Dialect comparison

Carioca vs Northern Portuguese

Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Carioca

Rio de Janeiro Portuguese · Fluminense

The Portuguese of Rio de Janeiro. Recognisable for its palatalised /s/ in coda position — a feature shared with Lisbon — and a distinctive intonation.

Approximate centre
-22.91°, -43.17°
Northern Portuguese

Portuense · Norte de Portugal

The Portuguese of the north of Portugal around Porto. Preserves several older features lost in the standard, including the bilabial /β/ and the betacism that distinguishes <b> from <v>.

Approximate centre
41.15°, -8.61°

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