Austrian Brazilians
Austrian descendants in São Paulo. | |
Total population | |
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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[edit]
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.
Year | Born in Austria | Descendentes | |
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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[edit]
- Santa Catarina 400,000
- São Paulo 320,000
- Minas Gerais 120,000
- Rio Grande do Sul 100,000
- Paraná 50,000
- Mato Grosso 10,000
Notable Austrian Brazilians[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Austria–Brazil relations
- Immigration to Brazil
- White Brazilians
- Austrian people
- German Brazilian
- Swiss Brazilians