Polish Brazilians
Polish descendants in Curitiba. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil: Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil Brazilian diaspora in Canada: Toronto and Montreal; Argentina: Misiones; and Paraguay: Itapúa. | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese · Polish · Russian (Historically) · Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (ethnic Poles) · Judaism (Polish Jews) · Minor: Islam (Polish Tatars) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Russian Brazilians, Ukrainian Brazilians, Lithuanian Brazilians, White Brazilians, White Latin Americans |
Polish Brazilians (Portuguese: polono-brasileiros, Polish: Polonia brazylijska) refers to Brazilians of full or partial Polish ancestry who are aware of such ancestry and remain connected, to some degree, to Polish culture, or Polish-born people permanently residing in Brazil. Also, a Polish Brazilian may have one Polish parent.
Polish immigrants began arriving in Brazil in the late 19th century and their total number was estimated at around 200,000.