Greek Brazilian
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| Notable Greek Brazilians: |
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| 50,000 Greek Brazilians[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Brazil:
Mainly Southeastern Brazil |
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Predominantly Portuguese |
| Religion |
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Predominantly Catholic, Greek Orthodox |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Other White Brazilian, Greek people |
A Greek Brazilian (Portuguese: Greco-brasileiro or Heleno-brasileiro) is a Brazilian citizen of full, partial or predominantly Greek ancestry; or a Greek-born person residing in Brazil.
The Greeks started immigrating in the end of the 19th and throughout the early and middle 20th century, in an attempt to find a better, more prosperous life, as well as for ideological reasons.
The Greek community in Brazil numbers more than 25,000 people. They are located throughout the country, with 20,000 Greeks living in São Paulo alone.
[edit] Notable Greek-Brazilians
- Antonio Anastasia - politician
- Constantine Andreou - painter and sculptor
- Miguel Nicolelis - physician and scientist
- Pavlos Papaioannou - former football player
- Silvio Santos - TV host and entrepreneur
- Constantino Tsallis - physicist
- Nicolas Vlavianos
- Cleo Rocos
- Lia Mittarakis
- Iriny Lopes
- Jorge Lacerda
- Pandia Calógeras
- Nicolas Gerasime Bozikis
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