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Nordic people in Brazil

Ethnic group

Nordic Brazilians Total population 52,000 (Danes)[1] 3,190 (Finns)[2] 1,046 (Icelanders)[3] 10,618 (Norwegians)[2] 23,048 (Swedes)[4] 89,902 (Scandinavians) in Brazil (2020) Regions with significant populations Rio de Janeiro, Natal, Curitiba, São Paulo, Ceará[5] Languages Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Finnish Religion Protestantism (especially Lutheranism), Catholicism Related ethnic groups Other Brazilians, Danes, Finns, Norwegians, Swedes, Icelanders, Faroe Islanders

**Nordic Brazilians** refers to [Brazilians](/source/Brazilians) of full or partial [Nordic](/source/Nordic_countries) ancestry, or Nordic-born people residing in Brazil.

The Nordic settlement in [Brazil](/source/Brazil) began in the mid to late 19th century and was predominant when around 3,640 Nordic peoples arrived in Brazil, mainly from [Sweden](/source/Sweden).[6] Many Nordic people came to Brazil for economic reasons and to start a new life.[7]

In recent years, a few [Norwegians](/source/Norwegians) and [Swedes](/source/Swedes) have migrated to the [littoral zone](/source/Littoral_zone) of the State of [Rio Grande do Norte](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Norte) (mainly [Natal](/source/Natal%2C_Rio_Grande_do_Norte)) and [Ceará](/source/Cear%C3%A1), attracted by the beaches and the tropical climate.[8][9]

## History

[Daniel Solander](/source/Daniel_Solander) became the first Swedish person to ever visit Brazil when he came to the country in 1768.[10]

Mass emigration from [Norway](/source/Norway) started circa 1865–1866, after the civil war was over. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting migrants to the [New World](/source/New_World). United States, Canada and Brazil received many [Norwegians](/source/Norwegians).[11][12]

Examples of this immigration are the Karlson House (Casa Sueca) in Guarani das Missões, the Svenska Kulturhuset in the district of Linha Jansen (Farroupilha, RS), the Mission of Örebro in Venancio Aires, RS. Swedish cultural groups include the Ovenska Danser ballet of [Ijuí](/source/Iju%C3%AD), RS and the Ballet Patrícia Johnson of Bento Gonçalves, RS.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In April 2010, the City of Nova Roma, RS celebrated the 120th anniversary of the Swedish immigration to the city. Earlier, in 1991, the city of Ijui, RS celebrated the immigration of the Scandinavians to their city (mainly Swedes) with the opening of a Swedish Cultural Center in the city.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

There was also significant immigration of Swedish and Danish citizens to [São João da Boa Vista](/source/S%C3%A3o_Jo%C3%A3o_da_Boa_Vista), in the state of [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)).[13]

In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of [Aiuruoca](/source/Aiuruoca) laid the foundation for the modern Brazilian [cheese](/source/Cheese) production.[14]

## Religion and culture

The Scandinavian Church in [Brazil](/source/Brazil) is a part of *The Swedish Church Abroad* (SKUT) – which belongs to the [Church of Sweden](/source/Church_of_Sweden). They offer services for Scandinavians or persons with Scandinavian related interests. They have [churches](/source/National_church) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) and [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo).[15] Also, over time, many of the Scandinavians have converted to [Catholicism](/source/Catholicism), or more recently, other forms of [Protestantism](/source/Protestantism).

## Notable Nordic Brazilians

[Itatiaia](/source/Itatiaia) had Finnish colonization.

- [Robert Scheidt](/source/Robert_Scheidt), professional sailor

- [Monique Olsen](/source/Monique_Olsen), fashion model

- [Marcos S. Olsen](/source/Marcos_Sampaio_Olsen), admiral of the Brazilian Navy

### Danish

See also categories: [descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Brazilian_people_of_Danish_descent), [emigrants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Danish_emigrants_to_Brazil), [expatriates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Danish_expatriates_in_Brazil)

- [Peter Wilhelm Lund](/source/Peter_Wilhelm_Lund), palaeontologist and zoologist

