Despite the Portuguese language having its name linked to Portugal, the language has been spread to several other places during the history of the world. Thus, Portuguese is not only native in Portugal and Brazil, but also in Africa and Asia. That's why we brought you a list of 7 Portuguese speaking countries as an official language, in addition to Portugal and Brazil.
Countries that speak Portuguese as an official language
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List of 7 countries that speak Portuguese:
Angola
The country is located in Southern Africa and has a mixed and extremely rich culture. Because it was colonized by Portugal, Portuguese is its official language.
Cape Green
Cape Verde is an archipelago located east of the African continent, which became independent from Portugal in 1975. Its culture is also very rich and mixed in influence, with outstanding musical styles.
Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is located west of Africa and has an enormous natural biodiversity.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is located in East Africa and is one of the smallest countries on the continent. However, this country was colonized by Spain until 1968, so Spanish is its first official language.
However, currently, there are 3 official languages spoken in the region: Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the countries also famous for its richness and cultural diversity. And its capital, Maputo, is known for its beaches, reefs and rich marine life in the Indian Ocean.
The country ends up having cultural influences not only Portuguese and African, but also Arab and Indian.
Sao Tome and Principe
This country is an African island that gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Its main language is Portuguese, spoken by almost all inhabitants, with a minority of 2% who speak other languages such as Creole, Cape Verdean, Forró and Angolan.
East Timor
Being the only Asian country on this list, Timor-Leste was also a Portuguese colony until 1975, when it was invaded by Indonesia and only became independent in 2002. Due to its great cultural diversity, the nation has Portuguese and Tetum as official languages.
Since Tetum is a mixture of Portuguese and Malay, speakers of only Portuguese are increasingly scarce in the country.
