About Portuguese and Portuguese translation

Portuguese ( português or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that was originated in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal. It is derived from the Latin spoken by the romanized Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula (namely the Gallaeci, the Lusitanians, the Celtici and the Conii) around 2000 years ago. It spread worldwide in the 15th and 16th centuries as Portugal established a colonial and commercial empire (1415–1999) which spanned from Brazil in the Americas to Goa and other parts of India, Macau in China and Timor (north of Australia). It was used as the exclusive lingua franca on the island of Sri Lanka for almost 350 years. During that time, many creole languages based on Portuguese also appeared around the world, especially in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

Today it is one of the world's major languages, ranked 6th according to number of native speakers (between 191 and 230 million). It is the language of about half of South America, even though Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas. It is also a major lingua franca in Portugal's former colonial possessions in Africa. It is an official language in nine countries (see the table on the right), also being co-official with Cantonese Chinese in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau, Tetum in East Timor and Spanish and French in Equatorial Guinea. There are sizeable communities of Portuguese speakers in various regions of North America, notably in the United States (New Jersey, New England, California and south Florida) and in Ontario, Canada.

Professional Portuguese translations mainly include Chinese-Portuguese translation, English-Portuguese translation, Japanese-Portuguese translation, Korean-Portuguese translation, German-Portuguese translation, Russian-Portuguese translation, Spanish-Portuguese translation, Portuguese-Portuguese translation, Italian-Portuguese translation, Arabic-Portuguese translation, etc.

Why use Findhow for Portuguese translation services?

Portuguese translation is one of the key languages of expertise at Findhow.

* Our translators are professionally qualified linguists and have extensive experience in Portuguese.

* Our translators work only in subjects relevant to their qualifications and experience and are rigorously tested.

* Our translators work exclusively into their native language.

* Portuguese translation services can be provided in any document format including the Microsoft Office suite, Adobe FrameMaker, Quark XPress, Adobe PDF, Adobe Illustrator, XML, InterLeaf and PageMaker.

* Our use of translation memory software can guarantee consistency of terminology, reduce lead times and costs of your translation, as well as help build up a company-specific terminology list.

Our Portuguese translation services are respected globally for tight turnaround times, accuracy and our professional experience in a wide range of software formats. Findhow has over 10-year track record in providing technical translation services in all major world languages besides Portuguese, such as Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Dutch, Burmese, etc.

We can provide professional Portuguese translation and intepreting services in many countries or cities worldwide such as Hongkong, Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changchun, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul etc.

We specialise in providing Portuguese translation services in a range of technical fields such as Aviation translation, Biological translation, Chemical translation, Construction translation, Electrical translation, Energy translation, Engineering translation, IT translation, Machinery translation, Medical translation, Patent translation, Pharmaceutical translation, Steel translation, Telecom translation, Textile translation, etc.

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