The main language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese, with 97.9% of the population speaking it as their primary language. Brazilian Portuguese has its own unique development, influenced by other European languages such as Italian and German in the South and Southeast, and several indigenous languages all across the country. Although Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and the vast majority of Brazilians speak only Portuguese, there are several other languages spoken in the country. According to the president of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), there are an estimated 210 languages spoken in Brazil. 154 are Amerindian languages, while the others are languages brought by immigrants. German is the second most widely spoken language in Brazil, spoken by around 1.9% of the population, mostly in southern Brazil. Italian comes in third as the most spoken language in Brazil, spoken by some 1 million Brazilians, mostly in immigrant communities of southern Brazil. Brazilians also learn Spanish and English in school, and many speak Spanish to a high level due to the close proximity of Spanish-speaking countries.