Açoriano
The Portuguese of the Azores archipelago. Highly distinctive vowels and a strong island-by-island variation, often cited as one of the more divergent European varieties.
- Approximate centre
- 37.74°, -25.67°
Dialect comparison
Azorean Portuguese vs Mineiro
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Belo Horizonte Portuguese
The Brazilian Portuguese of Minas Gerais and the surrounding interior. Distinguished by characteristic vowel reductions, monophthongisation of diphthongs, and a distinctive lexicon.
- Approximate centre
- -19.92°, -43.94°
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