish and Guaraní from birth . Both Spanish and Guaraní are the official languages of Paraguay ( the latter is primarily an oral language ) . Although Guaraní remains the " popular " language spoken at home and on the " street " , Spanish is the language of official business and of power . The preservation and widespread use of an indigenous language after centuries of European immigration is unique in Latin America , and Guarani remains a symbol of Paraguayan nationalism and an " important vehicle for interpreting the country 's reality " . This is the legacy of the Jesuits who ruled Paraguay in the 18th century and used Guarani ( instead of Spanish or Latin ) to spread Christianity throughout Paraguay . 
