PRONUNCIATION OF BRAZILIAN NAMES 



c before a, o, u =^ k; before e, i, y ^^ ss. 



g = ss. 



ch = sh. 



g before a, o, u is hard ; before e, i,y, soft like the French j. 



j = the French J. 



h is mute. In Ih and nh = j. 



s at the beginning of a word is sharp. 



qu = usually k. 



X usually = sh, but sometimes a soft s (Caxirra = Casirra). 



Z — soft s. 



~ written above a vowel indicates a nasal n. Sao = Ssaonj', a and o constituting 

 a diphthong. 



ei = closed a, or French e. A final e usually becomes an impure i, and a final 

 = usually u. M and n are often nasal : Sem fim = ssen^ f hin^. 



The accent ' indicates that the vowel is open, and usually emphasized. 



In Brazil a more clear-cut and less eroded Portuguese is spoken than in Portugal. 

 The language of the Discoverers, which was nearer Spanish than is the language 

 of to-day, has survived in Brazil ; it is a language of great beauty, and very musical. 



