European Portuguese (português europeu in Portuguese, ) refers to the variety of Portuguese spoken in continental Portugal, as well as the Azores and Madeira islands. The word “European” was chosen to avoid the clash of “Portuguese Portuguese” as opposed to Brazilian Portuguese.
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