Hungarian Brazilians
Húngaro-brasileiros  · Brazíliai magyarok
Hungary Brazil

Hungarian descendants in São Paulo.
Total population
80,000-100,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Mainly São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Languages
Portuguese, Hungarian
Religion
Predominantly Catholic, some Jewish
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilians, Hungarians

Hungarian Brazilians (Portuguese: húngaro-brasileiros or magiar-brasileiros, Hungarian: brazíliai magyarok) are Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Hungarian ancestry, or Hungarian-born people who emigrated to Brazil.[3][4]

According to the Embassy of Hungary to Brazil, there are between 80,000 and 100,000 Brazilians of Hungarian descent, most of them living in São Paulo and 8-10% living in Rio de Janeiro.[5]

History

The Hungarian brothers João Carlos and Francisco Hofbauer (Portuguese written) came to Brazil from the city of Győr in 1826, escaping from political persecution. By the time they arrived in Brazil, they changed their surnames from Hofbauer to Hungria (Hungary, in Portuguese), founding the Hungria family in Brazil.[6]

There is also the former Hungarian Baptist Church, that recently changed its name to Igreja Batista Metropolitana, in the Lapa neighborhood of São Paulo, on Pio XI street. A large Hungarian community erected this church in the mid 20th century, and held services in Hungarian until 1998. Today all services are in Portuguese, but a few descendants of the Hungarian community still can be seen in this church.

Notable Hungarian Brazilians

Hungarian Viktor Mihály Orbán and Jair Bolsonaro in Budapest.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hungarians in Brazil". Archived from the original on September 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "Outros". 2016-11-12. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "Um atalho para a Europa". Revista Época. Editora Globo S.A. 24 June 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Embaixada da Hungria no Brasil sobre as estatísticas de descendentes de húngaros". mfa.gov.hu. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  5. ^ "Outros". 2016-11-12. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. ^ "Família Hungria".
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