BR
Brazil
Summary
Brazil is a country in the Americas that is home to 213,993,000 people. It is also home to 202 living indigenous languages. It was also home to 22 indigenous languages that are now extinct. In addition, 20 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Portuguese, is the official language of the country. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Tupian (62) Language isolate (19) Maipurean (19) Cariban (18) Jean (16) Panoan (14) Tucanoan (14) Unclassified (13) Nambikwara (8) Arauan (6) Yanomaman (5) Puinavean (4) Bororoan (3) Chapacuran (3) Katukinan (3) Creole (2) Indo-European (2) Jabutian (2) Maxakalian (2) Purian (2) Sign language (2) Botocudoan (1) Guaykuruan (1) Kamakanan (1) Karajá (1) Muran (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Brazil has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.