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There were hundreds of languages originally spoken in Brazil. Nowadays only a handful of them remain. The most widely spoken native language in Brazil (and even in part of neighbouring countries) was Tupí Guaraní.
Here is a list of most of the languages that were spoken in Brazil prior to the arrival of the Europeans:
Acroá
Agavotaguerra
Aikanã
Amahuaca
Amanayé
Amundava
Anambé
Apalaí
Apiaká
Apinayé
Apurinã
Arapaso
Arára, Mato Grosso
Arára, Pará
Araweté
Arikapú
Arikem
Aruá
Arutani
Ashéninka, Ucayali-Yurúa
Asurini of Xingu
Asurini, Tocantins
Atorada
Aurá
Avá-Canoeiro
Awetí
Bakairí
Baniwa
Borôro
Caló
Canela
Carib
Cashinahua
Chiripá
Cinta Larga
Cocama-Cocamilla
Cubeo
Curripaco
Dâw
Dení
Desano
Enawené-Nawé
Gavião do Jiparaná
Gavião, Pará
Guajá
Guajajára
Guana
Guanano
Guaraní, Mbyá
Guarequena
Guató
Himarimã
Hixkaryána
Hunsrik
Hupdë
Iapama
Iatê
Ikpeng
Ingarikó
Irántxe
Jabutí
Jamamadí
Júma
Jurúna
Kaapor
Kaapor Sign Language
Kabixí
Kadiwéu
Kaimbé
Kaingang
Kaingáng, São Paulo
Kaiwá
Kamakan
Kamayurá
Kamba
Kambiwá
Kanamarí
Kanoé
Kapinawá
Karahawyana
Karajá
Karapanã
Karipúna
Karipuna
Karirí-Xocó
Karitiâna
Karo
Katawixi
Katukína
Katukína, Panoan
Kaxararí
Kaxuiâna
Kayabí
Kayapó
Kepkiriwát
Korubo
Krahô
Krenak
Kreye
Krinkati-Timbira
Kuikúro-Kalapálo
Kulina
Kulina Pano
Kuruáya
Kwaza
Lakondê
Latundê
Machinere
Macuna
Macushi
Makuráp
Mamaindé
Mandahuaca
Mapidian
Maquiritari
Maritsauá
Marúbo
Matipuhy
Matís
Matsés
Maxakalí
Mehináku
Miraña
Miriti
Mondé
Morerebi
Mundurukú
Nadëb
Nambikuára, Southern
Nhengatu
Ninam
Nukuini
Ofayé
Omagua
Oro Win
Oti
Otuke
Pakaásnovos
Palikúr
Panará
Pankararé
Pankararú
Papavô
Parakanã
Paranawát
Parecís
Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe
Paumarí
Pemon
Pirahã
Piratapuyo
Pokangá
Potiguára
Poyanáwa
Puri
Puruborá
Rikbaktsa
Sabanês
Sakirabiá
Salumá
Sanumá
Sateré-Mawé
Sharanahua
Shenenawa
Sikiana
Siriano
Suruahá
Suruí
Suruí do Pará
Suyá
Talian
Tapeba
Tapirapé
Tariana
Tawandê
Tembé
Tenharim
Terêna
Ticuna
Tingui-Boto
Torá
Tremembé
Trió
Truká
Trumai
Tucano
Tukumanféd
Tuparí
Tupí
Tupinambá
Tupinikin
Turiwára
Tuxá
Tuxináwa
Tuyuca
Uamué
Umotína
Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
Urumi
Uru-Pa-In
Waimaha
Waimiri-Atroarí
Waiwai
Wajiara
Wakoná
Wapishana
Wasu
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayoró
Wiraféd
Xakriabá
Xavánte
Xerénte
Xetá
Xipaya
Xipináwa
Xiriâna
Xokleng
Xukurú
Yabaâna
Yalakalore
Yaminahua
Yanomámi
Yanomamö
Yawalapití
Yawanawa
Yuhup
Zo'é
Brazil was not a unified country at the time the Portuguese invaded. Furthermore, we do not know what all of the languages were, since some of them died out before they could be studied.
