Hungarian Brazilian
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Hungarian Brazilian is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Hungarian ancestry, or a Hungarian-born person residing in Brazil.
Although ethnic Hungarians live in all the countries of South America
, active community life and organizations exist only in Brazil
, Argentina
, Chile
, Venezuela
,
and Uruguay
. Even though official census data are not available, according to greatly varying local estimates, 850,000 to 1,000,000 Brazilians are of Hungarian descent. In the case of Argentina and Brazil, the discrepancy between estimates may originate from the fact that the Hungarian diasporas in those two countries can look back to one-and-half century of history, and
the fact that the ethnic identity of the non-first generation population of Hungarian origin is already vague in many cases. In terms of organization and social cohesion, the strongest Hungarian communities are those in Brazil and Argentina.
to Brazil is between 33,000 and 65,000. Their descendants already born in the country and who still record their Hungarian origin may number some 145,000 to 310,000.
The data provider mentions as a point of interest the estimate of several researchers that 150,000 persons immigrated from the 1890s until 1957 while, according to the publication of the Geographic Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the source of the World Federation of Hungarians, this number is between 70,000 and 90,000. It notes in this regard that it does not know the date of the preparation of the data and have no way to prove their
authenticity. The majority of the Hungarians in Brazil reside in São Paulo
and the surrounding areas. 500 to 1,000 persons visit Hungarian events, and 100 to 200 participate in Hungarian festive programs.
Relations between the Hungarian community and the host Brazilian people, society, and state, like those of the other émigré and immigrant ethnic groups, are above reproach. It has no party or political representation of its own. On the other hand, Hungarians in Brazil have two institutions with legal personality, the Brazilian Hungarian Aid Association (Associacao Beneficente 30 de Setembro) established 76 years ago, which maintains a home for the aged (with 25 residents at present, and the Brazilian–Hungarian Cultural Association (Sociedade Cultural Brasileir–Húngara).
The organizations own the Hungarian House (Casa Húngara) with an auditorium for 100 persons, a 1,000-volume library
, a conference room, youth community room, an office, a parlor, kitchen and dining room. In addition to the two above-named organizations, the other Hungarian associations – the Kálmán Könyves Free University
, the Circle of Friends of Boy-Scouts, the Literary Circle, the Bible Circle, the Hungarian Women’s Association of São Paulo
, the Tennis Club, folk dance groups, and so on – hold their meetings in the Hungarian House. The boy-scout troops active in the framework of the South America
n District of the Hungarian Boy-Scout Federation Abroad maintain two boy-scout parks in addition to the troops town premises.
The Hungarian government claims there are between 80,000 and 100,000 brazilians of hungarian descendent http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BR/pt/br_bilateralis/br_egyeb.htm, most of them living in São Paulo
and 8-10% living in Rio de Janeiro.
) in 1826, escaping from political persecution. By the time the arrive in Brazil, they changed their surnames from Hofbauer to Hungria(Hungary, in Portuguese), founding the Hungria family in Brazil.
http://familia.hungria.eng.br/
in 2001, instructing 80 students to everyone’s satisfaction. In addition, the Lutheran Church maintains a Hungarian-language nursery school. At the beginning of 2003, the ninth candidate applied for a scholarship from the Hungarian Ministry of Education and the Hungarian Boy-Scout Federation Abroad. Interest for applications recently declines because the three candidates who joined the Bálint Balassa Institute in Budapest
during the summer period were left without scholarship and lodgings and had to return home. The event was met with dismay by the Hungarians in Brazil.
In 1996, a monument was erected on this square to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the arrival of Hungarian tribes into the Carpathian basin. The assembly of São Paulo
has established a permanent exhibition hall where every immigrant ethnic group can display an art object. The Hungarians have displayed a painting with a Hungarian motif by a local contemporary artist. There are few Hungarian language
press publications in Brazil today. The bilingual Híradó (News – about 20 pages) is published every three months and has an independent page in Dél-Amerikai Hírlap (Hungarian Newsletter) published in Buenos-Aires. Recently, the bilingual Havi Értesítő (Monthly Bulletin) is mailed electronically every two months to the members of the community.
Today, there are 18 hungarians cultural societies in Brazil http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BR/pt/br_bilateralis/br_egyeb.htm.
, church activities in the Hungarian language
are ensured only at a satisfactory level. Since the beginning of the 1930s Catholic Church services
are provided by Benedictine monks sent from Hungary for pastoral work here. During their activities of close to seven decades, besides their monastery and church, they founded and built one of São Paulo's most high-standard private schools (from nursery school to high school
diploma), with a residency hall, library, cultural and sports facilities. (During his visit to Brazil, Pope John Paul II stayed in the institute's St. Imre College). Only four of the original founding fathers, over 75 year old and able to work, are alive today. As their replacement by the Provincial order in Hungary cannot be ensured, this Hungarian patrimony of emigrants will come under the administration of the Brazilian Catholic Church and the municipal authority responsible for education. The Transylvanian-style temple of the Hungarian Reformed Church was built in 1932, it has no ministers for years and services are celebrated by elders. The Lutheran Church functions in a villa (temple and parsonage) rented by the Lutheran World Federation with Europe
an guest ministers sent
for a given period of time. There is also the former Hungarian Baptist Church, that recently changed its name to Igreja Batista Metropolitana, in the Lapa neighborhood of São Paulo, on Pio XI street. A large Hungarian community erected this church in the mid 20th century, and held services in Hungarian until 1998. Today all services are in Portuguese, but a few descendants of the Hungarian community still can be seen in this church.
The Hungarian organizations maintain extensive relations with the Municipal Magistracy of São Paulo, which provides one site each to every ethnic group with foreign roots. Thus the Hungarian community also has its independent website which will be expanded after February 2003. In addition, the town leadership named a square in the Vila Mariana city district the Square
of the Hungarian People to honor the 1956 Revolution.
