# Romanian Brazilians

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Brazilian people of Romanian ancestry

Ethnic group

Romanian Brazilians Romeno-Brasileiros Romanian from Bessarabia descendants in Brazil. Total population 40,000[1] Regions with significant populations Mainly Southeastern Brazil Languages Mainly Portuguese and Romanian Religion Christianity (predominantly Orthodox or Catholic), and others Related ethnic groups Other White Brazilians, Romanians

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**Romanian Brazilians** (*Romeno-brasileiro*) are [Brazilians](/source/Brazilians) of full, partial, or predominantly [Romanian](/source/Romanians) descent, or [Romanian-born](/source/Romania) people residing in [Brazil](/source/Brazil).[2] According to 2008 estimates, there are around 200,000 Romanians or people of Romanian descent currently living in Brazil,[3] although the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Romania)) says there only are 7,393 Romanian citizens in Brazil and up to 40,000 Brazilians with some Romanian ancestry.[1]

## History

In the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from Romania (and specifically from the Romanian province of [Bessarabia](/source/Bessarabia) (modern-day [Moldova](/source/Moldova))) immigrated to Brazil. Among the Romanians, many were [ethnic Germans](/source/Bessarabia_Germans), [Jews](/source/Jews) and [Poles](/source/Poles_in_Moldova) who resided in Romania at the time.[4][5][6] There were many reasons why Romanians emigrated to foreign countries: economic underdevelopment, political reasons and for reasons of adventure and exploration, but most importantly, the promise of free land - which never materialised. But for the majority of people who left their homes at the time the main reason was the economic situation.[7] Romanian immigrants settled in several communities in the extreme west of Santa Catarina, mainly Mondaí and Itapiranga. In the community of Linha Santo Antônio, in the interior of the municipality of Itapiranga, there is today a replica of a cross in honor of the village of Krasna.[8]

## Notable Romanian Brazilians

For a more comprehensive list, see [Category:Brazilian people of Romanian descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Brazilian_people_of_Romanian_descent).

Angélica (television host) Cláudia Costin Aron Simis

- [Dora Bria](/source/Dora_Bria), windsurfing champion

- [Nicolao Dumitru](/source/Nicolao_Dumitru), football player

## See also

- [Romania portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Romania)
- [Brazil portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Brazil)

- [Brazil–Romania relations](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Romania)

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

- [European immigration to Brazil](/source/European_immigration_to_Brazil)

- [Romanians](/source/Romanians)

- [List of Romanians](/source/List_of_Romanians)

- [Romanian diaspora](/source/Romanian_diaspora)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [Comunitatea română (in Romanian)](https://brasilia.mae.ro/node/797)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** OECD (2019-07-16). [*Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6Z2iDwAAQBAJ&q=brazil&pg=PA27). OECD Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-92-64-88012-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-92-64-88012-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://romanialibera.ro/special/200-000-de-romani-traiesc-visul-brazilian-118075/](https://romanialibera.ro/special/200-000-de-romani-traiesc-visul-brazilian-118075/) (in Romanian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bletz, M. (2016-02-05). [*Immigration and Acculturation in Brazil and Argentina: 1890-1929*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qkKLCwAAQBAJ&q=romania). Springer. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-230-11351-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-230-11351-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Brazil Immigration Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information and Regulations*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5HCuBgAAQBAJ&q=romnania). 4 April 2013. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781438782232](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781438782232).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Toma, Radu (1997). [*Românii în cele două americi: O experiențâ etnică și istorică*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-t1yAAAAMAAJ&q=+Brazilia). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789734900671](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789734900671).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_7-0)** Franzen, Douglas. ["História da Imigração"](http://www.romenos.com.br/novo/index.php/historia-da-imigracao). *www.romenos.com.br* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["O PAPEL DA MIGRAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL NA EVOLUÇÃO DA POPULAÇÃO BRASILEIRA (1872 A 1972)"](https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/gSZkx3b5kCrf8TkWjGRxmfx/?format=pdf&lang=pt).

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