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National Brazilian Sign Language Day: what are Libras?

Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is the language used by the Brazilian deaf community to communicate among themselves and with listeners. It is considered a gestural-visual language, with its own grammar, structure and vocabulary. Unlike oral languages, Libras does not use articulated sounds, but rather gestures, facial and body expressions to convey meaning.

A Pounds It has been recognized as the official language of Brazil since 2002, through Law No. 10.436/2002, which establishes that the State must guarantee the use and dissemination of Brazilian sign language at all levels of education. Furthermore, the law recognizes the Pounds as a legal means of communication and expression, and determines that public bodies and public service concession companies must offer service in Pounds.

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The learning of Pounds is fundamental to promoting the inclusion and accessibility of deaf people in society. In Brazil, there are several institutions and courses that offer training in Pounds for deaf and hearing people. It is important to highlight that, just like oral languages, Pounds has regional and cultural variations, and that the learning and use of this language must always be respectful and sensitive to the diversity of the Brazilian deaf community.

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