The Algarve region at the southern tip of Portugal is a beautiful part of the world, and the place a lot of people decide to settle because of the great weather and food and relaxed lifestyle. But could an English speaking person actually live in the major Algarve towns/cities and get by only speaking English …
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As the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon is a beautiful city, perhaps one of the nicest in all of Europe, and it does receive a lot of visitors every year. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can visitors get by there without needing any Portuguese? As a very popular tourist destination and international …
Lisbon is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, to the extent that visitors do fall in love with it and want to move there, or get put there on work placements. But can English speakers actually live in Lisbon long term without speaking any Portuguese? Can you get by there only speaking …
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Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde, is a small collection of 10 islands off the west coast of Africa. With a superb year round climate, it is becoming a great destination for winter getaways, but just how widely spoken is English there? Can tourists expect to get by there just speaking English? English is reasonably widely …
Portugal has always been a popular tourist destination in Europe, and continues to grow more popular each year, but is English widely spoken there? Is it enough to get by in Portugal just speaking English, or will some basic Portuguese be needed? According to estimates, anything between a quarter and a third of Portuguese people …
Brazil is a vibrant, extroverted and growing country which receives around 7 million tourists every year, many of them from the UK and US. It is also popular with travelers and volunteers. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can an English speaking person expect to get by there without knowing any Portuguese? The …
Spain and Portugal are of course neighboring countries in Western Europe, but just how similar are the Spanish and Portugese languages? Will understanding one automatically mean you will understand the other? There is definitely some crossover and similarity between Spanish and Portugese, but also some important and distinct differences as well, especially in pronunciation of …
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