Brazilians
Brazilians are a ethnic group and nation native to Brazil. Many Brazilians are mixed race of Portuguese, African and indigenous ancestry. Minorities in Brazil include Afro-Brazilians (50.7 percent: 43.1 pardo or mixed ethnicity, and 7.6 per cent preta or black) and Asian Brazilians 1.1 per cent (including Japanese, Chinese and Korean). The Indigenous people live in every state of Brazil and represent 305 different tribes and 274 indigenous languages.[1]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Brazil | 215,666,165 |
United States | 459,876 |
Japan | 189,735 |
Portugal | 136,526 |
Languages | |
Portuguese, indigenous languages | |
Religion | |
Christianity (majority Roman Catholic, also Pentecostal), Afro-Brazilian religions (Candomblé, Umbanda), Judaism, indigenous religions |
Brazilians Media
Portuguese immigrant couple in São José do Rio Preto (1887).
Typical dress of women from Bahia
Brazilians from Belém, Paraíba, with typical clothes.
A group of Brazilians during the Soccer World Cup.
Ukrainian immigrants in Paraná.
Italian immigrant family in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, 1901
Italian students in Campinas.