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Examples of Different Pronunciation

Excerpt from the Portuguese national epic Os Lusíadas, by author Luís de Camões (I, 33)
Original IPA (Lisbon) IPA (Rio de Janeiro) IPA (São Paulo) IPA (Santiago de Compostela) Translation
Sustentava contra ele Vénus bela, suʃtẽˈtavə ˈkõtɾə ˈeɫɨ ˈvɛnuʑ ˈβɛɫə suɕtẽ̞ˈtavɐ ˈkõtɾɐ ˈeɫi ˈvẽnuʑ ˈbɛɫɐ sustẽ̞ˈtavɐ ˈkõtɾɐ ˈeɫi ˈvẽnuz ˈbɛlɐ sustenˈtaβa ˈkontɾa ˈel ˈβɛnuz ˈβɛla Held against him the beautiful Venus
Afeiçoada à gente Lusitana, əfəjˈswaðaː ˈʒẽtɨ ɫuziˈtɐnə ɐ̞fejsuˈadaː ˈʑẽtɕi ɫuziˈtɜ̃nɐ ɐ̞feɪ̯sʊˈadaː ˈʑẽtɕɪ luziˈtɐ̃nɐ afejθoˈaðaː ˈʃente lusiˈtana Fondly to the Lusitanian people,
Por quantas qualidades via nela puɾ ˈkwɐ̃təɕ kwəɫiˈðaðɨʑ ˈviə ˈnɛɫə puʀ̟ ˈkwɜ̃tɐɕ kwɐɫiˈdadʑiʑ ˈviɐ ˈnɛɫɐ pʊɾ ˈkwɐ̃tɐs kwɐ̞ɫiˈdadʑɪz ˈviɐ ˈnɛlɐ poɾ ˈkantas kwaliˈðaðez ˈβia ˈnɛla For many qualities she saw in her
Da antiga tão amada sua Romana; də̃ˈtiɣə ˈtɐ̃w̃ əˈmaðə ˈsuə ʁuˈmɐnə da ʔɜ̃ˈtɕigɐ tɜ̃w̃ ãˈmadɐ ˈsuɐ ʁo̞ˈmɜ̃nɐ dɐ̞̃ːˈtɕiɡɐ ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̞̃ˈmadɐ ˈsuɐ hõ̞ˈmɐ̃nɐ danˈtiɣa ˈtaŋ aˈmaða ˈsua roˈmana From his old beloved Roman;
Nos fortes corações,
na grande estrela,		 nuɕ ˈfɔɾtɨʃ kuɾəˈsõj̃ɕ
nə ˈɣɾɐ̃dɨʃˈtɾeɫə		 nuɕ ˈfɔxtɕiɕ kɔɾaˈsõj̃ɕ
nɐ̞ ˈgɾɜ̃dʑiɕˈtɾeɫɐ		 nʊs ˈfɔɾtɕɪs ko̞ɾɐ̞ˈsõɪ̯̃s
nɐ̞ ˈɡɾɐ̃dʑɪsˈtɾelɐ		 nos ˈfɔɾtes koɾaˈθons
na ˈɣɾandesˈtɾela		 In the stout hearts, in the big star
Que mostraram na terra Tingitana, kɨ muʃˈtɾaɾə̃w̃ nə ˈtɛʁə tĩʒiˈtɐnə ki mo̞ɕˈtɾaɾɜ̃w̃ na ˈtɛʁɐ tɕĩʑiˈtɜ̃nɐ kɪ̃ mʊsˈtɾaɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ nɐ̞ ˈtɛɦɐ tɕĩʑiˈtɐ̃nɐ ke mosˈtɾaɾaŋ na ˈtɛra tin̠ʃiˈtana That showed in the Tingitana land,
E na língua, na qual quando imagina, i nə ˈɫĩɡwə nə ˈkwaɫ ˈkwɐ̃dwiməˈʒinə i na ˈɫĩgwɐ na kwaw ˈkwɜ̃dwĩmaˈʑĩnɐ ɪ̃ nɐ̞ ˈɫĩɡwɐ nɐ̞ ˈkwaʊ̯ ˈkwɐ̃dʊ̯ ĩmɐ̞ˈʑinɐ e na ˈliŋɡwa na ˈkal ˈkando jmaˈʃina And in the language, which when it is imagined
Com pouca corrupção crê que é a Latina. kõ ˈpokə kuʁupˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈkɾe kiˈɛ ə ɫəˈtinə kũ ˈpoːkɐ ko̞ʀ̟upˈsɜ̃w̃ kɾe ˈkjɛ a ɫɐˈtɕĩnɐ kʊ̃ ˈpoːkɐ ko̞ɦup(i)ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɾe ˈkjɛ ɐ̞ lɐ̞ˈtɕĩnɐ kom ˈpowka korupˈθoŋ ˈkɾe ˈke ˈɛ a laˈtina With little corruption, believes that it is Latin.

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