Swiss Brazilians

Swiss Brazilians
brasileiros suíços, helveto-brasileiros

Suíço-Brasileiro
Total population
800,000
Regions with significant populations
Brazil: Mainly Southeastern Brazil
Languages
Portuguese, German, French, Italian
Religion
Christianity (mostly Protestantism and Roman Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilian (especially German Brazilians, Austrian Brazilians, Luxembourg Brazilians, French Brazilians and Italian Brazilians), Swiss people

Swiss Brazilians (Portuguese: helveto-brasileiros, brasileiros suíços) are Brazilian citizens of full or partial Swiss ancestry, who remain culturally connected to Switzerland, or Swiss-born people permanently residing in Brazil.

Notable Swiss Brazilians[]

• Clóvis Bornay
• José Carlos Bauer
• A. C. Frieden
• Émil Goeldi
• Oswaldo Goeldi
• Cláudio Heinrich
• Heloísa Périssé
• Ricardo Boechat
• Adriana Lima
• Adolfo Lutz
• Berta Lutz
• Jorge Paulo Lemann
• Eric Walther Maleson
• Gérard Moss
• Sabrina Sato
• Leticia Spiller
• Xuxa Meneghel

See also[]

• Immigration to Brazil
• White Brazilians
• Swiss people
• Swiss Americans

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