112 Cultural Post 4

[Oliver Cho]

This week in my meeting with my language partner I learned about the landscape of Brazil. Of course a big part of Brazil's landscape is the Amazon. It is the largest sub region of Brazil, and a big stimulus for its economy. Aside from being the largest river in the world it also funnels the most water into the Atlantic. I also learned about the other subregions of Brazil such as the highlands, which contain the highest point in Brazil. In my opinion from what I have examined the landscape of Brazil has had very little affect on the Brazilian Portuguese language. There has been no isolation that has caused a difference in the ways the language is spoken or influences from the environment that cause an emphasis on any specific vocabulary or grammar structure.