Hi,



I am a native English speaker who studied Spanish for about 5 years. I got very good at Spanish at one point, although lack of practice means I am not as strong as I once was. I thoroughly enjoyed learning Spanish, studied often and therefore learnt a lot too. I plan on doing the same with Portuguese although this time I have an advantage in that my girlfriend speaks Portuguese very well and I will practice with her.



I am starting to learn Brazillian Portuguese and I was wondering if you had any advice or recommendations for me given it will be my third language. Will I find it quicker to learn given that I already speak Spanish? Or will that present challenges in itself? I considered learning Portuguese in Spanish (with textbooks written in Spanish) in the hope that would simultaneously improve my Spanish. Do you think this is a good idea or should I just learn it in English as I know this worked the first time around.



Grateful for any advice in either English, Spanish or Portuguese.



Thanks!



Brendan