Luxembourgian Brazilians

Luxembourgian Brazilians refers to Brazilian citizens of full, partial, or predominantly Luxembourgian ancestry, or Luxembourg-born immigrants in Brazil. There are an estimated 50,000 Brazilians of partial Luxembourgian descent.

Luxembourgian Brazilians
Total population
50,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Southern · Southeastern Brazil[2][3]
Languages
Portuguese · French · German
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
German Brazilians · Belgian Brazilians

Luxembourgian immigration to Brazil occurred mainly around 1828, when nearly 1,000 Luxembourgers settled there.[4]

See also

References

  1. Wey, Claude (2002). "L'émigration luxembourgeoise vers l'Argentine" (PDF) (in French). Revues Plurielles. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. "Entrevista: Karen Francesca Schwinden". ND (in Portuguese). 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Entenda o que leva milhares de catarinenses para Luxemburgo". www.nsctotal.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "De L'Etat à la nation 1839–1989" Imprimeries St. Paul p. 145
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