Why Study Portuguese?

  • Worldwide there are more speakers of Portuguese than there are of French, German, Italian or Japanese.
  • Brazil's economy now has the sixth largest in the world behind the U.S., China, Japan, Germany & France.
  • In addition to Brazil - the 5th largest country in the world - Portuguese is spoken in nine other countries on four continents.
  • Brazil is the world's 6th largest economy according to the World Bank.
  • Florida's number one trading partner is Brazil, generating billions of dollars for businesses statewide
  • Over 1 Million Brazilians visited Florida last year, and they spent an estimated 1.9 Billion dollars in our state.
  • Valencia's Portuguese language curriculum has flourished for over 20 years, enabling its students to further studies and skills at universities stateside and in Brazil.
  • You can fulfill the Foreign Language requirement by studying Portuguese at Valencia.

Take a look at the Valencia Catalog for the Portuguese courses offered

For more information on registering for Portuguese at Valencia's West Campus, contact Professor Richard Sansone.

Location

Bldg 5, Rm 146
407-582-5730 or 407-582-1300 // Fax: 407-582-5436
Monday - Friday: 8:00am to 5pm

Contact Us

Dean:
Ana J. Caldero

Administrative Assistant to the Dean:
Amy Sorrough

Administrative Assistant to the Dean:
Natalie Sutton
Chair Foreign Languages:
Professor Joseph Menig