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  nativename Português
  pronunciation [portu'ges , or [pohtu'geiʃ &nbsp(Brazilian)<!-- please discuss before changing -->
  states Angola , Brazil , Cape Verde , East Timor , European Union , Guinea Bissau , Equatorial Guinea , Chinese SAR Of Macau , Mozambique , Portugal and São Tomé And Príncipe
  speakers Native: 210 million<br />Total: 230 million English and Portuguese Numbers in the World , University of Helsinki and The 30 Most Spoken Languages of the World
  rank 6 to 7 (native speakers)
  familycolor Indo-European
  fam2 Italic
  fam3 Romance
  fam4 Italo-Western
  fam5 Western
  fam6 Gallo-Iberian
  fam7 Ibero-Romance
  fam8 West-Iberian
  fam9 Portuguese-Galician
  script Latin Alphabet ( Portuguese Variant )
  nation Angola <br> Brazil <br> Cape Verde <br> East Timor <br> Equatorial Guinea <br> Guinea-Bissau <br> Mozambique <br> Portugal <br> São Tomé And Príncipe <br><br> Macau (PRC)<br><br> African Union (AU)<br> European Union (EU)<br> Mercosul <br> Organization Of American States <br> Community Of Portuguese Language Countries
  agency International Portuguese Language Institute CPLP


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