If I want to travel to Brazil, can I get by with English?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 30 Jul, 2023
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I am living in Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) and I can tell you from experience that tourist staff will not be able to understand anything beyond the most basic phrases unless this is a specialty of your hotel or resort.
You’ll probably be able to get ” Cardapio em ingles” (english menu) at almost anywhere though, with the items numbered and more or less translated understandably, the prices may well not be listed or even different than the other menu.
Im in no way connected to this company, but CVC viagems is a really well known travel agent franchise who would be able to arrange payment/transit/orientations for you in the cities and major resort areas.
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English is hardly spoken in Brazil. Your hotel receptionist in Rio may well speak English, but very few others will. Even in Ipanema — one of the most popular parts of Rio for international tourists –English is not spoken.
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Yes not many Brazilians speak the English language especially outside Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo.
Try to learn as much Portuguese as you can before visiting there. You can also take the help of translator apps, phrasebooks and Youtube to learn basic stuff in Portuguese.
English is not widely spoken except in some touristy areas. Don’t
expect bus or taxi drivers to understand English, so it may be a good
idea to write down the address you are heading to before getting the
cab. In most big and luxurious hotels, it is very likely that the taxi
fleet will speak some English. If you are really in need of talking in
English, you should look for the younger people (-30 years), because
they, generally, have a higher knowledge of the language and will be
eager to help you and exercise their English.
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