Brazil–Poland Relations
Diplomatic relations between Brazil and Poland were first established in 1920. Over 800,000 Brazilians are of Polish descent making Brazil the second country with the largest Polish community abroad (after the United States). Both nations are members of the United Nations. History In the mid 1800s, Brazilian Emperor Pedro II encouraged Polish migration to Brazil and supported the independence of Poland, which at the time was partitioned between the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russian Empire and German Empire. Brazilian diplomat, Rui Barbosa, advocated for Polish independence at the Hague Conventions of 1907. Between 1869 and 1920, over 60,000 Polish migrants immigrated to Brazil. Most of the Polish migrants settled in the state of Paraná. During World War I, Brazil declared war on the Central powers. At the end of war, Brazil partook in the Treaty of Versailles which saw the restoration of an independent Poland. Poland achieved its independence in 1918 and Brazil became the fi ...
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ...
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