# Why do Brazillians & Portuguese dislike each other?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667 "2010-06-27T03:55:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667/21 "2010-06-28T16:13:42Z")

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WSJ article on the language divide between the two countries over soccer.

[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704911704575327284217910868.html](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704911704575327284217910868.html)

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**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667/22 "2010-06-28T18:49:38Z")

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You should start a thread about Spain / Latinamerica. It’s interesting to see the different dynamics in that relationship.

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**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brazillians-portuguese-dislike-each-other/544667/23 "2010-06-28T19:20:58Z")

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Lots of interesting things being said in this thread and I love the historical views.

> [@sassyfras](#):
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> So why the hate? Or is there no hate?

With the Brazilians I’ve dealt with, I would say the only people they hate are the lightweights who want to leave the party _before_ sunrise. YMMV

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