PORTUGUESE
Portuguese is the 6 th most spoken language in the world. Most of its importance arises due to it being
the native language of Brazil- the 9th largest economy in the world. The ever-booming economy of Brazil
and its outsourcing industry promises a huge career opportunity for people learning Portuguese in India.
Although the origin of Portuguese language traces back to Portugal, Europe but Brazilian Portuguese is
the most abundantly studied variant of the language. The two outstanding reasons to learn the language
is for its incredible richness and expanding job opportunities.
In an extremely globalized world, many companies are doing business with Latin American countries
where the growth rate is much faster than more developed countries like the UK or US.
Besides Brazil, Portuguese is the official language of 10 other countries as well and spoken as a native
language by over 270 million people all over the world.
If you are considering learning a new language, go for an off-beat and more challenging one that is
Portuguese!