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Portuguese people

Portuguese people
Ethnic group
GroupPortuguese people
Portugueses
Population date17 million
Significant populationsPortugal 11,000,000
Brazil5,000,000 (Brazilians eligible for Portuguese citizenship)
United States1,471,549 (Portuguese ancestry)
France798837
Venezuela550000
United Kingdom500000
Canada415000
South Africa300000
Switzerland193299
Germany170000
Spain126651
Australia56000
Luxembourg54490
Mozambique54,355 (Portuguese ancestry)
Guyana50,000 (Portuguese ancestry)
Argentina40000
Belgium38000
Angola30000
Rest of Europe30822
Asia30000
Rest of the Americas24776
Rest of Africa8965

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:This page is about ethnic Portuguese people. For information on the ethnic make-up of people in Portugal see Demographics of Portugal.The Portuguese ( ) are a white caucasian ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe and bordering the North Atlantic ocean. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.

Due to the large historical extent of the Portuguese Empire and the colonization of territories in Africa, Asia and the Americas, as well as historical and recent emigration, Portuguese communities can be found in many diverse regions, and a large Portuguese diaspora exists.


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