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An Arab Brazilian is a Brazilian-born person of Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 descent. The population of Brazil identifying with either full or partial Arabic descent is estimated at between 8 to 10 million people, most of them tracing their roots back to Lebanese
Lebanese people

The Lebanese people are a Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
 and Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
n immigrants who arrived in Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 in the early 20th century. The Lebanese population in Brazil, over 7 million descendants and recent immigrants is larger than the population in Lebanon.






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An Arab Brazilian is a Brazilian-born person of Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 descent. The population of Brazil identifying with either full or partial Arabic descent is estimated at between 8 to 10 million people, most of them tracing their roots back to Lebanese
Lebanese people

The Lebanese people are a Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
 and Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
n immigrants who arrived in Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 in the early 20th century. The Lebanese population in Brazil, over 7 million descendants and recent immigrants is larger than the population in Lebanon. Today, only a minority of these Arab Brazilians still know and use their original Arabic language, most of them having shifted
Language shift

Language shift, sometimes referred to as language transfer or language replacement or assimilation, is the progressive process whereby a speech community of a language shifts to speaking another language....
 to Portuguese
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
.

Immigration of Arabs to Brazil started in the late 19th century, most of them coming from Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, later from Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 and Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
, Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 and Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. Arab immigration to Brazil grew in the 20th century, and was concentrated in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)

is a States of Brazil in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. It is named after Paul of Tarsus. S?o Paulo has the largest population, the biggest industrial park and the biggest economic production of the country....
, but also extended to Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
, Goiás
Goiás

Goi?s is a States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The most central of the Brazilian states and most populous of the region, Goi?s is characterized by a landscape of chapad?es ....
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....
 and other parts of Brazil.

Initially, most Arab immigrants in Brazil were Christians. However, after the 1970s, large number of Muslims from Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
, the Palestinian Territories
Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories are composed of two discontiguous regions, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, whose final status has yet to be determined....
, and other Arab Muslim countries immigrated, and the current Muslim
Islam in Brazil

Islam in Brazil was first practiced by African slaves. The early Brazilian Muslims led the largest slave revolt in Brazil, which then had the largest slave population of the world....
 population of Brazil, predominantly Sunni Muslim, is estimated at about 1.5 million. There are also Brazilian Jews who are or whose ancestors were immigrants from Lebanon, Syria and North Africa (known as Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi Jews

Mizrahi Jews or Mizrahim, , also referred to as Adot HaMizrach are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
); among them is Harry Abdul, the father of American singer/dancer Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul is an United States Pop music singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from being a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to being a sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era, then to being a pop music-Contemporary R&B singer with a string of hits in...
.

Arab culture has influenced many aspects of Brazil's culture. In big towns of Brazil it is easy to find restaurants of Arab food, and Arab dishes, such as sfiha
Sfiha

Sfiha , also lahm bi'ajin , "meat with dough" and 'Arab pizza', is a pizza-like dish eaten in the Levant. They are also very popular in Brazil and Argentina due to the presence of a large Levantine community....
s, hummus, kibbeh, tahina, tabbouleh and halwa are very well-known among Brazilians. Most Middle-Eastern immigrants in Brazil have worked as traders, roaming the vast country to sell textiles and clothes and open new markets. This economic history can be seen today in the ways that the São Paulo-based Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has gained greater recognition in increasing Brazilian exports to the Arab world (see: Karam, John Tofik. 2007. Another Arabesque: Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil. Philadelphia: Temple University Press).

Arab-Brazilians are well integrated into Brazilian society. Many important Brazilians are of Arab descent, including important politician
Politician

A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
s, such as São Paulo's former mayor Paulo Maluf
Paulo Maluf

Paulo Salim Maluf is a Brazilians politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including state governorship , presidential candidate and mayor of the city of S?o Paulo....
 and governor Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo Alckmin

Geraldo Jos? Rodrigues Alckmin Filho , or Geraldo Alckmin is a Brazilian politician, former governor of S?o Paulo and former candidate for president of Brazil in the Brazilian general elections, 2006....
, artists, writers and even top models.

Historical figures of Arab Brazilian

Arab settlement in Brazil
Source: (IBGE
IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartography, geodetic and Natural environment information in Brazil....
)
 
Period
Ethnic groups 1884-1893 1894-1903 1904-1913 1914-1923 1924-1933
Syrians and Lebanese 96 7,124 45,803 20,400 20,400


Notable people

  • Fernando Gabeira
    Fernando Gabeira

    Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira is a Brazilian politician, author and journalist. He has been a federal Chamber of Deputies for the State of Rio de Janeiro since 1995....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
  • Geraldo Alckmin
    Geraldo Alckmin

    Geraldo Jos? Rodrigues Alckmin Filho , or Geraldo Alckmin is a Brazilian politician, former governor of S?o Paulo and former candidate for president of Brazil in the Brazilian general elections, 2006....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
    , former governor of São Paulo
    São Paulo

    S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....
     state
  • Gilberto Kassab
    Gilberto Kassab

    Gilberto Kassab is a Brazilian politician, current mayor of S?o Paulo. His term ends in 2012. A civil engineer and economist, of Lebanon descent, Kassab took over from Jos? Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of S?o Paulo....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
    , mayor of São Paulo
    São Paulo

    S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....
  • Carlos Ghosn
    Carlos Ghosn

