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| Total population | |
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| Unknown[1] | |
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| Brazil (mainlySoutheastern Brazil) | |
| Languages | |
| Brazilian Portuguese,Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism,Greek Orthodox, minorities ofIslam,Judaism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherAsian Brazilians andArab Brazilians |
Syrian Brazilians (Portuguese:Sírio-brasileiros) are Brazilian citizens of full, partial, or predominantlySyrian ancestry, or Syrian-born immigrants inBrazil.
Syrians have immigrated to Brazil from theOttoman Empire beginning in the 19th century, the population of Brazil of either full or partial Syrian descent is estimated by the Brazilian government to be around 3 or 4 million people.[2][3][4] Syrians, along with Lebanese and East Asian descendants, make up the majority of theAsian Brazilian community in the country.[5] According to research conducted byIBGE in 2008, 0.9% of White Brazilian respondents said they had familial origins from theMiddle East, which equals less than 1 million people. They are mostly of Lebanese and Syrian descent.[6]
Brazil is home to 15 million people of Arabic descent, including 3 million of Syrian heritage
descendentes e os asiáticos – japoneses, chineses, coreanos, libaneses, sírios, entre outros
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