What language do Brazil speak?

Ben Fordham: And the Socceroos result is “legal”. I’m just brushing up on my Spanish. Legal!

Lisa Wilkinson: Has that got an e on the end of it?

Ben Fordham: Dunno!

Karl Stefanovic: don’t they speak Italian in Brazil?

Ben Fordham: No, I think it’s Spanish, yeah yeah, last time I checked. Legal. It means ‘cool’.

Georgie Gardner: It’s Portuguese isn’t it?

Karl Stefanovic: Italian. Italian

Georgie Gardner: Doesn’t he mean Portuguese?

Karl Stefanovic: No Italian. Brazilians speak Italian.

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It got worse for the Today team. Much worse. And a warning for Portuguese speakers. Block your children’s ears.

Ben Fordham: Duc rahlu. Do caralho. Do caralho.

Karl Stefanovic: What does that mean?

Ben Fordham: That means it was an amazing effort. I was sent this by Diego who emailed it in. Do caralho.

Lisa Wilkinson, Ben Fordham: Do caralho. Do caralho.

Karl Stefanovic: I shan’t be saying it.

Ben Fordham: Really?

Karl Stefanovic: I shan’t be saying that word

Ben Fordham: Why?

Karl Stefanovic: Well I just don’t know what it means. It could be anything...

So Ben Fordham was comprehensively hoaxed by Diego. An amazing effort, you might say. Taken in good part by Ben ...