Brazilian Portuguese-English/English-Brazilian Portuguese Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)
Brand: Hippocrene Books
Categories: Books, Travel, South America


Hippocrene Books

Dimensions: 4 x 1.25 x 6 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0781812399
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781812399
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Print length: 531 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2009
subtitle: Paperback – October 1, 2009
author: Visit Amazon's Amadeu Marques Page search results Amadeu Marques
review: Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover Brazilian Portuguese is written and spoken by over 180 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over 1 million Brazilian Americans. Portuguese is taught at over 280 colleges and universities in the United States. Brazil is the most popular tourist destination in South America, enjoying over 5 million visitors in 2008. It is also the second largest economy in the Americas (after the United States) with thriving industries such as automobiles, steel, petrochemicals, aircraft and banking. [[Concise size with 10,000 entries of essential Brazilian Portuguese [[Each entry includes key grammatical information and pronunciation [[Many entries include related words and phrases [[Spelling updated in full accordance with the Reforma Ortogrfica da Lngua Portuguesa, 2009 [[Perfect for businesspeople, travelers, and students About the Author Amadeu Marques is an English and Portuguese teacher and author whose books have been published in Brazil for over thirty years. Among his many books are Dicionário Amadeu Marques Inglês-Português, Português-Inglês, Say It Right! - Guia Prático de Pronúncia and Snowball - Basic English Vocabulary. A native of Lisbon, Marques lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.