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During the 12th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Culture, which took place in Portugal in April 2009, Maria Simón, Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay, announced that in early 2010, the Portuguese language will be adopted as the second official language in the country. This means that the discipline will have to be part of the curriculum in the country’s public schools.

In Uruguay there are language centers where foreign languages are taught for free. These languages include English, French, German, Italian, and soon Portuguese.

The goal of this measure is to reduce the social divide in the country. The government will offer foreign language courses for Uruguayan teachers specializing in Portuguese.

From a political, social and economic point of view, this victory of the Portuguese language not only strengthens the link between Brazil and Uruguay, but it also increases the reach of our language around the world.

Just like Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War: “So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a thousand battles without a single loss. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.”

Three cheers for the Portuguese Language!

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Posted in 01/05/2010 at 12.30 pm.
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