A Swiss city – Brazilian style

This content was published on January 26, 2018 - 17:11

1 minute

2000 Swiss sailed to Rio to start a new life in 1819 – there are still traces of Switzerland there today!

You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

External Content

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Almost finished... We need to confirm your email address. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you.

Discover our weekly must-reads for free!

The SBC Privacy Policy provides additional information on how your data is processed.

I consent to the use of my data for the SWI swissinfo.ch newsletter.

See all newsletters