The Portuguese, with more than With 240 million speakers, it is the sixth most widely spoken mother tongue It is one of the most widely spoken languages and ranks amongst the top 10 most widely spoken languages in the world. The ability to speak, write and read Portuguese is an asset that could be put to use in a wide range of professional fields. This is because Portuguese is one of the official languages of the European Union and MERCOSUR, a trade bloc comprising countries from Latin America which includes Brazil. This illustrates the great advantage that a Portuguese speaker has access to more resources, particularly in the business and employment spheres. This course on advanced Portuguese will equip students with an advanced knowledge of Portuguese, enabling them to cope with all everyday tasks in the Portuguese language.