Dialect comparisonGaúcho vs Mineiro
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
GaúchoSulista · 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°
MineiroBelo 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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