Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo

E941792

Swiss immigrant colony historical settlement

The Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo was an early 19th-century settlement in Brazil founded by Swiss immigrants, which became a key center of Swiss cultural heritage in the country.

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Label	Occurrences
Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swiss immigrant colony ⓘ historical settlement ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
economy	livestock raising ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Swiss Brazilians ⓘ
founder	Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss government NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss immigrants ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Swiss culinary traditions in Nova Friburgo ⓘ Swiss cultural traditions in Brazil ⓘ Swiss festivals in Nova Friburgo ⓘ Swiss-style architecture in Nova Friburgo ⓘ
heritageStatus	important center of Swiss cultural heritage in Brazil ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
inception	1819 ⓘ
influenced	development of Nova Friburgo municipality ⓘ formation of Swiss-Brazilian identity ⓘ
languageUsed	French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Swiss German ⓘ
legacy	Swiss cultural associations in Nova Friburgo ⓘ Swiss-descendant communities in Nova Friburgo ⓘ commemorative events of Swiss immigration in Nova Friburgo ⓘ
locatedIn	Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Friburgo NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
migrationType	planned colonization project ⓘ
namedAfter	Canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	European colonization of Brazil ⓘ Swiss diaspora ⓘ
populationOrigin	Canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ other Swiss cantons ⓘ
purpose	agricultural colonization ⓘ organized European immigration to Brazil ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent	arrival of first Swiss colonists in 1819 ⓘ foundation of Nova Friburgo town ⓘ
sponsor	Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ authorities of Canton of Fribourg ⓘ

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Subject: Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo
Description of subject: The Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo was an early 19th-century settlement in Brazil founded by Swiss immigrants, which became a key center of Swiss cultural heritage in the country.

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Swiss Brazilians → historicalColony → Swiss colony of Nova Friburgo ⓘ