Language

“A minha pátria é a lingua portuguesa”

Fernando Pessoa

THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

Global spread of Portuguese:  
Native language and official: Dark Blue
  Official and administrative language: Light Blue

USA
Immigrant Culture

Portuguese Origins in the United States: A Guide to Local History and Genealogy Sources

https://guides.loc.gov/portuguese-genealogy

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)

Home Page

Gutenberg Project

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/pt

The New Blue Islands: Azorean Immigration, Settlement, and Cultural Landscapes in California’s San Joaquin Valley

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/wm117s680

Azoreans to California: A History of Migration and Settlement
California State University, Stanislaus
http://library.csustan.edu/bsantos/azorean.html#51-58

Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS)

https://palcus.org

Portuguese Language Resource Websites
http://www.fredriley.org.uk/call/langsite/portuguese.html

PORTUGAL
European Culture

Instituto Camões (IC)
http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/

Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento

Homepage FLAD

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
http://www.gulbenkian.pt/main.asp

Visit Portugal

https://www.visitportugal.com/en

Infopédia Dicionários Porto Editora

https://www.infopedia.pt

BRAZIL
Brazilian Culture

Brazilian Culture
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sergiok/brculture.html

VivaBrazil
http://www.vivabrazil.com/

AFRICA
African Cultures

Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (PALOP)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries

Portuguese-Speaking Countries


Community of Portuguese Language Countries Flag
Bandeira das Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa

The following countries (CPLP, 2004) have designated Portuguese as their official language:
 Angola ( Ali-Dinar, n.d.a)
 Brazil (Brazilian Embassy in Washington, 2004)
 Cape Verde (Republic of) (Ali-Dinar, n.d.b)
 East Timor (East Timor, n.d)
 Guinea Bissau (Ali-Dinar, n.d.c)
 Mozambique (Ali-Dinar, n.d.d)
 Portugal (Portugal, 2005)
o Azores (Açores, 2005)
o Madeira (Madeira, 2004)
 Sao Tome & Principe (Ali-Dinar, n.d.e)

CPLP

http://www.cplp.org/ PALOP

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal speaking at the 11th CPLP Summit while Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa looks on

CPLP Summits

I – Lisbon

II – Praia

III – Maputo

IV – Brasília

V – São Tomé

VI – Bissau

VII – Lisbon

VIII – Luanda

IX – MaputoX – Díli

XI – Brasília

XII – Ilha do SalXIII – Luanda

XIV – São Tomé

XIV – Bissau