Brazil population
Historically Brazil’s population has always experienced interracial marriages, racial miscegenation and an assimilation of cultures, perhaps moreso than anywhere else in the world. Yet despite this, the Brazil language by large, remains Portuguese.
As a consequence, the population of Brazil is very diverse, comprising many races and ethnic groups that can be traced back to four main sources of migration that include Amerindians, Europeans, Asian people and African people, - the large number of African slaves imported to Brazil during the slave trade years included, Angola, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast.
While in the early days of colonization such groups comprised of those mentioned above, People of Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Jewish, German, Syrian, Japanese and Lebanese ethnicity also settled in Brazil - especially in the Southern parts.
From 1872, Brazil has conducted a population census and these records help to show that in terms of its size and people, Brazil is by far the largest country in South America, having nearly half of the continent's area and people:
Whether in the North, South, or Northeast Brazil, the vast majority of the Brazilian population inhabit the coastal side of the country while the interior of the country is sparsely populated, with the indigenous population concentrated near the Amazon River Basin.
Do make a point of getting to the Amazon river before you return from your Brazil travel northeast.
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