Luxembourg Brazilians

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

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

Luxembourgian immigration to Brazil occurred mainly around 1828, when nearly 1,000 Luxembourgers settled there.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wey, Claude (2002). "L’émigration luxembourgeoise vers l’Argentine" (PDF) (in French). Revues Plurielles. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ↑ "De L'Etat à la nation 1839-1989" Imprimeries St. Paul p. 145
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