This is just another post for the sake of my mental sanity because I hate that Microsoft will, based on my location, suggest that I intend for the Azure Portal to use my beloved Portuguese as the default language!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud to be Portuguese, and I do love my native language, but technically speaking, I hate to translate technical names into Portuguese for several reasons:
- Sometimes direct translations do not work properly, and in some cases, the names/concepts are strange:
- A queue (service bus) in Portuguese is “Fila”, but “Fila” can be in English a row, a line, or indeed a queue > and this one is simple.
- But most importantly, if I try to search for documentation or issues regarding some services, most resources will be in English.
- Also, because I have multiple clients worldwide, speaking with and sharing the screen with them will be easier if everything is in English.
I usually have all the portals and tools in English, but every now and then, I need to create a new profile on my browser, and there you go. I will end up with the Azure Portal in Portuguese and will have to fight to remember where to change the language, which, by the way, is quite simple to do :).
📝 One-Minute Brief
Working in multiple regions often means fighting portal language settings. This article shows how to quickly change the Azure Portal language and region, helping you keep technical terms consistent and avoid confusion when working with global teams and documentation.
To change the language settings in the Azure portal:
- Click the Settings menu in the global page header.
- Click the Language & region tab. Of course, depending on the current language, you will get a different name. Mine is “Idioma + região” (Portuguese).
- Use the drop-downs to choose your preferred language and regional format settings.
- Click Apply (in my case, “Aplicar“) to update your language and regional format settings.
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