Portuguese Brazilian (or português do Brasil, pronounced [portuˈɡez du bɾaˈzi]) is a set of dialects of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil. It is spoken by virtually all of the 200 million inhabitants of Brazil and by perhaps two million Brazilian emigrants. Due to its independent development, the Brazilian Portuguese differs phonologically from the variant spoken in Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries. The existence of Portuguese in Brazil is a legacy of Portuguese colonization of the Americas. The first wave of Portuguese-speaking immigrants settled in Brazil in the 16th century Written alphabet: Latin Official language in: Brazil