Looking for resources to systematically learn a new language through language transfer from a similar language

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently at a solid B2–C1 level in Spanish(in Colombia) and about to move to Brazil. Since Spanish and Portuguese are so closely related, I’d like to learn Portuguese as efficiently as possible by focusing on language transfer — that is, understanding exactly how Spanish turns into Portuguese.

Ideally, I want to learn the mapping between the two languages — like a detailed “translation grammar” that lets me intuitively convert from Spanish to Portuguese (and helps avoid confusion or interference). My plan is to start speaking "El portuñol" from day one, and slowly transform it into real Portuguese.

I’m not looking for general courses for beginners, but rather something that teaches:

  • systematic correspondence rules,
  • phonetic and orthographic transformations,
  • syntactic or idiomatic shifts, and
  • plenty of examples and practice for each pattern.

I really like the approach of the Language Transfer courses — focusing on logic, structure, and transfer — but I haven’t found one specifically between Spanish and Portuguese.

Does anyone know of:

  • books, or online resources that systematically describe these correspondences?
  • YouTube channels or teachers who specialize in this kind of comparative learning?
  • even datasets or Anki decks that could help drill these patterns?

Any recommendations (or critique) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Cross-posted to r/polyglot and r/Portuguese for broader input

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