ethomaz said:
I can affirm to you threre are more people that speaks English than Spanish and in both case is the minority. We didn't learn any other language at high-school, college or anything else... it is necessary to make extra courses that the majority of the population didn't have money to pay. This research below says only 5% of the population is fluent in English but 36% have some kind of skill in English (like to just access internet or talk in chats/forums)... Spanish is way less than that. http://oglobo.globo.com/emprego/brasileiros-nao-sabem-falar-ingles-apenas-5-dominam-idioma-6239142 PS. I'm not fluent. |
My bad, of course I don't know more about Brasil than someone who lives there. I was basing what I said on my experience whenever I traveled there (I've been to Brasil 4 times now). Usually I'd get around speaking English in the cities, but in rural areas I was actually able to get along by speaking Spanish. I was surprised at how many people understood the language. That's why I assumed most people in Brasil speak Spanish (also since it is surrounded by Spanish speaking countries).
