Nordic Brazilians

Nordic Brazilians
Total population
52,000 (Danes)[1]

3,190 (Finns)[2]

1,046 (Icelanders)[3]

10,618 (Norwegians)[4]

23,048 (Swedes)[5]

89,902 (Scandinavians) in Brazil (2020)
Regions with significant populations
Rio de Janeiro, Natal, Curitiba, São Paulo, Ceará[6]
Languages
Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Finnish
Religion
Protestantism (especially Lutheranism), Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Brazilians, Danes, Finns, Norwegians, Swedes, Icelanders, Faroe Islanders

Nordic Brazilians refers to Brazilians of full or partial Nordic ancestry, or Nordic-born people residing in Brazil.

The Nordic settlement in Brazil began in the mid to late 19th century and was predominant when around 3,640 Nordic peoples arrived in Brazil, mainly from Sweden.[7] Many Nordic people came to Brazil for economic reasons and to start a new life.[8]

In recent years, a few Norwegians and Swedes have migrated to the littoral zone of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (mainly Natal) and Ceará, attracted by the beaches and the tropical climate.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "Finns in Brazil". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Icelanders in Brazil". Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Noregians in Brazil". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Imigrantes Suecos ao Brasil genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Cearenses têm influência genética de povos nórdicos, revela pesquisa". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ Retsö, Dag (12 October 2016). "Emigration from the Nordic countries to Brazil 1880–1914". Iberoamericana – Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 45 (1): 6–18. doi:10.16993/iberoamericana.2. ISSN 2002-4509.
  8. ^ "Nossa Feira, Nossa Terra, Nossa Gente - FEARG/FECIS 2008". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Rio Grande dos nórdicos – dos espanhóis, portugueses, até islandeses: europeus compram casas com certificado de sol". Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "O Reino da Noruega e o Rio Grande do Norte". Duna Press Jornal e Magazine (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.