Original sentence: In Spanish, country and city names are typically not accompanied by an article, although there are exceptions (e.Portuguese also uses the definite article before the names of most countries (a notable exception is Portugal itself), and many cities
Edited sentence: "  In Spanish, country and city names are typically not accompanied by an article, although there are exceptions (e."  The major exception to the country rule is "o Brasil.Portuguese also uses the definite article before the names of some cities and almost most countries except those which are related to or in Portuguese:  "A França" but "Moçambique;" "o México" but "Angola