Syrian Brazilians

Syrian Brazilians
Sírio-brasileiros
البرازيليون السوريون
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Syrian descendants in São Paulo.
Total population
4 million (by descent).
Regions with significant populations
Brazil (mainly Southeastern Brazil)
Languages
Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Greek Orthodox, minorities of Islam, Judaism.
Related ethnic groups
Other Asian Brazilians and Arab Brazilians

Syrian Brazilians (Portuguese: Sírio-brasileiros) are Brazilian citizens of full, partial, or predominantly Syrian ancestry, or Syrian-born immigrants in Brazil.

History

Syrians have immigrated to Brazil beginning in the 19th century, the population of Brazil of either full or partial Syrian descent is estimated by the Brazilian government to be around 3 or 4 million people. Syrians, along with Lebanese and East Asian descendants, make up the majority of the Asian Brazilian community in the country. According to research conducted by IBGE in 2008, 0.9% of White Brazilian respondents said they had familial origins from the Middle East, which equals less than 1 million people. They are mostly of Lebanese and Syrian descent.

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