English Brazilians

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English Brazilians
Anglo-brasileiros
England Brazil

English descendants in São Paulo.
Total population
23,914 British citizens[1]
Languages
Portuguese, English
Religion
Protestantism · Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilians

English Brazilians (Portuguese: Anglo-brasileiros) are Brazilians of full, partial or predominantly English ancestry or English-born people residing in Brazil.[citation needed]

History[edit]

Colonial-era economic influences and the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance led to the settlement of English merchants and others in Brazil. After Brazilian independence, Britain was Brazil's main commercial partner; Britain financed part of the Brazil's industrialization, building railroads, including the São Paulo Railway (SPR).[citation needed]

In the 1920 Republican Census, there were 9,637,000 "Englishmen" in Brazil (probably, all British citizens were counted as "Englishmen"). The states with the majority of English origin were:

  1. São Paulo (2,198,000),
  2. Federal District - which was the Rio de Janeiro city - (2,057,000),
  3. Minas Gerais (1,709,000), and
  4. Pernambuco (1,123,000).[2]

Brazilian cities settled by the English during 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).[3]

Cultural influence[edit]

One of their major contributions at the cultural level was the establishment of several football clubs, including São Paulo Athletic Club and Fluminense Football Club.[citation needed]

Notable English Brazilians[edit]


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sincre / Sismigra". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  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) – pages 312 to 317
  3. ^ 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)