Romanian Brazilians
{{Short description|Brazilian people of Romanian ancestry}}
{{Distinguish |text=Romani people in Brazil}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Romanian Brazilians
Romeno-Brasileiros
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Romanian from Bessarabia descendants in Brazil.
| pop = 200,000[https://brasilia.mae.ro/node/797 Comunitatea română (in Romanian)]
| popplace = Mainly Southeastern Brazil
| langs = Mainly Portuguese and Romanian
| rels = Christianity (predominantly Orthodox or Catholic), and others
| related_groups =
| related-c = Other White Brazilians, Romanians
}}
{{Romanians}}
Romanian Brazilians ({{lang|pt|Romeno-brasileiro}}) are Brazilians of full, partial, or predominantly Romanian descent, or Romanian-born people residing in Brazil.{{Cite book |last=OECD |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Z2iDwAAQBAJ&q=brazil&pg=PA27 |title=Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants |date=2019-07-16 |publisher=OECD Publishing |isbn=978-92-64-88012-2 |language=en}}
According to 2008 estimates, there are around 200,000 Romanians or people of Romanian descent currently living in Brazil,https://romanialibera.ro/special/200-000-de-romani-traiesc-visul-brazilian-118075/ (in Romanian) although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania says there only are 7,393 Romanian citizens in Brazil and up to 40,000 Brazilians with some Romanian ancestry.
History
In the beginning of the 20th century, migrants from Romania (and specifically from the Romanian province of Bessarabia (modern-day Moldova)) immigrated to Brazil. Among the Romanians, many were ethnic Germans, Jews and Poles who resided in Romania at the time.{{Cite book |last=Bletz |first=M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkKLCwAAQBAJ&q=romania |title=Immigration and Acculturation in Brazil and Argentina: 1890-1929 |date=2016-02-05 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-11351-0 |language=en}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5HCuBgAAQBAJ&q=romnania | title=Brazil Immigration Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information and Regulations | date=4 April 2013 | isbn=9781438782232 }}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-t1yAAAAMAAJ&q=+Brazilia | title=Românii în cele două americi: O experiențâ etnică și istorică | isbn=9789734900671 | last1=Toma | first1=Radu | year=1997 }}
There were many reasons why Romanians emigrated to foreign countries: economic underdevelopment, political reasons and for reasons of adventure and exploration. But for the majority of people who left their homes at the time the main reason was the economic situation.{{Cite web |last=Franzen |first=Douglas |title=História da Imigração |url=http://www.romenos.com.br/novo/index.php/historia-da-imigracao |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.romenos.com.br |language=pt-br}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.scielo.br/j/rsp/a/gSZkx3b5kCrf8TkWjGRxmfx/?format=pdf&lang=pt|title=O PAPEL DA MIGRAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL NA EVOLUÇÃO DA POPULAÇÃO BRASILEIRA (1872 A 1972)}}
Notable Romanian Brazilians
{{main list|Category:Brazilian people of Romanian descent}}
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- Dora Bria, windsurfing champion
- Nicolao Dumitru, football player
==See also==
{{Portal|Romania|Brazil}}
References
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{{Ancestry and ethnicity in Brazil}}
{{Brazil topics}}
{{Romanian diaspora}}