European immigration to Brazil
European immigration to Brazil refers to the movement of European people to Brazil. It should not be confused with the colonisation of the country by the Portuguese.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 88.252.121 43.4% of Brazilians identify as being white | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Entire country; highest percents found in southern states and southeast states | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese minorities speak assorted German dialects, mainly Riograndenser Hunsrückisch, Talian and Polish. Other smaller minorities include Ukrainian, Dutch, Lithuanian, Russian, Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Agnosticism, Atheism, Spiritism, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormonism, Orthodoxy, Judaism, Buddhism and Japanese new religions |
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