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Lithuanian-Brazilian (Portuguese: Lituano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full partial or predominantly Lithuanian ancestry or a Lithuanian-born person residing in Brazil.The first Lithuanian to set foot on Brazilian soil according to a record dated in 1866 was a certain colonel Andrius Višteliauskas. His mission was to aid the Brazilian armed forces in the Paraguayan War that was going on at that time.

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language
Portuguese language
population place
Brazil, South Region Brazil, Southeast Region Brazil
related
Lithuanians, Finnish Brazilian, Scandinavian Brazilian, Ukrainian Brazilian, Russians in Brazil, German Brazilian, White Brazilian, White Latin American, Brazilian people, Polish Brazilian
religion
Irreligion, Religion in Brazil, Catholic Church
total population
200000

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