Learn Brazilian Portuguese Through Useful Moments
Why Learn Brazilian Portuguese?
- In Brazil
- Spoken by nearly all of its 203 million people (2022)
- Compared with Portugal
- The writing is almost the same, and speakers understand each other
- Portuguese speakers
- About 267 million, 250 million as a first language (2012–2022)
Read at Your Level
Brazilian Portuguese Course Levels
- Level 1I'm just starting out or know only a few words
- Level 2I can handle simple exchanges
- Level 3I follow conversations on familiar topics
- Level 4I understand most content but miss some nuance
- Level 5I read complex topics but rare words slow me down
- Level 6I can read almost anything
How Long Does It Take to Learn Brazilian Portuguese?
The U.S. Foreign Service Institute plans 552 class hours for its English-speaking students to use Portuguese at work. That is 24 weeks of classes, plus about 17 hours a week of study on their own. FSI gives one figure for all Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese included.
Here is how long 552 hours takes at your own pace:
- 3½ hours a week
- About 3 years
- 7 hours a week
- About 1 year 6 months
- 14 hours a week
- About 9 months
- 28 hours a week
- About 5 months
Common Questions About Learning Brazilian Portuguese
Does Bubblegum teach Brazilian Portuguese?
Yes. Bubblegum teaches Brazilian Portuguese, the Portuguese spoken in Brazil. Bubblegum also teaches European Portuguese.
Is Bubblegum good for beginners?
If you are serious about learning Brazilian Portuguese, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like.
Which levels does Bubblegum teach?
Bubblegum has six levels, from Level 1 ("I'm just starting out or know only a few words") to Level 6 ("I can read almost anything"). You can change your level at any time.
Do the Brazilian Portuguese lessons have audio?
Yes. Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
Can I practice speaking Brazilian Portuguese?
Yes. In live voice chat, you talk out loud in Brazilian Portuguese with Poppy, your AI tutor.
Which languages can Poppy explain Brazilian Portuguese in?
Poppy explains Brazilian Portuguese in any of the 74 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Brazilian Portuguese grammar and dictionary is ready in each one.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
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Sources
- Wikipedia, Brazilian Portuguese (spoken by nearly all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil, 2022; Brazilian and European Portuguese barely differ in formal writing and remain mutually intelligible)
- Wikipedia, Portuguese language (250 million first-language and 267 million speakers in all, Ethnologue 2012–2022)
- U.S. Department of State, Foreign Language Training (Category I: 24–30 weeks, 552–690 class hours, 23 hours a week in class; French and Spanish 30 weeks, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian and Swedish 24 weeks)