Austrian Brazilians

Austrian Brazilians
Austro-brasileiro

Total population
(Undetermined)
Regions with significant populations
Brazil: Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil
Languages
Predominantly Portuguese. Some speak German.
Religion
Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholicism), Protestantism, Irreligion and others
Related ethnic groups
Other Brazilian and Austrian people other White Brazilian as German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Croat, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Swiss, Luxembourger and Belgian Brazilians

Austrian Brazilians (Portuguese: Austro-brasileiro, Austríaco brasileiro) refers to Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Austrian ancestry, or Austrian-born people residing in Brazil. The largest South-American nation is home to the second largest German-Austrian population outside their respective nations, after the USA. German is the second most spoken language in the country. The author Stefan Zweig who wrote about Brazil, and the Habsburg-Lorraine Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, are among the most prominent Austrians to settle in Brazil.

Notable Austrian Brazilians

• Cláudio Heinrich
• Juca Chaves
• Fritz Köberle
• Erwin Kräutler
• Maria II of Portugal
• Maria Leopoldina of Austria
• Princess Francisca of Brazil
• Otto Maria Carpeaux
• Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
• Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
• Pedro II of Brazil
• Pedro Neschling
• Stefan Zweig
• Xuxa
• Adriano Laaber

See also

• Immigration to Brazil
• White Brazilians
• Austrian people
• German Brazilian