German Immigration in Brazil – Historical and Cultural Aspect

Brazil has the second largest number of German immigrants after the USA. André will discuss migration from German States and immigration to Brazil, the reasons for emigration, the immigrants difficult beginnings in the Southern regions of Brazil, and their subsequent prosperity accomplished through hard work and education.

Bio:
André Hammann, born 1983 in Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, married, 2 daughters; Mechanical Engineer, MBA in Business Management, working in the agricultural machinery industry as Project Manager; languages: Portuguese, English, German and Spanish. Genealogist by hobby, board member of GenealogiaRS and IGGP, member of DAGV and VFFOW; participant at IGGC Conferences in 2017 and 2019, lecturer, lectures interpreter and books co-author and revisor related to German and Austrian genealogy in Brazil, 84 immigrant ancestors coming from different German speaking places between 1825-1897.