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Brazil (Carioca / Rio de Janeiro)
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Brazil · Rio de Janeiro (Carioca)
Carioca speech is Brazilian Portuguese's most recognizable export: the 'chiado' turns every coda /s/ into [ʃ] (mas -> [maʃ]), the R is a strong guttural fricative, and /t d/ affricate hard before /i/.
Chiado: coda /s/ -> [ʃ]Strong guttural R: porta -> [ˈpɔʁtɐ]/t d/ -> [tʃ dʒ] before /i/Final unstressed /e o/ raise to [i u]Coda /l/ -> [w]
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Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languagelanguage | pt | Drill | |
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | standard | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| D Finald_final | standard | Drill | |
| N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization | No | Drill | |
| Final Consonant Dropfinal_consonant_drop | none | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | caribbean_staccato | Drill | |
| Speech Ratespeech_rate | fast | Drill | |
| Vowel Nasalizationvowel_nasalization | phonemic | Drill | |
| Mid Vowel Qualitymid_vowel_quality | seven_vowel_open_close | Drill | |
| T D Palatalizationt_d_palatalization | before_high_front | Drill | |
| L Vocalizationl_vocalization | Yes | Drill | |
| Coda S Palatalizationcoda_s_palatalization | Yes | Drill | |
| R Guttural Strengthr_guttural_strength | strong_uvular | Drill | |
| Final Vowel Raisingfinal_vowel_raising | Yes | Drill |