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Learn to speak Portuguese in hours, not yearsWhen it comes to learning Portuguese it doesn’t get easier than the Michel Thomas Method. The Michel Thomas method eases you into the Portuguese language by breaking it into its component parts. You will then be able to easily form your own sentences to say what you want in Portuguese! Go from absolute beginner to confident speaker—without books, homework or memorizing.Listen, absorb and speak Portuguese naturallyThe Michel Thomas Method audio course helps you pick up the Portuguese language naturally, at your own pace. It teaches you Portuguese through your own language, building it up, step by step in ‘real-time’ conditions.About the Portuguese languagePortuguese has a wide geographical spread. This is as a result of the long voyages made by the Portuguese in th the 15 th and 16 centuries when they ventured far in their caravels and larger ships, and reached lands then unknown to the Europeans. These seafarers went as far west as the Americas and as far east as Australia and Japan. Today, Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal—including the Azores and Madeira. It is co-official with other languages in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau. The total estimate of native speakers of Portuguese is over 210 million.