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Spanish is the closest language to Portuguese as they are both Latin based languages however according to https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/learn/spanish/spanish-tips/spanish-or-portuguese Spanish is an easier language to learn this is due to the mass population of Spain (400 million) compared to Portugal (200 million) as well as Portuguese having 9 vowels. It is said that if a Spanish speaker went to Portugal without looking at the language they will understand at least 45% of what the Portuguese where saying despite the difference in accents.

Population of foreign people migrating to Portugal

Portugal is currently the official home of more than 590,000 foreign citizens with a valid residence permit – and this is the highest figure since 1976

Reliability: government services

Source: data from the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). Assessed 20-10-21

With about 260 million speakers worldwide, Portuguese is the sixth most spoken language in the world, the most spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere and the second most spoken romance language after Spanish.

Like Spanish, Portuguese is not difficult for native English speakers to learn. The grammar and sentence structure in Portuguese do differ significantly from English, but are arguably simpler to pick up. Because English and Portuguese both have Latin roots, vocabularies in both languages have a high number of similar words.

Source: https://www.educations.com/study-guides/europe/study-in-portugal/language-culture-13683 

Reliability: an educational informational website for people moving from England to Portugal for education or study 

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