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Language resources include discussions about the language, dictionaries, plus language schools in many locales to help you learn on-site or via correspondence.
Talking South American
Every country and culture has its own conversational likes and dislikes. When you meet a South American for the first time, what do you talk about?
Immersion Language Programs in South America
There are numerous immersion language programs, all of which offer varying courses for young and older adults, beginners to advanced students. You can choose between individual or group classes of four to six hours a day, or an intensive course with many more hours per day/week.
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Pick a word in your choice of language and up pops the translation. Very handy.
foreignword.com
Dictionary, glossary and translation tools in one site.
freedict.com
Online translators between languages, including Spanish and Portuguese.
FreeTranslation.com
FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.
South American Languages
"A total of 34 language families and over a dozen isolated stocks with about 1000 individual languages have been identified in South America."
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