Arte da grammatica da lingua do Brasil

This early study of “the language of Brazil” offers a detailed guide to the língua geral brasiliana, presenting its sounds, spelling, vocabulary, and grammatical structure. Written for learners and missionaries, it begins with an explanation of how the work was assembled through consultation with Indigenous speakers and experienced teachers, giving the book both a practical purpose and a glimpse into the linguistic world of colonial Brazil.

Listeners will encounter discussions of vowels, consonants, diphthongs, syllables, pronunciation, and the ways words change when combined. The guide then moves through verbs, nouns, pronouns, participles, prepositions, adverbs, interjections, conjunctions, and syntax, with examples illustrating conjugation and everyday meanings. Its original Portuguese preserves the vocabulary, orthography, and scholarly habits of its era, making the recording especially suited to those interested in historical linguistics, Indigenous languages, language teaching, and Brazil’s cultural history.