Distinguish European Portuguese from Brazilian Portuguese | Requests/Ideas

I'm sure this is something that impacts a small percentage of users. So, European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese are not the same and there are usually different editions for each language. As an european portuguese I don't like to read in Brazilian, unless it is the original language for the book. It's not the same as reading the UK vs the US edition of a book, it's actually different the way the sentences are put together.
It would be nice to distinguish between the two and have the two options available. I usually have to look at the publisher to make sure I'm choosing the right edition. I'm not sure if this is something that applies to other languages, it might be.

Comments

mariana_mm

May 15, 2025

I came here to suggest the exact same thing, and I'm glad it's already in here! I couldn't agree more with the OP post! I know it only affects portuguese speakers, so it wouldn't be a priority, but it is actually a pretty valid point..! I would also like if we could distinguish between european portuguese and brazilian portuguese..! Not only are the languages very different in the way we put sentences together, and how we talk, how different some words/expressions are, but editions are also different. Each country makes their own translation/editions to the point where even many titles of books are different. (For instance: "Sense and Sensibility" in european portuguese is "Sensibilidade e bom-senso" and in brazilian portuguese is "Razão e Sentimento". When the titles are the same, I also go by the publisher to understand which one is the portuguese I speak, so I can choose that. It would be a nice feature in the future!

Nadia

Dec 29, 2023

Definitely. We've got a lot to do with languages in general and I'm sorry they're all lumped together for now.

(I recently visited my best friend in Portugal and every time I'm there I want to start learning European Portuguese...but there's only such a prominence of Brazilian Portuguese materials!)

martafvduarte

Dec 29, 2023

Yeah, I know. I don't expect this to be a priority. Most of the internet does not distinguish between both and it is something we are used to deal with. I just wanted to leave it here for the future. Thank you for listening! I hope you liked Portugal when you visited!