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Brazil: We will write in Portuguese indeed

Posted 20 December 2007 18:48 GMT

Written byPaula Góes

Countries	Brazil, U.S.A.
Topics	Language
Languages	Portuguese

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Português	· Brazil: Escrevemos em português, sim senhor
繁體中文	· （短訊）巴西：語言使用自由
简体中文	· （短讯）巴西：语言使用自由

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