Austrian Brazilians
Austro-brasileiro

Austrian descendants in São Paulo.
Total population
1,000,000 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Mainly Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
Languages
Predominantly Portuguese
Austro-Bavarian, German,
Religion
Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholicism), Protestantism, and others
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilians, especially German Brazilians

Austrian Brazilians (Portuguese: Austro-brasileiro, Austríaco brasileiro) refers to Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Austrian ancestry, or Austrian-born people residing in Brazil. Brazil is home to the second largest German-Austrian population outside their respective nations, after the United States. German is the second most spoken language in the country.[2][3] The author Stefan Zweig who wrote about Brazil, and the Habsburg-Lorraine Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, are among the most prominent Austrians to settle in Brazil.

Demography of Austrians in Brazil

Brazil has the largest community of Austrian descendants in the world, with approximately 1,000,000 people, followed by the American community with 700,000 and the German community with 400,000.

Austrian Communities in Brazil from 1870-1970.
Year Born in Austria Descendentes
1870 2,500 49,800
1880 38,149 59,500
1890 43,054 72,000
1900 50,147 90,500
1910 55,055 112,000
1920 61,063 138,500
1930 67,011 169,500
1940 73,072 207,500
1950 82,759 269,900
1960 132,950 360,900
1970 178,035 475,550

Brazilian states with more Austrian descendantsa

  1. Santa Catarina 400,000
  2. São Paulo 320,000
  3. Minas Gerais 120,000
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 100,000
  5. Paraná 50,000
  6. Mato Grosso 10,000


Notable Austrian Brazilians

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See also

References

  1. ^ Altmayer, Everton (2017-04-24). "Imigração austríaca no Brasil". Tiroleses no Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ "Brazil". Ethnologue.
  3. ^ "Hunsrik". Ethnologue.

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