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Portuguese Outside of Portugal
Portuguese is the second most spoken romance language, behind Spanish, partially because of the large population of speakers in Brazil, where it is the national language. There are many respects in which Brazilian Portuguese differs from standard Portuguese in sound and structure. In Brazilian Portuguese the verb comes before the subject, while in Standard Portuguese it comes after. Another notable difference in the more audible vowels of Brazilian Portuguese. Beyond this, the nuances of spoken versions of both language practices continue to evolve as generations of speakers age and the world continues to globalize, leading to changes in language practices internationally. Portuguese has been made an official language of Mozambique, Angola, the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome, the Principe Islands and Macao.