Brazilians in Switzerland

In Switzerland about 60,000 live Brazilians (as of 2013).

history

For some years now, Brazilians have been among the most important foreign tourists in Switzerland in terms of numbers , mainly because of the “strengthening of the Brazilian currency against the euro” and the rapid and strong increase in incomes in Brazil. Swiss banks are increasingly vying for Brazil's new millionaires.

In 2012, Switzerland was “the second most important destination for human trafficking from Brazil”.

The science and innovation network Swissnex promotes contact between researchers from Switzerland and Brazil. The Brasilea Foundation promotes cultural exchange between the two countries .

Associations (selection)

• The Brazil – Switzerland Association (Associação Brasil Suíça, BRASS) was founded in 1995 in the St. Gallen region with the aim of “promoting and facilitating the integration of Brazilians into Swiss society” and “offering cultural, educational and entertainment events "And" to promote the exchange of experience and information ".
• The FC Brasil Basel (FCBB) was founded in 2003 by Edson Dias founded.
• In 2008, the Brazilian journalist Alexander Thöle founded the web platform Fórum Brasil Suíça .

Culture

• The traditional Festa Junina is celebrated by many Brazilians every year in Switzerland.
• The Brazilian free church Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus is represented in Switzerland.

Media (selection)

• Via Brasil: O Jornal dos Brasileiros na Suíça

Well-known Brazilians in Switzerland

art

• Fabiana de Barros , Geneva artist

Economic policy

• Roberto Azevêdo , World Trade Organization official in Geneva
• Paula Oliveira , Zurich judicial case
• List of the Brazilian ambassadors in Switzerland

Automobile racing

• Felipe Massa , racing car driver

Martial arts

• Augusto Frota , mixed martial arts fighter

Soccer

• Felipe Adão (Lucerne)
• Marco Balthazar (Servette and Lausanne)
• Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva (Neuchâtel Xamax)
• César Ferreira Cattaruzzi (Grenchen, Thun)
• Danilo (FC Sion)
• Ednaldo da Conceição (FC Wil, FC Luzern, FC St. Gallen)
• Everton Bilher (Lugano)
• João Paulo Fabio (Thun)
• Odirlei de Souza Gaspar (FC Malcantone Agno, AC Lugano, FC Vaduz, AC Bellinzona, FC Lausanne-Sport, FC Chiasso)
• Adriano Gerlin da Silva (Neuchâtel Xamax)
• Vítor Huvos (Grasshopper)
• Jefferson Severino (SC Young Fellows Juventus Zurich)
• João Paulo Daniel (Servette, Young Boys, Xamax)
• Fábio Kolling (Concordia Basel)
• Leandro Ricardo Vieira (Thun)
• Wesley Lopes da Silva (Grasshopper Club Zurich)
• Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (St. Gallen)
• Pedro Henrique Martins (Lausanne Sport)
• Mauro Rafael da Silva (Lausanne Sport)
• Meyer Carlos de Camargo Júnior (SR Delémont)
• Paquito , actually Anderson Luís Pinheiro (Chiasso, Lucerne, Yverdon-Sport)
• Gilson Luís Pinheiro Júnior (FC Winterthur, FC Kreuzlingen, SC Zofingen, FC Solothurn, FC Serrières)
• Rafael Diego de Souza (Lugano)
• Raffael Caetano de Araújo (FC Chiasso, FC Zurich)
• Sílvio Carlos de Oliveira (FC Wil, FC Zurich, FC Wil, FC Lugano)
• Juárez de Souza Teixeira (Yverdon, Servette)
• Wellington Júnior (FC Wil)
• William da Silva Barbosa (Bellinzona)
• Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (Grasshopper)
• Henry Siqueira-Barras (Grasshopper U-21, Grasshopper, FC Winterthur, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Locarno, AC Bellinzona, FC Chiasso, as well as: Switzerland U-17, Switzerland U-20)

Web links

• Brazil portal
• Forum Brasil Suíça
• Website of the Associação Brasil Suíça

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Landi CEO: "I'm counted" from August 7, 2013, accessed on June 20, 2014.
2. ↑ Thomas Schlittler : Now the Brazilians are coming to Switzerland. In: Aargauer Zeitung , April 18, 2012.
3. ↑ Tjerk Brühwiller : courting of Brazil's new millionaires: Rapid growth in the field of private banking. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , June 15, 2011
4. ↑ Maurício Thuswohl : Brazil - Switzerland, forced into prostitution. In: Swissinfo , November 18, 2012.
5. ↑ Contact exchange for researchers from Switzerland and Brazil. In: Tages-Anzeiger , April 5, 2014.
6. ↑ Beat Eglin: Brasilea - Art from Brazil ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: Baselland Zeitung of April 25, 2014. 
7. ↑ History ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Brazil – Switzerland Association  
8. ↑ History ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of FC Brasil Basel  
9. ↑ Editorial from November 16, 2013 on the website of the Fórum Brasil Suíça
10. ↑ Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus on Relinfo
11. ↑ Pentecostal Churches: A good Christian is a rich Christian. In: Die Wochenzeitung , No. 19/2013, May 9, 2013.
12. ↑ Via Brasil Webshop ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 20, 2014.