[Wikipedia-l] Brazilian Portuguese

[Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales]

Daniel Mayer wrote:
> American English isn't the same as British English nor is Mexican
> Spanish the same as Spanish Spanish.
>
> So you are going to have to justify balkanizing the Portuguese
> Wikipedia, IMO. 

I agree completely about the need to justify.

http://www.jrdias.com/jrd-portugal-brasil.htm
looks to be an excellent resource for English speakers to learn
about the issue.

I don't know enough to make a valid judgment, but it seems that the
differences may be substntial.

http://www.necco.ca/faq_what_clients_need_to_know.htm
is linked from that earlier page, and gives an overview.

--Jimbo