As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found around the world. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as ' Lusophone' ( lusófono). It is the sole official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Brazil, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. Portuguese ( português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. This article contains IPA phonetic symbols.
