Bulgarian Brazilians
Bulgarian descendants in São Paulo. | |
| Total population | |
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| 62,000-65,000[1] | |
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| Brazil | |
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| Predominantly Portuguese. Some also speak Bulgarian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other White Brazilians, Bulgarians |
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Bulgarian Brazilians (Portuguese: búlgaro-brasileiros, Bulgarian: бразилци българи, Braziltsi Bŭlgari) are Brazilian citizens who are fully, partially or predominantly of Bulgarian descent or are Bulgarian-born people residing in Brazil.
According to 2011 estimates, there are around 65,000 Bulgarians or people of Bulgarian descent currently living in Brazil.[2]
Notable Bulgarian Brazilians
The most notable Brazilian citizen of Bulgarian origin is Dilma Rousseff, former and first female president of Brazil. Her father, Pétar, was born in Gabrovo and, as a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party in the 1920s, he was forced to flee Bulgaria in 1929 due to political persecution. Rousseff's win during the 2010 presidential election sparked excitement in Bulgaria.[3]
Another Brazilian citizen of Bulgarian origin is André Bankoff, Brazilian actor. He is descendant of the Romani minority in Bulgaria through his grandfather Angel Bankoff.[4]
The Brazilian self-taught artist Antonio Peticov is a decendant of Bulgarian emigrants.[5]
Demi Getschko, a Brazilian computer scientist and considered one of the pioneers of the Internet in Brazil, is the son of immigrants: Greek father and Bulgarian mother.[6]
See also
References
- ^ De acordo com dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), cerca de 62.000 brasileiros declararam possuir ascendência búlgara no ano de 2006, o que faz com que o país abrigue a nona maior colônia búlgara do mundo.
- ^ "bTV - Бразилия, президентски избори и Дилма Русеф". 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ G1, Do; Brasília, em (2011-10-05). "Dilma recebe condecoração na Bulgária e diz estar 'emocionada'". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Moratelli, Valmir (2022-08-26). "Descendente de ciganos, André Bankoff diz que já seguiu em caravana vendendo enxoval". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ D'Ambrosio, Oscar. "Oscar D'Ambrosio | Texto: Ateliês: Antonio Peticov". oscardambrosio.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ Oliveira, Marcos de. "Demi Getschko: Um construtor da internet" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-27.