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Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Portuguese keeps every vowel that Lisbon whispers away, which makes it sound like a different language at first. t and d hiss before i — 'dia' is 'jia' — a final l is a w, and Rio specifically turns the r of 'rio' and the r at the end of a word into a breath. The ʃ on final s is one of the few things Rio shares with Lisbon.

Où: Brazil — carioca

La porte d’entrée: 'Bom dia, Rio' as bõ d͡ʒia hiu.

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Rio de Janeiro

Mélodie et rythme

Syllable-timed where Lisbon is stress-timed: every vowel gets its beat, so the language sounds sung. Rio adds a long, lazy rise on stressed syllables and a rising tail on questions.

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Consonnes

t hisses before i

t(?=[iɪ]) → t͡ʃ

Quand: before i, including the i that a final e has just become

Comment: Let the t release into the ch of 'church'.

'Tia' is 'chia', 'noite' is 'noichi'. It is the most Brazilian sound there is, and Lisbon does not have it at all.

Mot	Référence	Accent
tia
noite
gente

d hisses before i

d(?=[iɪ]) → d͡ʒ

Comment: 'Dia' is 'jia' — the j of English 'jeep'.

Mot	Référence	Accent
dia
verde
cidade

l at the end of a syllable is a w

l(?=[pbtdkɡqʔmnɲŋɴfvθðszʃʒɕʂʐçxχɣʁħʕhβʝlʎɹrɾjwɥʈɖɳɽʋɦ]|$| ) → w

Comment: Say 'oo' where the l would be.

Which is why 'Brasil' ends in the sound of 'ow'. Lisbon keeps a dark l.

Mot	Référence	Accent
Brasil
mal
sol

The strong r is a breath

ʁ → h

Comment: Just breathe. No tongue, no throat.

Rio's r is the English h. 'Rio' is 'hee-oo'.

Mot	Référence	Accent
rio
carro
rua

…and so is r at the end of a word

ɾ$ → h

Quand: at the end of a word; very often it drops away entirely

Mot	Référence	Accent
comer
falar

Voyelles

Final unstressed e is a full i

ɨ → i

Comment: Say a full 'ee'. Every syllable is pronounced.

Brazil never reduced this vowel. It is a clear i — and that i then triggers the next rule.

Mot	Référence	Accent
sete
noite
verde

Unstressed a is a full a

ɐ(?![̃]) → a

Lisbon reduces it to a schwa-like ɐ. Brazil says the vowel.

Mot	Référence	Accent
casa
mesa

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