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Macau
Can anybody tell me to what extent Portuguese is spoken in Macau? Could I get by without knowing Cantonese, i.e. if I went to the shops, or a bank etc, could I speak Portuguese? (For my univeristy course I have to spend time in a country where they speak the language I am studying, i.e. Portuguese, and I would love to go to the Far East, as a lot of friends, and my boyfriend, will spend their year abroad in China or Japan).
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I had a Chinese friend who often stayed in Macau, and I remember him saying that while you could see a lot of Portuguese influence, a lot of day-to-day business was done in Cantonese. Not saying that spoken Portuguese would be non-existant, but I don't know if it would be substantial enough to convince your uni to let you go there.
There are some interesting articles out on the net regarding Macau's colonial legacy, such as [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) (can't find the others). From what I've gathered from my friend and other sources, there's not a lot of Portuguese speakers in Macau, but the ones who are there are determined to preserve their heritage.
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yes. my friend lived there for like 4 years - brazilian. so yea theres a LOT of portuguese stuff goin on there (according to my friend)
** one thing though, this was like 4/5 years ago, so im not sure if its still that way, but i so wouldnt see why not!
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