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Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:48:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Joseph Seitz <jseitz@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Seitz <jseitz@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
Organization: IMDC UW-Madison
Subject:      Re: VW of Brazil - Strange Van
Comments: To: sytsmac@BPICORP.COM
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The portuguese colonized brazil and created a slave labor force which was fed by
the indigenous people as well as millions of people from the west coast of
Africa.  This is why they speak portuguese.


Joe


Cory Sytsma wrote:


> >In Brazil, they use Portuguese not Spanish.
>
> Um, what are they using these Portuguese for?    :^)
>
> I guessed they spoke Spanish, which most of South America speaks.  Obviously I
> don't speak Portuguese either, so my ignorance precluded me from noticing the
> language difference.  I am sorry if I have offended anyone.
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