Swiss Brazilians

Swiss Brazilians (Portuguese: helveto-brasileiros, brasileiros suíços) are Brazilian citizens of full or partial Swiss ancestry, who remain culturally connected to Switzerland, or Swiss-born people permanently residing in Brazil.^{[citation needed][1]}

Swiss Brazilians
brasileiros suíços, helveto-brasileiros

Suíço-Brasileiro
Swiss descendants in São Paulo.
Total population
800,000^[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil: Mainly Southeastern Brazil
Languages
Portuguese, German, French, Italian
Religion
Christianity (mostly Protestantism and Roman Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
Other White Brazilian (especially German Brazilians, Austrian Brazilians, Luxembourg Brazilians, French Brazilians and Italian Brazilians), Swiss people

Notable Swiss Brazilians

• Clóvis Bornay
• José Carlos Bauer
• A. C. Frieden
• Émil Goeldi
• Oswaldo Goeldi
• Ernst Götsch
• Cláudio Heinrich
• Heloísa Périssé
• Ricardo Boechat
• Adriana Lima
• Adolfo Lutz
• Berta Lutz
• Jorge Paulo Lemann
• Eric Walther Maleson
• Gérard Moss
• Sabrina Sato
• Leticia Spiller
• Xuxa Meneghel

See also

• Immigration to Brazil
• White Brazilians
• Swiss people
• Swiss Americans
• Swiss Abroad by SWI swissinfo.ch in Portuguese^[2]

References

1. Wentzel, Marina. "Two homelands: weaving relations between Switzerland and Brazil". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
2. "Suíços do estrangeiro". SWI swissinfo.ch (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-04.