at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Did you know?
The word 'taxi' is spelled the same in English, Portuguese, German, French, and Swedish.
Olá! Portuguese is spoken by some 215 million people worldwide. It is the official language of eight independent countries, and is the native language of Latin America's economic and industrial superpower: Brazil. Believe it or not, more people speak Portuguese as their native language than speak French, German, Italian, or Japanese.
![Learn [LANGUAGE] in Los Angeles](images/640x360/languages/portuguese/blackboard-english-portuguese.jpg "Learn Portuguese in Los Angeles")
Having recently hosted the Soccer World Cup and the Olympics, Brazil has enjoyed a flurry of interest from the rest of the world. With Brazil now ranked among the eight largest global economies, Portuguese is becoming increasingly important in the finance and trade industries. Should you already speak some Spanish, you'll find that learning Portuguese is easier than you might think. In that case, too, you'll have expanded your career prospects considerably. Spanish and Portuguese are the key to living and working across South America, and in many other places in Europe, Africa, and Asia.