![Estação da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in São Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/b4/f1/dcdde7c9f40865fb23f9a4a7ed40_grande.jpg "Estação da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in São Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by")
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Estação da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in São Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by
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Museum of the Portuguese Language in São Paulo, the first language museum in the world.
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Interactive totems in the museum allow access to multimedia information about the languages that influenced the formation of present day Portuguese language.
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Diagram of the largest language families of the world, and their connections to the Portuguese language. In this area, the temporary exhibits of the museum are displayed. The first exhibit in this space is a tribute to the 50-year anniversary of Grande Sertão: Veredas.
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Brazilian Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the greatest shows on Earth. Culture of Brazil
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Bosque de Portugal, Curitiba
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MonteSerrateFortress-Salvador-CCBY
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Lya Luft
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Demographics of East Timor
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Photograph of Jardim da Luz
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Christ Dili
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Antonio Tabucchi
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The Hall of Temporary Expositions, located on the first floor of the Estação da Luz. The museum itself features innovative and predominantly virtual exhibits which feature a mixture of art, technology and interactivity, while keeping in mind the historical building the museum is housed in.
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Passages of "Grande Sertão: Veredas", the masterpiece novel by João Guimarães Rosa, hang in the Hall of Temporary Exhibitions in the museum. The museum itself features innovative and predominantly virtual exhibits which feature a mixture of art, technology and interactivity, while keeping in mind the historical building the museum is housed in
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Na Tcha Temple, behind the Ruins of St. Paul's. It is dedicated to the deity Prince Nata.
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Portuguese map by Lopo Homem (c. 1519) showing the coast of Brazil and natives extracting brazilwood, as well as Portuguese ships.
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Argentine Capital District (Buenos Aires City)
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Set of Central Perk at Warner Bros. Studios
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Campo Grande is the state's most important educational centre. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools
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Campo Grande is the most important educational centre of the state. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools.
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Recife is the most important educational center of the state. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools
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Federal University of Rondônia in Porto Velho. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.
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A Brazilian Indian family.
![Mondego bank in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory.](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/02/e9/2c9eb41259d45305d8ae4089f200_grande.jpg "Mondego bank in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory.")
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Mondego bank in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory.
![Mondego in Coimbra by night. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/80/6c/3680d54ee1608d6840b864368064_grande.jpg "Mondego in Coimbra by night. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory")
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Mondego in Coimbra by night. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory
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Salvador-CCBY9
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Westchester Tower at 100 E.First Street and First Avenue in the Downtown which operates many county offices and the Westchester County Dept. of transportation
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Latin
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Peixinhos da horta, the portuguese ancestor of japanese tempura
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Universidade Estadual da Paraíba.
![Estação da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in São Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/b4/f1/dcdde7c9f40865fb23f9a4a7ed40_thumb.jpg "Estação da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in São Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by")
![Mondego bank in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory.](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/02/e9/2c9eb41259d45305d8ae4089f200_thumb.jpg "Mondego bank in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory.")
![Mondego in Coimbra by night. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory](http://web.archive.org./web/20101203013738im_/http://cdn.wn.com/pd/80/6c/3680d54ee1608d6840b864368064_thumb.jpg "Mondego in Coimbra by night. The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory")
