Brazilian Sign Language
A language of Brazil
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Region | São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, elsewhere. |
| Alternate names | LSB, São Paulo Sign Language |
| Dialects | Dialects appear inherently intelligible. Northern dialects above the Amazon show greater differences. Some relationship to North American [ase] and European sign languages. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language development | TV. Dictionary. |
| Writing system | SignWriting. |
| Comments | Proper names fingerspelling similar to European systems. First deaf school 1857 in Rio de Janeiro, then in Porto Alegre. São Paulo deaf generally receive oralist education. |
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