Lebanese Brazilians
Lebanese Brazilians (Portuguese: Líbano-brasileiros), (Arabic: البرازيلي اللبناني) are Brazilians of full or partial Lebanese ancestry, including Lebanese-born immigrants to Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, they form some of the largest Asian communities in the country, along with other West Asian and East Asian descendants.
Lebanese Brazilians in Nova Friburgo, late 19th century | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈5-7 million (by descent) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil: Mainly in São Paulo State, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Ceará , Bahia, Amazonas, Pernambuco , Maranhão , Piauí. | |
| Languages | |
| Brazilian Portuguese, Lebanese Arabic, French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism 65%, Eastern Orthodox Church 30%, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Druze 5% | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Arab Brazilians and Asian Brazilians |
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| Lebanese people |
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Although the exact number of Lebanese Brazilians is disputed it is believed by some that there are at least 6 million Brazilians of Lebanese origin.
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