Brazilian Portuguese Internationalization

Brazilian Portuguese Internationalization (I18n) can be defined as the process of enabling back-end technologies to function or support Brazilian Portuguese. Localization, on the other hand, deals primarily with the front-end or linguistic and cosmetic aspects of a Brazilian Portuguese software application or Web site, including locale-specific content, cultural correctness, translations, and design.

Brazilian Portuguese Web site internationalization
Brazilian Portuguese software internationalization
Translation into Brazilian Portuguese

Some of the reasons for internationalizing are to ensure your Brazilian Portuguese application or Web site:

• Sorts based on Brazilian Portuguese language rules;
• Allows the externalization of all translatable text strings (i.e., separating text from code);
• Handles the different address, time, date, and numerical formats used in Brazilian Portuguese.

The process of Brazilian Portuguese internationalization may include the following four steps:

1. Discovery - Includes the preparation of a Brazilian Portuguese internationalization kit and an analysis of the current internationalization readiness of the source Web site or software application.
2. Assessment - Includes review and analysis of the following:
   • Source architecture and source code of Web site or software application.
   • Global marketing plans and requirements.
   • Design, development and build processes.
   • Current I18N and localization strategies.
3. Implementation - Includes the following:
   • Externalizing text strings for ease of localization.
   • Resolving any currency, time, date, or numbers issues.
   • Enabling double-byte characters or bidirectional writing.
   • Creating an I18n-friendly build methodology.
   • Preparing an I18n test plan.
   • Preparing a localization kit.
   • Carrying out training on I18n.
   • Introduction of I18n tools and any required tool training.
4. Testing - Includes client-driven I18n testing, bug reporting/fixing and regression testing.

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