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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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I’m not sure I fully understand the question. In any case, although I don’t see how this relates to translation, my country, despite its small size, has a wide variety of dialects and regional accents, and in recent years, there has been a resurgence – perhaps due to the rise in tourism – of traditional music, particularly ‘cante alentejano’ (a polyphonic choral singing style from the Alentejo region of southern Portugal), ever since it was inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural ... See more
I’m not sure I fully understand the question. In any case, although I don’t see how this relates to translation, my country, despite its small size, has a wide variety of dialects and regional accents, and in recent years, there has been a resurgence – perhaps due to the rise in tourism – of traditional music, particularly ‘cante alentejano’ (a polyphonic choral singing style from the Alentejo region of southern Portugal), ever since it was inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFipQWNuSJI

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