Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

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Portuguese spelling	Pronounced as in	Example
í i The acute accent above i indicates that it is pronounced separately from the preceding vowel.	eager	açaí açaí fruit saída *exit* bisturi scalpel
ó o The acute accent above o indicates that it is an open o.	hot	avó grandmother pipoca *popcorn*
ô o The circumflex accent above o indicates that it is a closed o.	go (without the u/w sound)	avô *grandfather* olhar *look, glance*
Unstressed o at the end of words	bush	atento attentive feto *phoetus*
ü ú u The dieresis above u indicates it is pronounced after q and g.	Luke	baú chest, trunk urubu vulture
	gwen quince	argüir *to accuse, to disclose* cinqüenta *fifty*