With its 212 million residents, Brazil stands as the heartland of Portuguese speakers, housing over 80% of the global count.
However, according to Augusto Santos Silva, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, a demographic shift is on the horizon.
By 2050, as Brazil's population shrinks and those of Angola and Mozambique rise, most Portuguese speakers will be African.
From the current 250 million speakers worldwide, predominantly Brazilians, the figure . . .
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