Do people in Brazil learn Spanish?

Brazilians aren’t big on learning languages, unfortunately. Most will never learn anything more than a few words in English. With Spanish being close to Portuguese (and with Brazil’s tendency of isolating itself in its own bubble), many Brazilians believe it’s just not that necessary.

Can Brazilians talk Spanish?

But do Brazilians speak Spanish? Some of them! In fact, around 460,000 Brazilians speak Spanish, according to Ethnologue. Many of these occur close to Brazil’s borders with other Latin American countries, where Spanish is the primary language.

Is Spanish common in Brazil?

Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil and is widely spoken by most of the population….

Languages of Brazil
National	Portuguese – 98\%
Significant	English – 7\%, Spanish – 4\%, Hunsrik – 1.5\%
Main	Portuguese

Do they speak Spanish in Peru?

Around 84\% of Peruvians speak Spanish, the official national language. Quechua is the second most commonly spoken language (13\%), followed by Aymara (2\%), and both have official status. In urban areas of the country, especially the coastal region, most people are monolingual and only speak Spanish.

Do Portuguese speakers understand Spanish?

Originally Answered: Can Portuguese speakers naturally understand Spanish? Yes, they can. The Portuguese understand Spanish quite well, even if they have not studied it. When I had not yet learned Portuguese, when I visited this country I spoke Spanish and I had no problem.

Why is German spoken in Brazil?

Germans immigrated mainly from what is now Germany, but also from other countries where German communities were established. From 1824 to 1969, around 250,000 Germans emigrated to Brazil, being the fourth largest immigrant community to settle in the country, after the Portuguese, Italians and Spaniards.