The languages we know of that existed in Brazil in the 15th Century include:
- Acroá
- Agavotaguerra
- Aikanã
- Amahuaca
- Amanayé
- Amundava
- Anambé
- Apalaí
- Apiaká
- Apinayé
- Apurinã
- Arapaso
- Arára, Mato Grosso
- Arára, Pará
- Araweté
- Arikapú
- Arikem
- Aruá
- Arutani
- Ashéninka, Ucayali-Yurúa
- Asurini of Xingu
- Asurini, Tocantins
- Atorada
- Aurá
- Avá-Canoeiro
- Awetí
- Bakairí
- Baniwa
- Borôro
- Caló
- Canela
- Carib
- Cashinahua
- Chiripá
- Cinta Larga
- Cocama-Cocamilla
- Cubeo
- Curripaco
- Dâw
- Dení
- Desano
- Dutch
- Enawené-Nawé
- Gavião do Jiparaná
- Gavião, Pará
- Guajá
- Guajajára
- Guana
- Guanano
- Guaraní, Mbyá
- Guarequena
- Guató
- Himarimã
- Hixkaryána
- Hunsrik
- Hupdë
- Iapama
- Iatê
- Ikpeng
- Ingarikó
- Irántxe
- Jabutí
- Jamamadí
- Júma
- Jurúna
- Kaapor
- Kabixí
- Kadiwéu
- Kaimbé
- Kaingang
- Kaingáng, São Paulo
- Kaiwá
- Kamakan
- Kamayurá
- Kamba
- Kambiwá
- Kanamarí
- Kanoé
- Kapinawá
- Karahawyana
- Karajá
- Karapanã
- Karipúna
- Karirí-Xocó
- Karitiâna
- Karo
- Katawixi
- Katukína
- Katukína, Panoan
- Kaxararí
- Kaxuiâna
- Kayabí
- Kayapó
- Kepkiriwát
- Korubo
- Krahô
- Krenak
- Kreye
- Krinkati-Timbira
- Kuikúro-Kalapálo
- Kulina
- Kulina Pano
- Kuruáya
- Kwaza
- Lakondê
- Latundê
- Machinere
- Macuna
- Macushi
- Makuráp
- Mamaindé
- Mandahuaca
- Mapidian
- Maquiritari
- Maritsauá
- Marúbo
- Matipuhy
- Matís
- Matsés
- Maxakalí
- Mehináku
- Miraña
- Miriti
- Mondé
- Morerebi
- Mundurukú
- Nadëb
- Nambikuára, Southern
- Nhengatu
- Ninam
- Nukuini
- Ofayé
- Omagua
- Oro Win
- Oti
- Otuke
- Pakaásnovos
- Palikúr
- Panará
- Pankararé
- Pankararú
- Papavô
- Parakanã
- Paranawát
- Parecís
- Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe
- Paumarí
- Pemon
- Pirahã
- Piratapuyo
- Pokangá
- Potiguára
- Poyanáwa
- Puri
- Puruborá
- Rikbaktsa
- Sabanês
- Sakirabiá
- Salumá
- Sanumá
- Sateré-Mawé
- Sharanahua
- Shenenawa
- Sikiana
- Siriano
- Suruahá
- Suruí
- Suruí do Pará
- Suyá
- Talian
- Tapeba
- Tapirapé
- Tariana
- Tawandê
- Tembé
- Tenharim
- Terêna
- Ticuna
- Tingui-Boto
- Torá
- Tremembé
- Trió
- Truká
- Trumai
- Tucano
- Tukumanféd
- Tuparí
- Tupí
- Tupinambá
- Tupinikin
- Turiwára
- Tuxá
- Tuxináwa
- Tuyuca
- Uamué
- Umotína
- Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
- Urumi
- Uru-Pa-In
- Waimaha
- Waimiri-Atroarí
- Waiwai
- Wajiara
- Wakoná
- Wapishana
- Wasu
- Waurá
- Wayampi
- Wayana
- Wayoró
- Wiraféd
- Xakriabá
- Xavánte
- Xerénte
- Xetá
- Xipaya
- Xipináwa
- Xiriâna
- Xokleng
- Xukurú
- Yabaâna
- Yalakalore
- Yaminahua
- Yanomámi
- Yanomamö
- Yawalapití
- Yawanawa
- Yuhup
- Zo'é
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