{"id":85,"date":"2013-09-17T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2018-12-19T19:31:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:31:19","slug":"portuguese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Portuguese<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"portuguese\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-portuguese\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-3766\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3769\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3769\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/courses\/\">Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3775\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3775\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/study-abroad\/\">Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6838\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6838\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3772\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3772\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/portuguese\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero-364x260.jpg\" alt=\"A taxi on an island in Cape Verde\" width=\"364\" height=\"260\" class=\"alignright size-third_column wp-image-6814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero-364x260.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero-500x358.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Cape-Verde-Hero.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>Portuguese is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world. It is the official language of Brazil\u2014the largest country in Latin America, with the eighth-largest economy in the world\u2014and, of course, Portugal, including the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. Portuguese is also the official language of several other countries (known as Lusophone countries) that include Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, and Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government designated Portuguese as a \u201ccritical language,\u201d and there are generous scholarships and unique educational opportunities available.<\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Why Portuguese at URI?<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<h4>Perfect Location<\/h4>\n<p>Southern New England is home to a large Portuguese-speaking community of Portuguese, Brazilians, and Cape Verdeans.\u00a0Over 10% of Rhode Islanders claim Lusophone ancestry ( the highest percentage in any state), and in Massachusetts, Portuguese speakers are the second linguistic group, an estimated 800,000 to one million.\u00a0URI has a real demand for Portuguese classes from students who want to study the language\/culture of their ancestors or to learn this &#8220;critical language.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Growing Program<\/h4>\n<p>Because of the growing popularity of Portuguese as a language choice, we&#8217;ve just launched a new advanced Portuguese course for students who are interested in further pursuing their Portuguese studies. The Department of Languages supports Portuguese studies and plans to provide other opportunities for students in the near future. Come study Portuguese at URI, and grow beyond the borders of your world and perspectives.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<h3>Careers<\/h3>\n<p>There are plenty of job opportunities for Portuguese speakers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, due to the states&#8217; demographics. And, if you study Portuguese with a minor or a major in areas like business, engineering or marketing, you will have ample opportunities to work for U.S. government enterprises in Lusophone countries; engineering companies in Angola, Timor, and Brazil; renewable energies or innovated textile industries in Portugal; and the World Bank and the United Nations, among other opportunities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portuguese Overview Portuguese is the sixth most commonly spoken language in the world. It is the official language of Brazil\u2014the largest country in Latin America, with the eighth-largest economy in the world\u2014and, of course, Portugal, including the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. Portuguese is also the official language of several other countries (known as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7421,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/7421"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}