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 146407-582-5730 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