This is The Discourse on Channel Africa. Today, as the world marks World Portuguese Language Day, we turn our focus to a language spoken by more than 265 million people across four continents - a language that carries histories of empire, resistance, culture, and global exchange. From Lisbon to Luanda, Maputo to São Paulo, Portuguese continues to evolve, shaped by the diverse societies that speak it, and increasingly positioned as a language of international communication and cooperation in a changing world. To explore its global significance and cultural reach, Peter Ndoro spoke to Dr Ana Maria Martinho, a retired Associate Professor at NOVA University Lisbon, an Integrated Researcher at the Centre for the Humanities.  Her work focuses on literatures and cultures in the Portuguese language.

<p>This is The Discourse on Channel Africa. Today, as the world marks World Portuguese Language Day, we turn our focus to a language spoken by more than 265 million people across four continents - a language that carries histories of empire, resistance, culture,&nbsp;and&nbsp;global exchange. From Lisbon to Luanda, Maputo to S&atilde;o Paulo, Portuguese continues to evolve, shaped by the diverse societies that speak it,&nbsp;and&nbsp;increasingly positioned as a language of international communication&nbsp;and&nbsp;cooperation in a changing world. To explore its global significance&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultural reach, Peter Ndoro spoke to Dr Ana Maria Martinho, a retired Associate Professor at NOVA University Lisbon, an Integrated&nbsp;Researcher at the Centre for the Humanities. &nbsp;Her work focuses on literatures&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultures in the Portuguese language.</p>

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World Portuguese Language Day,: 'Different dialects of the Portuguese language provide opportunity for learning and expansion'- Retired NOVA University Associate  Professor  