Greek Brazilians
Total population | |
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(50,000 Greek Brazilians[1]) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Mainly Southeastern Brazil | |
Languages | |
Predominantly Portuguese | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other White Brazilian, Greek people |
Greek Brazilians (Greek: Ελληνοβραζιλιάνοι - Hellenovrazilianoi, Portuguese: Greco-brasileiros) are Brazilian residents who are either fully or partially of Greek descent. They are located throughout Brazil with numbers of about 50,000 people and with 20,000 Greeks living in São Paulo alone.
Notable Greek Brazilians
- Bruna Griphao - television actress
- Cleo Rocos - comedy actress, presenter and business woman
- Constantine Andreou - painter and sculptor
- Constantino Tsallis - physicist
- Miguel Nicolelis - neuroscientist
- Pavlos Papaioannou - former football player
- Ronald Golias - comedian
- Silvio Santos - TV host and entrepreneur
- Vitor Belfort - Mixed Martial Artist
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