- [Rinaldo de Lamare](/source/Rinaldo_de_Lamare), pediatric physician

- [Torben Grael](/source/Torben_Grael), professional sailor

- [Lars Grael](/source/Lars_Grael), politician and former professional sailor

- [Erik Bagger](/source/Erik_Bagger), goldsmith

### Finnish

See also categories:   [expatriates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Finnish_expatriates_in_Brazil)

### Norwegian

See also categories: [descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Brazilian_people_of_Norwegian_descent), [emigrants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Norwegian_emigrants_to_Brazil), [expatriates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Norwegian_expatriates_in_Brazil)

- [Erling Lorentzen](/source/Erling_Lorentzen), industrialist

- [Princess Ragnhild of Norway](/source/Princess_Ragnhild_of_Norway)

- [Jonathan Haagensen](/source/Jonathan_Haagensen), actor

- [Phellipe Haagensen](/source/Phellipe_Haagensen), actor

- [Lucas Pinheiro Braathen](/source/Lucas_Pinheiro_Braathen), professional alpine skier

- [Marcos Olsen](/source/Marcos_Jos%C3%A9_Olsen), former sports shooter

### Swedish

See also categories: [descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Brazilian_people_of_Swedish_descent), [emigrants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Swedish_emigrants_to_Brazil), [expatriates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Swedish_expatriates_in_Brazil)

- [Bob Burnquist](/source/Bob_Burnquist), professional skateboarder

- Augusto Bruno Nielson and Eugênio Nielson, founders of the "Nielson Bus" bodies in Brazil ([Busscar](/source/Busscar))

- [Erik Jansson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erik_Jansson_(missionary)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[pt](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Jansson)], religious leader

- [Amyr Klink](/source/Amyr_Klink), explorer and sailor

- [Lars Sigurd Björkström](/source/Lars_Sigurd_Bj%C3%B6rkstr%C3%B6m), professional sailor

- [Manuel Bergström Lourenço Filho](/source/Louren%C3%A7o_Filho), educator

- [Peter Dolving](/source/Peter_Dolving), musician and songwriter

## See also

- [Brazil–Denmark relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93Denmark_relations)

- [Brazil–Finland relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93Finland_relations)

- [Brazil–Norway relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93Norway_relations)

- [Brazil–Sweden relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93Sweden_relations)

- [Immigration to Brazil](/source/Immigration_to_Brazil)

- [Danish immigration to Brazil](/source/Danish_immigration_to_Brazil)

- [Danish diaspora](/source/Danish_diaspora)

- [Finnish diaspora](/source/Finnish_diaspora)

- [Icelandic diaspora](/source/Icelandic_diaspora)

- [Norwegian diaspora](/source/Norwegian_diaspora)

- [Swedish diaspora](/source/Swedish_diaspora)

- [White Brazilians](/source/White_Brazilians)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Icelanders in Brazil"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190501120652/https://www.iom.int/world-migration). Archived from [the original](https://www.iom.int/world-migration) on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Cearenses têm influência genética de povos nórdicos, revela pesquisa"](https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2020/07/27/cearenses-tem-maior-influencia-genetica-de-povos-nordicos-do-que-de-indios-e-negros-revela-pesquisa.ghtml). *G1* (in Brazilian Portuguese). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201130003358/https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2020/07/27/cearenses-tem-maior-influencia-genetica-de-povos-nordicos-do-que-de-indios-e-negros-revela-pesquisa.ghtml) from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Retsö, Dag (12 October 2016). ["Emigration from the Nordic countries to Brazil 1880–1914"](http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-134621). *Iberoamericana – Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies*. **45** (1): 6–18. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.16993/iberoamericana.2](https://doi.org/10.16993%2Fiberoamericana.2). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2002-4509](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2002-4509).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["O Reino da Noruega e o Rio Grande do Norte"](https://dunapress.org/2019/05/05/o-reino-da-noruega-e-o-rio-grande-do-norte/). *Duna Press Jornal e Magazine* (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200804170027/https://dunapress.org/2019/05/05/o-reino-da-noruega-e-o-rio-grande-do-norte/) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Splettstoser Jaime Jr. – *Alemães, suecos, dinamarqueses e austríacos em São João da Boa Vista*. Graph Company Editora, São João da Boa Vista, 2003.

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