Brazilians in Portugal Fight Against Language Discrimination
Brazilians living in Portugal face prejudice and discrimination known as glottophobia regarding linguistic diversity and professional licensing processes.
Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal are battling professional licensing barriers and social prejudices due to the variant of Portuguese they speak.
Linguistic Prejudice and Glottophobia
Iracema Ferreira, who studied nursing in Portugal, states that she had to carry a dictionary with her to counter criticism that she spoke Brazilian Portuguese in class.
Professional Licensing Barriers
Tanise Anhaia, president of the Brazilian Association of Speech Therapists in Portugal, describes this situation as glottophobia, while reporting that very few Brazilians have been granted speech therapist licenses since 2019.
Immigrant Population and Increasing Discrimination
According to AIMA data, more than 400,000 Brazilians, forming the largest immigrant group in Portugal, face increasing cases of discrimination, including institutional barriers and the prejudices experienced by school-aged children.