Portuguese Wikipedia is the Portuguese-language edition of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. It was launched in the spring of 2001 and is written by volunteers in Brazil, Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries. Because Brazil has by far the largest Portuguese-speaking population, much of the editing community comes from there, which shapes the focus of the edition and its choice of spellings. It is one of the larger editions of the project, with particularly active coverage of Brazilian history, geography and popular culture. Like all other language versions, it is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and edited under free licences.
Before and after
- 4 April 2001Discovery of HD 28185 b
- 7 April 2001Launch of 2001 Mars Odyssey
- 22 April 2001Release of Shrek
- 11 May 2001Release of Italian Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Portuguese Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Japanese Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Esperanto Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Spanish Wikipedia
- 17 May 2001Release of Russian Wikipedia
More in Science & technology
- 1945Invention of computer
- 1964Discovery of rutherfordium
- 29 October 1969Invention of Internet
- 18 February 1970Discovery of dubnium
- July 1974Discovery of seaborgium
- 1984Discovery of hassium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.