Spanish influence in Brazilian and Portuguese
Physically, Portugal and Spain are very close together, so one would expect a considerable mutual influence, whereas Brazil is quite isolated from neighboring Latin American countries. It is almost a continent in itself. The Andes and the Amazon have been unsurmountable barriers. Only Southern Brazil has received significant language and cultural influences, mainly from Uruguay and Argentina. So, in general, I would conclude that Portuguese Portuguese is more like Spanish than Brazilian Portuguese.
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