Lithuanian descendants in São Paulo. | |
Total population | |
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c. 200,000-300,000[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil | |
Languages | |
Predominantly Brazilian Portuguese. Some also speak Lithuanian. | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholicism) and others | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Brazilians, White Latin Americans and Lithuanians Other White Brazilians such as Latvian Brazilians, Finnish Brazilians, Scandinavian Brazilians, German Brazilians, Polish Brazilians, Russian Brazilians and Ukrainian Brazilians |
Lithuanian Brazilians (Portuguese: Lituano-brasileiros, Lithuanian: Brazilijos lietuviai) are Brazilian citizens who are fully, partially or predominantly of Lithuanian descent or are Lithuanian-born people residing in Brazil.[citation needed]