English Brazilian

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English Brazilian
Anglo-brasileiro

Notable English Brazilians:
Oscar Cox • Harry Welfare • Berta Lutz • Gérard Moss
Total population
Indefinite
Regions with significant populations
Southern Brazil · São Paulo · Rio de Janeiro · Espírito Santo · Mato Grosso do Sul
Languages
Portuguese · English
Religion
Protestantism · Roman Catholicism · Irreligion
Related ethnic groups

Other English, British and Brazilian people, specially Confederados and other American Brazilians, Brazilian diaspora in Anglosphere countries

Other White Brazilians of West and Northern European or Protestant origin as Irish, Scottish, Belgian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, German (ethnic Germans also among Czech, Russian and Polish immigrants), Austrian, Swiss, Luxembourger and French Brazilians

English Brazilian (Portuguese: Anglo-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly English ancestry, or an English-born person residing in Brazil.

History

Colonial era economic influences and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, led to settlemen of English merchants etc. in Brazil. After the Brazilian independence, Britain was the Brazil's main commercial partner; Britain financed part of the Brazil's industrialization, building railroads like the SPR (São Paulo Railway).

In the 1920 Republican Census, there were 9637 "englishmen" in Brazil (probably, all British citizens were counted as "englishmen"). The states with the majority of the English citizens were:

  1. São Paulo (2 198),
  2. Federal District - which was the Rio de Janeiro city - (2 057),
  3. Minas Gerais (1 709) and
  4. Pernambuco (1 123).[1]

Brazilian cities settled by English, in the same period, include:

  1. Rio de Janeiro city (2 057),
  2. São Paulo (1 212),
  3. Recife (980),
  4. Santos (555) and,
  5. Niterói (459).[2]

Cultural Influence - Sports

One of their major contributions in the cultural level were the foundation of several football clubs: São Paulo Athletic Club, Fluminense Football Club.

Notable English Brazilians

See also

References

  1. ↑ Recenseamento do Brazil. Realizado em 1 de Setembro de 1920. População (1a parte). População do Brazil por Estados, municipios e districtos, segundo o sexo, o estado civil e a nacionalidade. (1926) – pages 312 to 317
  2. ↑ Recenseamento do Brazil. Realizado em 1 de Setembro de 1920. População (1a parte). População do Brazil por Estados, municipios e districtos, segundo o sexo, o estado civil e a nacionalidade. (1926)
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