Why isn't there a brazilian language? Don't all, or most, Brazilians speak Portugese?

Question

Why isn't there a brazilian language? Don't all, or most, Brazilians speak Portugese?

Answer 1

In the 16th century most of southern America was conquered by the portuguese and the spanish. This is the reason that portuguese is spoken in Brazil and spanish in most other South American countries. Of course there are still native languages, but these are not commonly used in the cities.

Answer 2

Yes, most Brazilians speak Portuguese. Are you angry that there is no Brazilian language?

Answer 3

Why can't everyone speak the same language, English, it would solve lots of problems.

Answer 4

Brazil was settled by Portugal.

Answer 5

For the same reason that there isn't an American language or a Mexican language.  Most of the New World was settled by the countries of Europe, thereby speaking the languages of those countries that they were once a colony of.

Answer 6

...and your point is?

Answer 7

There isn't a Brazilian language (other than Portuguese, the language of the educated) for the same reason that there's no such thing as a North American Indian language.   Because Brazil, like North America, was originally peopled by a lot of different native tribes, and each of them had their own language.   Those tribes never did get together on a single language.

Answer 8

There actually IS a brazilian language in as much there is an Argentinian, Mexican or American language.