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Portuguese, a symbol of Brazilian identity, is spoken by nearly 100 per cent of the population and foreign languages, including English, are not widely used. People are exposed to English through a variety of channels, including formal education, both public and private, consisting of primary, secondary and tertiary, as well as private English language schools and self-access learning. Estimates suggested there are about 2.5 million people who are undertaking (or have the potential to undertake) face-to-face or blended English courses at private institutes and roughly 14.5 million with interest in self-access learning.