Armenian Brazilians Explained

Group:	Armenian Brazilians Armeno-brasileiros Բրազիլահայեր
Native Name Lang:	pt
Population:	40,000–100,000^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Popplace:	São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Langs:	Portuguese, Armenian
Rels:	Christianity (Armenian Apostolic Church, Roman Catholicism), and others
Related:	Other White Brazilians, Armenians

Armenian Brazilians (; Portuguese: armeno-brasileiro, armênio-brasileiro) are Brazilian persons who are fully, partially, or predominantly of Armenian descent, or Armenian immigrants in Brazil.^[4]

Migration history

Armenian immigrants in Brazil gathered mostly in and around the city of São Paulo, where there are churches, cultural centers, and even a metro station named "Armênia". The Armenian community maintains a strong presence in the city, albeit not in the country as a whole.

Notable Armenian Brazilians

• Aracy Balabanian – actress;
• Comendador Levy Gasparian – businessman;
• Ricardo Tacuchian – composer and conductor;
• Pedro Pedrossian – politician and civil engineer;
• Fiuk (Filipe Kartalian) – singer, composer, actor and model;
• Stepan Nercessian – actor and politician;
• Antonio Kandir – mechanical and production engineer, economist, university teacher and politician;
• Daniel Sarafian – MMA fighter;
• Ricardo Tacuchian – composer;
• Marcelo Djian – former soccer player;
• Sergio Kafejian – composer;
• Fábio Mahseredjian – personal trainer;
• Vahan Agopyan – civil engineer and rector of University of São Paulo;
• Krikor Mekhitarian – chess player;
• Marcos Pizzelli – professional soccer player;
• Mihran Latif-Latifyan – engineer;
• Fernando Gasparian – politician;

See also

• Armenia–Brazil relations
• Armenian diaspora
• Immigration to Brazil

External links

• Website of Armenian Community in Brazil - Pari Yegadzek
• Tigran Ghanalanyan, Armenian Protestant communities in South America, http://noravank.am/eng/issues/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=5722

Notes and References

1. The Armenians in Brazil and the Genocide in Diaspora. Revista Hades. 2017 . 1. 1. 1.
2. Web site: Armenian in Brazil.
3. http://brazil.mfa.am/en/community-overview/ Armenian Embassy in Brazil: About Community
4. Grün. Roberto. July 1996. The Armenian Renaissance in Brazil. The Americas. en. 53. 1. 113–151. 10.2307/1007476. 1007476. 143656550 . 0003-1615.