Faculty Expertise: Prof. Doyle Gives Lesson on Languages Spoken in Rio de Janeiro

a middle-aged, white, female professor sitting on a bench outside
Dr. Kathleen Doyle

Dr. Kathleen Doyle, associate professor of Spanish at Rhodes, fell in love with the Portuguese language while in graduate school, studying under Brazilian teachers. 

With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, attention is being given to Portuguese, which is spoken by the majority of those in Brazil. In a recent Local Memphis television interview, Doyle gives a brief lesson about the differences between Portuguese and Spanish. View the interview here