PALMAS, Brazil – Guaricema Pataxo's indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people's reservation and makes a living by hawking their ...

Translation into Nheengatu hailed as a historical moment for the country and its native populations The Brazilian constitution has gained its first ever official translation into an Indigenous ...

The Brazilian consul general in Chicago spoke to Northwestern students Monday night as part of Global Languages Initiative’s effort to promote international languages. Paulo Camargo detailed to a ...

Warm handshakes, exchanging signed documents, and smiles all around. After 1.5 years of relationship-building and negotiations, it is now official: Simon Fraser University (SFU) will soon – for the ...

The process of implementing the language spoken in Brazil was the result of centuries of social struggle, says Caetano Galindo in the book Latim em pó: Um passeio pela formação do nosso português ...

A case identified during research by a federal appeal-court judge some 15 years ago illustrates the importance of the debate around linguistic diversity in the country. The sole official language of ...