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Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.English is the second language.Spanish is also becoming popular in Brazil because of its neighbors.Some descendants of European immigrants also speak German or Italian.About 26 percent of the population is younger than age 15. Brazilians of European (mostly Portuguese) descent comprise 54 percent of the population, while 39 percent is of mixed heritage and 6 percent is of African descent.The African population descended from African slaves brought to Brazil before the 1880's, The live mostly in northeastern states like Bahia