æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz æz ɐn ˈɑːpʃənəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ æt skˈuːlz æz ɐ ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə bɹɐzˈɪlz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ ˈɪnfluːəns ɔnðə kˈɑːntɪnənt, ænd ʌvðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ænd kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl æŋɡˈoʊlən ænd mˈɑːzɐmbˌɪkən ˈɪmɪɡɹənt kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz.
As of 2010 the government decided to include Portuguese as an optional language at schools as a response to Brazil's increasing influence on the continent, and of the growing and considerable Angolan and Mozambican immigrant communities.