# Change languages

> You select the language of your database upon its creation. Step by step in Odoo 16 with the Brazilian localization, by KMEE.

Fonte: https://docs.kmee.com.br/en/odoo/modules/administracao/alterar-idiomas/

You select the language of your database upon its creation. However, you can [add](https://docs.kmee.com.br/en/odoo/enterprise/modules/administracao/alterar-idiomas/#language-add) and [install](https://docs.kmee.com.br/en/odoo/enterprise/modules/administracao/alterar-idiomas/#language-install) additional languages to allow users to manage the database in another language or to translate your website.

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## Add languages

To download additional languages:

- either click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, select **My profile**, and click the ◎ (**globe**) icon next to the **Language** field;
- or go to the **Settings** app, and click **Add Languages** in the **Languages** section.

You can then select the languages you want from the dropdown menu and click **Add**.

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## Change languages

To select their preferred language, users can click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, go to **My profile**, and select a **Language** in the dropdown list.

### Change another user's language

To change the database language for a user:

1. Go to the **Settings** app and click **Manage Users** in the **Users** section.
2. Click on the user whose language you want to change.
3. Go to the **Preferences** tab and select a previously [installed language](https://docs.kmee.com.br/en/odoo/enterprise/modules/administracao/alterar-idiomas/#language-add) from the **Language** dropdown menu.

Note

Emails and documents will be sent to the user in the selected language.