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French Brazilians (; ) refers to Brazilian citizens of full or partial French ancestry or persons born in
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
who reside in
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. Between 1850 and 1965 around 100,000 French people immigrated to Brazil. The country received the second largest number of French immigrants to
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after
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
(239,000). It is estimated that there are around 1 million Brazilians of French descent today.


French immigration to Brazil

From 1819 to 1940, 40,383 French people immigrated to
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. Most of them settled in the country between 1884 and 1925 (8,008 from 1819 to 1883, 25,727 from 1884 to 1925, 6,648 from 1926 to 1940). Another source estimates that around 100,000 French people immigrated to Brazil between 1850 and 1965. The French community in Brazil numbered 592 in 1888 and 5,000 in 1915. It was estimated that 14,000 French people were living in Brazil in 1912, 9% of the 149,400 French people living in
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, the second largest community after Argentina (100,000). As of 2014, it is estimated that 30,000 French people are living in Brazil, most of them in
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
and
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
. They form the largest community of French expatriates in
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.


French colonies

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Piracicaba Piracicaba ( ) is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the Interior of São Paulo, interior of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. It serves as the main city ...
(
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
- 1852) * Guaraqueçaba ( Paraná - 1852) * Ivaí ( Paraná - 1847)


Education

Brazil has the following French international schools: * Lycée Pasteur de São Paulo * Lycée Molière de Rio de Janeiro * Lycée Français François Mitterrand - Brasília


Notable French Brazilians

* Alfred Agache * Paulo Autran * Vitor Belfort * Ricardo Boechat * Virginie Boutaud * Lúcio Costa * Louis Adolphe le Doulcet *
Marie Durocher Marie Josefina Mathilde Durocher (6 January 1809 – 25 December 1893) was a Brazilian obstetrician, midwife and physician. She was the first female doctor in Latin America. Biography Durocher was the daughter of French immigrants. She was born ...
* Marc Ferrez * Hércules Florence * Françoise Forton *
Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu (; 28 April 1842 â€“ 28 August 1922) was a French prince and military commander who fought in the Hispano–Moroccan War (1859–1860), Hispano-Moroccan War and the Paraguayan War. He was the first son o ...
* Aurélien Hérisson * Émile Mallet, Baron of Itapevi * Érick Jacquin * Éder Jofre * Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço * Henriette Morineau * Pardal Mallet *
Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (, born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to . Piquet won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in , , and , and won 23 ...
* Nelson Piquet Jr. * Ivo Pitanguy * Hermano da Silva Ramos *
Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (self-stylised as Alberto Santos=Dumont; 20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-t ...
* Arkan Simaan * Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy * Magda Tagliaferro * Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay * Félix Taunay * Isabelle Tuchband * Paulino Soares de Sousa, 1st Viscount of Uruguai * Renée Le Brun de Vielmond


See also

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Brazil–France relations Brazil–France relations are the bilateral and historical relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Republic. France and Brazil share a 730km long-border via the French department of French Guiana, Guiana, the longest in ...
* Brazilians in France * Brazilians in French Guiana * Immigration to Brazil *
White Brazilians White Brazilians ( ) refers to Brazilian citizens who are considered or self-identify as "white", typically because of Ethnic groups in Europe, European or Levant, Levantine Asian ancestry. The main ancestry of current white Brazilians is Portu ...
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Huguenots in South Africa Many people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. Most of these originally settled in the Dutch Cape Colony, but were subsequently absorbed into the Afrikaners, Afrikaner and Afrikaans-speaking population due to r ...
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French Canadian French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French people, French colonists first arriving in Canada (New France), France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of ...
s *
French people French people () are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common Culture of France, French culture, History of France, history, and French language, language, identified with the country of France. The French people, esp ...
* French invasions in Brazil


References

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Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...