Dialect comparison

Gaúcho vs Mineiro

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

Gaúcho

Sulista · Southern Brazilian Portuguese

The Brazilian Portuguese of Rio Grande do Sul and southern Brazil. Distinct from northern Brazilian varieties, with strong Spanish (Rioplatense) and Italian/German immigrant contact features.

Approximate centre
-30.03°, -51.23°
Mineiro

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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