LANGUAGE
Visitors with a working knowledge of Spanish will have less problems reading Portuguese, although the spoken language has many differences, most notably in the pronunciation. The locals always appreciate tourists' efforts to say a few words, such as Bom Dia for 'good day', Boa Tarde (good afternoon) and Boa Noite (good evening). 'Please' is Se Faz Favor and 'thank you' is Obrigado for a man and Obrigada if you're a woman. Of Latin origin, Portuguese is the third most widely spoken European language in the world and is mother tongue to about 200 million people in Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, S. Tomé and Príncipe in Africa and Brazil in South America. The most-commonly spoken foreign languages are Spanish, English and French. German is also known in the main tourist regions of the country, such as Lisbon, Madeira and the Algarve.