Germanics
Estimated Population: 6 to 8 million
Areas of Concentration: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná,
Espirito Santo
Language: Portuguese and one of many Germanic languages
Religion: Catholic and Lutheran (most are nominal)
Status: UUPG
Italians
Estimated Population: 28 million descendants
9 million unassimilated
Areas of Concentration: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná,
São Paulo
Language: Portuguese and Veneto
Religion: Catholic (strong)
Status: UUPG
Polish
Estimated Population: 1.9 million
Areas of Concentration: Brazil: Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul
Language: Polish and Portuguese
Religion: Catholic (strong)
Status: UUPG
Ukrainian
Esimated Population: 500,000
Areas of Concentration: Brazil: Paraná
Language: Ukrainian and Portuguese
Religion: Ukrainian Orthodox (strong) and Catholic
Status: UUPG (Pending)
Azorean
Estimated Population: 100,000-250,000 (possibly as many as
500,000)
Areas of Concentration: Brazil: The coast of Santa Catarina and
Rio Grande do Sul
Language: Azorean Portuguese
Religion: Catholic
Status: UUPG (Pending)
Portuguese (Madeira Island)
Estimated Population: 200,000
Areas of Concentration: Venezuela: Caracas, Valencia and Maracaibo
Language: Portuguese and Spanish
Religion: Catholic
Status: UPG
