Greek Brazilian
Encyclopedia
A Greek Brazilian is a Brazil
ian citizen
of full, partial or predominantly Greek
ancestry; or a Greek-born person residing in Brazil.
The Greeks
started immigrating in the end of the 19th and throughout the early and middle 20th century, in an attempt to find a better, more prosperous life, as well as for ideological reasons.
The Greek community in Brazil numbers more than 25,000 people. They are located throughout the country, with 20,000 Greeks living in São Paulo
alone.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian citizen
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
of full, partial or predominantly Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
ancestry; or a Greek-born person residing in Brazil.
The Greeks
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
started immigrating in the end of the 19th and throughout the early and middle 20th century, in an attempt to find a better, more prosperous life, as well as for ideological reasons.
The Greek community in Brazil numbers more than 25,000 people. They are located throughout the country, with 20,000 Greeks living in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
alone.
Notable Greek-Brazilians
- Antonio AnastasiaAntônio AnastasiaAntônio Augusto Junho Anastasia is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, the current governor of the state of Minas Gerais. Elected vice-governor of Aécio Neves in 2006, Anastasia became governor when Neves resigned to run for the Senate in March 2010...
- politician - Constantine AndreouConstantine AndreouConstantine Andreou , was a painter and sculptor of Greek origin with a highly successful career that spanned six decades...
- painter and sculptor - Miguel NicolelisMiguel NicolelisMiguel Angelo Laporta Nicolelis, MD, PhD, is a Brazilian physician and scientist, best known for his pioneering work in "reading monkey thought". He and his colleagues implanted electrode arrays into a monkey's brain that were able to detect the monkey's motor intent and thus able to control...
- physician and scientist - Pavlos PapaioannouPavlos PapaioannouPavlos Papaioannou is a former Greek football player.-Honours:AEK Athens*Greek Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993*Greek League Cup: 1990*Greek Super Cup: 1989*Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991-References:...
- former football player - Silvio SantosSilvio Santos-External links:*...
- TV host and entrepreneur - Constantino TsallisConstantino TsallisConstantino Tsallis is a naturalized Brazilian physicist working in Rio de Janeiro at CBPF, Brazil. He was born in Greece, and grew up in Argentina, where he studied physics at Instituto Balseiro, in Bariloche. In 1974 he received a Doctorat d'Etat et Sciences Physiques degree from the University...
- physicist - Nicolas Vlavianos
- Cleo RocosCleo RocosCleo Rocos is a UK-based comedy actress and television/theatre producer and presenter, best known for appearing on The Kenny Everett Television Show. She is of Greek and English descent...
- Lia Mittarakis
- Iriny Lopes
- Jorge Lacerda
- Pandia Calógeras
- Nicolas Gerasime Bozikis
See also
- Immigration to BrazilImmigration to BrazilImmigration to Brazil is the movement to Brazil of foreign persons to reside permanently. It should not be confused with the colonisation of the country by the Portuguese, or with the forcible bringing of people from Africa as slaves....
- White BrazilianWhite BrazilianWhite Brazilians make up 48.4% of Brazil's population, or around 92 million people, according to the IBGE's 2008 PNAD . Whites are present in the entire territory of Brazil, although the main concentrations are found in the South and Southeastern parts of the country...
- Greek people
- Greek diasporaGreek diasporaThe Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...
- Brazilian-Greek relationsBrazilian-Greek relationsGreco-Brazilian relations refers to the historical and current bilateral relationship between Brazil and Greece.-History:The countries have enjoyed "Bilateral relations [that] have always been good and are progressing smoothly," according to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.In addition to its...