    Carlos Ghosn, Order of the British Empire is a Brazil-born Lebanese people businessman. He is the current Chief executive officer and President of Renault of France and Nissan Motors of Japan....
    , businessman, current CEO of Renault
    Renault

    Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., it is currently the world's 4th largest automaker.It owns the Romanian automaker Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors....
     and Nissan
  • Paulo Maluf
    Paulo Maluf

    Paulo Salim Maluf is a Brazilians politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including state governorship , presidential candidate and mayor of the city of S?o Paulo....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
    , former mayor of São Paulo
    São Paulo

    S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....
     city and former governor of São Paulo
    São Paulo

    S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....
     state
  • Tasso Jereissati
    Tasso Jereissati

    Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati is federal senator of Brazil. He is a former governor of Cear? from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2002....
    , politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
    , former governor of Ceará
    Ceará

    Cear? is one of the 26 States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. This land of the sun is one of the main tourist destinations of Brazil and has attractions for all tastes....
  • Antônio Houaiss
    Antônio Houaiss

    Ant?nio Houaiss was a Brazilian lexicographer, writer and translator, who served as the Minister of Culture.He was the son of Lebanon immigrants....
    , writer
    Writer

    A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
     and philologist
  • Daniella Sarahyba
    Daniella Sarahyba

    Daniella Sarahyba is a Brazilian model ....
    , top model
  • Luciana Gimenez Morad
    Luciana Gimenez

    Luciana Gimenez Morad is a Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess. Luciana started her modeling career at age 13, and has worked in many cities around the world, such as Paris, Hamburg, Milan and New York City....
    , top model and TV entertainer
  • Marcelle Bittar
    Marcelle Bittar

    Marcelle Bittar de Almeida , better known as Marcelle Bittar, is a Brazilian of Lebanon descent fashion model.In 1996, Bittar was registered by her mother in a Elite Model Management contest and subsequently joined the agency casting at only 14 years old....
    , top model
  • Sabrina Sato Rahal
    Sabrina Sato

    Sabrina Sato Rahal is a Brazilian celebrity. She is half Japanese-Brazilian , 1/4 Swiss and 1/4 Lebanon . She was a cast member of the third season of the reality television program "Big Brother Brasil", ranking in 6th place....
    , top model and TV entertainer
  • Malu Mader
    Malu Mader

    Maria de Lourdes da Silveira M?der is a Brazilian actress of Lebanon origin. She lives in Ipanema, a rich neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, and is married to Brazilian rock star Tony Bellotto from the band Tit?s....
    , actress
  • Adib Domingos Jatene
    Adib Domingos Jatene

    Adib Domingos Jatene is a noted Brazilian physician of Lebanese people background, university professor, scientist and thoracic surgery, one of the founders of the University of S?o Paulo Heart Institute and internationally respected as the inventor of the Jatene procedure, a technique to correct transposition of the great vessels in the newl...
    , physician
    Physician

    A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
  • Edmond Safra
    Edmond Safra

    Edmond J. Safra was a Jewish Brazilian-naturalized, Lebanese banker who continued the family tradition of banking in Lebanon, Brazil and Switzerland....
    , banker
  • Amyr Klink
    Amyr Klink

    Amyr Klink is an explorer and sailor. One of his projects, "Antarctica 360", was aimed at circumnavigating the Antarctica continent on his own, which lasted 79 days in 1998....
    , sailor
    Sailor

    A sailor or mariner is a person who navigates ships or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses....
  • Mário Zagallo
    Mário Zagallo

    M?rio Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a Brazilian Football coach and former player, of Lebanese origin, from the Zakkour family in Zahleh....
    , football
    Football (soccer)

    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
     coach
    Coach (sport)

    In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
  • Tony Kanaan
    Tony Kanaan

    Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
    , race car driver
  • Carlos Eddé
    Carlos Eddé

    Carlos Edd? , is a Lebanese politician. He is since 2000 the president of Lebanese National Bloc succeeding at his uncle Raymond Edd?. In 2004 he participated actively in the 14 March Alliance and was among those who formulated the strategy to unify the opposition, leading to the departure of the Syrians....
    , Lebanese politician
  • Amir Slama
    Amir Slama

    Amir Slama is a Brazilian-born fashion designer of Iraqi Jewish heritage. He is the designer, stylist and owner of the Brazilian beach fashion brand Rosa Ch?....
    , Iraqi fashion designer


See also

  • Arab diaspora
    Arab diaspora

    Arab diaspora refers to the numbers of Arab Emigration, and their descendants, who voluntarily or as refugees emigrated from their native countries and now reside in non-Arab nations, primarily in Western countries as well as parts of Asia, Latin America, The Caribbean, and West Africa....
  • Islam in Brazil
    Islam in Brazil

    Islam in Brazil was first practiced by African slaves. The early Brazilian Muslims led the largest slave revolt in Brazil, which then had the largest slave population of the world....
  • Demographics of Brazil
    Demographics of Brazil

    Brazils population is very diverse, comprising many races and ethnic groups. In general, Brazilians trace their origins from four sources of Human migration: Indigenous peoples in Brazil, European ethnic groupss, Africans and Asians....
  • White Latin American
    White Latin American

    White Latin Americans are the White people population of Latin America. They are the descendants of 15th?to?19th century colonial-era settlers and of post-independence immigrants....
    s


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