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    The Portuguese language derives from Vulgar Latin brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during their conquest of the region from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. Portuguese is spoken by approximately 260 million people around the world, including as a native and second language in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, and Cape Verde. Portuguese has a great variety of dialects distributed among its different countries.

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    The Portuguese language derives from Vulgar Latin brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during their conquest of the region from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. Portuguese is spoken by approximately 260 million people around the world, including as a native and second language in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, and Cape Verde. Portuguese has a great variety of dialects distributed among its different countries.

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    Portuguese Language

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    The Portuguese language derives from Vulgar Latin brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during their conquest of the region from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. Portuguese is spoken by approximately 260 million people around the world, including as a native and second language in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, and Cape Verde. Portuguese has a great variety of dialects distributed among its different countries.

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    PORTUGUESE

    LANGUAGE
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    Bissau, East T e.
    n d C a p e V er d
    Guinea a

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    countrie
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    e ,
    Saudad

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