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[–] Klear@piefed.world 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Come to think of it, why does Brazil speak Brazilian and not Latin like the rest of Latin America?

[–] FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It must be because they're just not as devoutly catholic

cuban is suprisingly catholic, brazil has a lot of evangelicals, think of them as mormons basically, very religous fundamentalists and everyone thinks of them as weird

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because it’s the only part of Latin America that’s in Brazil. Their population is also primarily Brazilian.

[–] saimen@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haha, and their capital is Brasilia, right? Hahaha

[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh that's where that spice is from I always put on my pasta.

[–] saimen@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

No, thats Gorilla. You are probably talking about Bapes

[–] Klear@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

1, 3, 5, 7, there's a lot of them i kind of want to stop.

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Good one! Your three is decent too.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In the late 15th century, Portugal and Spain made a treaty dividing the World in two, one side for Portugal the other for Spain, called the Treaty Of Tordesillas.

The dividing line was a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, which just so happens to cross South America leaving roughly the part were Brasil is on the Portuguese side and the rest on the Spanish side.

So that's why that part of South America speaks Portuguese and the rest speaks Spanish.

PS: Yeah, I get the joke, just thought the actual reason why is an interesting tidbit.