Austrian Brazilian
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Austrian immigrants in Brazil |
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Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil |
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Predominantly Portuguese |
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Protestant and Catholic |
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Other White Brazilian (especially German Brazilians, and Swiss Brazilians) , Austrian people |
Austrian Brazilian (Portuguese: Austríaco Brasileiro or Austro-Brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Austrian ancestry, or an Austrian-born person residing in Brazil.
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[edit] Treze Tílias
Treze Tílias is a Brazilian town founded by Austrians from Tirol. In Treze Tílias, both the Portuguese language and the Southern Austro-Bavarian dialect of Austrian German are spoken. The town has characteristics of the Tirol. The economy of Treze Tílias is based on agriculture, tourism, and woodworking. Nowadays, 60% of its inhabitants are of Austrian descent.[1]
[edit] Austrian Colonies
- Ijuí (Rio Grande do Sul - 1890);
- Treze Tílias (Santa Catarina - 1933).
[edit] Notable Austrian Brazilians
- Cláudio Heinrich
- Juca Chaves
- Fritz Köberle
- Maria II of Portugal
- Maria Leopoldina of Austria
- Princess Francisca of Brazil
- Otto Maria Carpeaux
- Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza
- Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
- Pedro II of Brazil
- Pedro Neschling
- Xuxa
- Taís Araújo
- Benny Feilhaber
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