Greek Brazilian

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Greco Brasileiro


Silvio SantosConstantine Andreou
Total population

50,000 Greek Brazilians[1]

Regions with significant populations
Brazil:

Mainly Southeastern Brazil

Languages
Predominantly Portuguese
Religions
Predominantly Catholic, Greek Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilian, Greek people

Greek Brazilian (Portuguese: Greco Brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Greek ancestry, or a Greek-born person residing in Brazil.

The Greeks started immigrating in the end of the 19th and throughout the early and middle 20th Century, in an attempt to find a better, more prosperous life, as well as for ideological reasons.

The Greek community in Brazil numbers more than 50,000 people. They are located throughout the country, with 50,000 Greeks living in São Paulo alone.[2]

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