Austrian Brazilians (Portuguese: Austro-brasileiro, Austríaco brasileiro) refers to Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Austrian ancestry, or Austrian-born people residing in Brazil. Brazil is home to the second largest German-Austrian population outside their respective nations, after the United States. German is the second most spoken language in the country.[2][3] The author Stefan Zweig who wrote about Brazil, and the Habsburg-Lorraine Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, are among the most prominent Austrians to settle in Brazil.
Brazil has the largest community of Austrian descendants in the world, with approximately 1,000,000 people, followed by the American community with 700,000 and the German community with 400,000.
Austrian Communities in Brazil from 1870-1970.
Year
Born in Austria
Descendentes
1870
2,500
49,800
1880
38,149
59,500
1890
43,054
72,000
1900
50,147
90,500
1910
55,055
112,000
1920
61,063
138,500
1930
67,011
169,500
1940
73,072
207,500
1950
82,759
269,900
1960
132,950
360,900
1970
178,035
475,550
Brazilian states with more Austrian descendantsa[edit]
French
Deutsch.jpg)
