Austrian 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.
Austrian descendants in São Paulo. | |
Total population | |
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70,000 (1938)[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 |
Notable Austrian Brazilians
- Jorge Mautner
- Cláudio Heinrich
- Juca Chaves
- Fritz Köberle
- Erwin Kräutler
- Maria II of Portugal
- Maria Leopoldina of Austria
- Princess Francisca of Brazil
- Otto Maria Carpeaux
- Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
- Pedro II of Brazil
- Pedro Neschling
- Stefan Zweig
- Xuxa
- Adriano Laaber
- Taís Araújo
- Angélica Ksyvickis
See also
References
- Altmayer, Everton (2017-04-24). "Imigração austríaca no Brasil". Tiroleses no Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- "Brazil". Ethnologue.
- "Hunsrik". Ethnologue.
External links
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