Lebanese Brazilian
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 Lebanese Brazilian  Libanês Brasileiro |
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 Lebanese family in Brazil |
| Total population |
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6,000,000 Lebanese Brazilians[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Brazil:
Mainly Southeastern Brazil |
| Languages |
| Portuguese, Arabic language. |
| Religions |
| Christianity (mostly Protestantism and Roman Catholic), Islam |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Other White Brazilian, Arab Brazilian |
A Lebanese Brazilian (Portuguese: Libanês Brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Lebanese ancestry, or a Lebanese-born person immigrant in Brazil.
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Lebanese immigration to Brazil began officially in around 1880, four years after the visit of Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II to Lebanon. Most of the immigrants came escaping the lack of economic perspectives of the region, then dominated by the Turkish and Ottoman policy.
Brazil, at the time, was going through its first phase of urbanization and industrialisation, a fact that made new business possible. Different from the European immigrants, who were looking for land to farm in Brazil, the Lebanese found in the cities the right place to establish industries and locations for trade. Most of them started their lives in the country selling from door to door, as travelling salesmen. The money collected with this activity ended up as the kick-start for small garment and fabric producers.
Despite the official date of immigration being 1880, before that some Lebanese immigrants were already living in Brazil. In 1808, for example, when the Portuguese royal family arrived in Brazil, it was a Lebanese immigrant, Antun Elias Lubbos, who offered his house so that king D. João VI could make it into the imperial residence. The Lebanese was a landowner, had a lamb meat butcher's shop, and a dry goods store. The site became the Brazilian Imperial House, where Dom Pedro II was born, and it later became the Quinta da Boa Vista national museum. Many Lebanese immigrants who live or lived in Brazil also collaborated for the development of Lebanon, sending money to the country so that hospitals, schools and libraries could be built.
In Brazil, they also made important constructions, among them the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital and the Monte Líbano Athletic Club, both in São Paulo. Lebanese cuisine is an example of how the Lebanese culture became popular. Kibbehs and sfihas are sold at bars, restaurants and snack bars throughout the country. There are currently 7 million Lebanese descendants in Brazil, most living in São Paulo, but they are spread out all over the country.
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