Although ethnic Hungarians live in all the countries of South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, active community life and organizations exist only in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
,
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. Even though official census data are not available, according to greatly varying local estimates, 850,000 to 1,000,000 Brazilians are of Hungarian descent. In the case of Argentina and Brazil, the discrepancy between estimates may originate from the fact that the Hungarian diasporas in those two countries can look back to one-and-half century of history, and
the fact that the ethnic identity of the non-first generation population of Hungarian origin is already vague in many cases. In terms of organization and social cohesion, the strongest Hungarian communities are those in Brazil and Argentina.
History
According to the data received from the local Hungarian communities, the number of grandparents and parents who immigrated from HungaryHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
to Brazil is between 33,000 and 65,000. Their descendants already born in the country and who still record their Hungarian origin may number some 145,000 to 310,000.
The data provider mentions as a point of interest the estimate of several researchers that 150,000 persons immigrated from the 1890s until 1957 while, according to the publication of the Geographic Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the source of the World Federation of Hungarians, this number is between 70,000 and 90,000. It notes in this regard that it does not know the date of the preparation of the data and have no way to prove their
authenticity. The majority of the Hungarians in Brazil reside in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and the surrounding areas. 500 to 1,000 persons visit Hungarian events, and 100 to 200 participate in Hungarian festive programs.
Life in Brazil
The organizations own the Hungarian House (Casa Húngara) with an auditorium for 100 persons, a 1,000-volume library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a conference room, youth community room, an office, a parlor, kitchen and dining room. In addition to the two above-named organizations, the other Hungarian associations – the Kálmán Könyves Free University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, the Circle of Friends of Boy-Scouts, the Literary Circle, the Bible Circle, the Hungarian Women’s Association of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, the Tennis Club, folk dance groups, and so on – hold their meetings in the Hungarian House. The boy-scout troops active in the framework of the South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n District of the Hungarian Boy-Scout Federation Abroad maintain two boy-scout parks in addition to the troops town premises.
The Hungarian government claims there are between 80,000 and 100,000 brazilians of hungarian descendent http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BR/pt/br_bilateralis/br_egyeb.htm, most of them living in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and 8-10% living in Rio de Janeiro.
The Hungria Family
The Hungarians brothers João Carlos and Francisco Hofbauer(Portuguese written) came to Brazil from the city of Raab(today GyőrGyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
) in 1826, escaping from political persecution. By the time the arrive in Brazil, they changed their surnames from Hofbauer to Hungria(Hungary, in Portuguese), founding the Hungria family in Brazil.
http://familia.hungria.eng.br/
Culture
Traditionally, the boy-scout troops take care of the instruction of the Hungarian language. Thanks to a competition won from the Apáczai Public Foundation a teacher sent from Hungary was active in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in 2001, instructing 80 students to everyone’s satisfaction. In addition, the Lutheran Church maintains a Hungarian-language nursery school. At the beginning of 2003, the ninth candidate applied for a scholarship from the Hungarian Ministry of Education and the Hungarian Boy-Scout Federation Abroad. Interest for applications recently declines because the three candidates who joined the Bálint Balassa Institute in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
during the summer period were left without scholarship and lodgings and had to return home. The event was met with dismay by the Hungarians in Brazil.
In 1996, a monument was erected on this square to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the arrival of Hungarian tribes into the Carpathian basin. The assembly of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
has established a permanent exhibition hall where every immigrant ethnic group can display an art object. The Hungarians have displayed a painting with a Hungarian motif by a local contemporary artist. There are few Hungarian language
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
press publications in Brazil today. The bilingual Híradó (News – about 20 pages) is published every three months and has an independent page in Dél-Amerikai Hírlap (Hungarian Newsletter) published in Buenos-Aires. Recently, the bilingual Havi Értesítő (Monthly Bulletin) is mailed electronically every two months to the members of the community.
Today, there are 18 hungarians cultural societies in Brazil http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/BR/pt/br_bilateralis/br_egyeb.htm.
Religion
In BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, church activities in the Hungarian language
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
are ensured only at a satisfactory level. Since the beginning of the 1930s Catholic Church services
are provided by Benedictine monks sent from Hungary for pastoral work here. During their activities of close to seven decades, besides their monastery and church, they founded and built one of São Paulo's most high-standard private schools (from nursery school to high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
diploma), with a residency hall, library, cultural and sports facilities. (During his visit to Brazil, Pope John Paul II stayed in the institute's St. Imre College). Only four of the original founding fathers, over 75 year old and able to work, are alive today. As their replacement by the Provincial order in Hungary cannot be ensured, this Hungarian patrimony of emigrants will come under the administration of the Brazilian Catholic Church and the municipal authority responsible for education. The Transylvanian-style temple of the Hungarian Reformed Church was built in 1932, it has no ministers for years and services are celebrated by elders. The Lutheran Church functions in a villa (temple and parsonage) rented by the Lutheran World Federation with Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an guest ministers sent
for a given period of time. There is also the former Hungarian Baptist Church, that recently changed its name to Igreja Batista Metropolitana, in the Lapa neighborhood of São Paulo, on Pio XI street. A large Hungarian community erected this church in the mid 20th century, and held services in Hungarian until 1998. Today all services are in Portuguese, but a few descendants of the Hungarian community still can be seen in this church.
The Hungarian organizations maintain extensive relations with the Municipal Magistracy of São Paulo, which provides one site each to every ethnic group with foreign roots. Thus the Hungarian community also has its independent website which will be expanded after February 2003. In addition, the town leadership named a square in the Vila Mariana city district the Square
Town square
A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets,...
of the Hungarian People to honor the 1956 Revolution.
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