Ethnicity, Language, & Religion of Brazil
Ethnicity
Just over half of Brazil's population claims to be entirely of European descent. Among these people most have at least some Portuguese in them, but Spanish, Germany, and Italian are other common ethnicities found in Brazil today. Another 40% claims to be a combination of European and African. The last 10% is made up of people who are entirely of African descent or belong to smaller ethnic groups, including the many indigenous groups in Brazil.
Language
The only official language in Brazil is Portuguese and this is overwhelmingly the most widely spoken language in the country. In some border areas Spanish is spoken and among many ethnic minorities various other languages are also spoken, including Italian, Japanese, German, and some indigenous languages. Portuguese is a Romance language that is very similar to Spanish and more distantly related French, Italian, Romanian, and others.