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French Brazilians

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French Brazilians
Franco-brasileiro
Franco-Brésilien
France Brazil
Total population
c. 1 million
0.5 of Brazil's population (2013)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Luís, Fortaleza, Parnaíba, Recife .
Languages
French, Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Judaism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Brazilians · French people
Other White Brazilians · Belgian Brazilians · Luxembourg Brazilians · German Brazilians · Swiss Brazilians · Austrian Brazilians · Greek Brazilians · Arab Brazilians · Italian Brazilians · Spanish Brazilians · Portuguese Brazilians
French Canadians · French Americans · French Argentines · French Mexicans · French Uruguayans

French Brazilians (French: Franco-Brésilien; Portuguese: Franco-brasileiro or galo-brasileiro) refers to Brazilian citizens of full or partial French ancestry or persons born in France who reside in Brazil. Between 1850 and 1965 around 100,000 French people immigrated to Brazil.[3] The country received the second largest number of French immigrants to South America after Argentina (239,000). It is estimated that there are around 1 million Brazilians of French descent today.[1]

French immigration to Brazil

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The French community in Brazil numbered 592 in 1888 and 5,000 in 1915.[4] It was estimated that 14,000 French people were living in Brazil in 1912, 9% of the 149,400 French people living in Latin America, the second largest community after Argentina (100,000).[5]

As of 2014, it is estimated that 30,000 French people are living in Brazil,[6] most of them in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. They form the largest community of French expatriates in Latin America.

French colonies

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Education

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Brazil has the following French international schools:

Notable French Brazilians

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b French Government in Brazil"LA FRANCE ET LE BRESIL EN CHIFFRES" (PDF) (in French). June 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "World Jewish Congress".
  3. ^ Chardenet, Patrick (2015-05-25). "Les Français au Brésil : XIXe — XXe siècles". Le français à l'université. Bulletin des départements de français dans le monde (in French) (20–01).
  4. ^ Pastor, José Manuel Azcona; Azcona, José Manuel (2004). Possible paradises: Basque emigration to Latin America. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874174441. The French colony in this country numbered 592 in 1888 and 5,000 in 1915 (page 226).[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ L'Amérique latine et l'Europe à l'heure de la mondialisation. KARTHALA Editions. January 2002. ISBN 9782845862814. p. 194. Brésil : 14 000 (9%).
  6. ^ "France Diplomatie - Brésil". La communauté française au Brésil est estimée à 30 000 personnes.
  7. ^ BASSANEZI, MARIA SILVA C. BEOZZO (org.). "Mapa das Colônias existentes na província de São Paulo em 1855". In: "São Paulo do Passado: Dados Demográficos – 1854". NEPO, UNICAMP, 1998
  8. ^ andrereu (29 January 2009). "Guaraqueçaba". Praias do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  9. ^ "A história da colônia socialista paranaense criada por um francês em pleno século XIX". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-16.