Hello there!! I´m from brazil, so I´m a native brazilian. If you wanna chat, have some good conversation, learn portuguese, or even know facts about the brazilian culture, add me on skype erprando or here in facebook. Greetings from Brazil Ed

We have main accents: Paulista - São Paulo state Carioca - Rio de Janeiro state Sulista - South region Caipira - Minas Gerais state and Center-West region Nordestino - Notheast region Nortista - North region We can divide each accent in sub-accents, but then the differences are too small to get you confused. For instance, I'm from Goiânia, at the Center-West region. And my speech is a bit different of people for Brasília, Minas Gerais or Mato Grosso (other places where the Caipira accent is spoken) Hope I have helped you =)

I think the difference would be mainly in terms of vocabulary, especially some nouns. Let's consider the word "girl" for instance... In Southern Brazil it is common to use the word "guria" when referring to a girl, but in other parts of the country you will hear the word "garota", which is quite common I think. In Sao Paulo we often use the word "menina" when referring to a girl, even if she's not so young. If you are learning Brazilian Portuguese, that should be of little concern to you. :) Choose the words which sound more familiar to you and I'm sure you will be perfectly understood. There's also some local slang, but I suppose it's the same in most parts of the world, right? Finally, as mentioned above, there's a slight difference in pronunciation from one region to another, but only for a few isolated sounds. Not to worry. :)

I think the principal difference is in the use of some words and some slangs. Also the "r" and "s" pronunciation.

Well. Brazil is shared in 5 regions and 27 states. We have a common language and regional accents. The regions use to have some kind of common accent, and inside the region's accent eventually some states have their own accents. It seems difficult, but is not, it happens because the different people that colonized or come to live in Brazil. The better way to explain it is with a goo conversation. I hope that I helped. See you!