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Armenian Brazilians

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Armenian Brazilians
Armeno-brasileiros
Բրազիլահայեր
BrazilArmenia
Total population
40,000–100,000[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Languages
Portuguese, Armenian
Religion
Christianity (Armenian Apostolic Church, Roman Catholicism), and others
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilians, Armenians

Armenian Brazilians (Armenian: Բրազիլահայեր, romanizedBrazilahayer; Portuguese: armeno-brasileiro, armênio-brasileiro) are Brazilian persons who are fully, partially, or predominantly of Armenian descent, or Armenian immigrants in Brazil.[4]

Migration history

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Armenian School in Brazil in 1945

Armenian immigrants in Brazil gathered mostly in and around the city of São Paulo, where there are churches, cultural centers, and even a metro station named "Armênia".[5] The Armenian community maintains a strong presence in the city, albeit not in the country as a whole.

Notable Armenian Brazilians

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Armenians in Brazil and the Genocide in Diaspora". Revista Hades. 1 (1): 1. 2017.
  2. ^ "Armenian in Brazil".
  3. ^ Armenian Embassy in Brazil: About Community
  4. ^ Grün, Roberto (July 1996). "The Armenian Renaissance in Brazil". The Americas. 53 (1): 113–151. doi:10.2307/1007476. ISSN 0003-1615. JSTOR 1007476. S2CID 143656550.
  5. ^ Pereira, Liésio (2004-01-24), "Diáspora Armênia traz para São Paulo os primeiros imigrantes", Radioagência Nacional, archived from the original on 2004-08-23, retrieved 2009-07-07

Further reading

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