Hungarians and their dual identity in São Paulo

Csrepka, Máté Barnabás (2022) Hungarians and their dual identity in São Paulo. ALKALMAZOTT NYELVTUDOMÁNY, 22 (2). pp. 126-145. ISSN 1587-1061 (nyomtatott), 2498-4442 (online)

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Abstract

This study aims to present the dual identity of the Hungarian community in São Paulo. More than 100,000 Hungarians settled in Brazil during the migration waves of the 20th century. In this metropolis, home to one of South America's most populous Hungarian communities, generations of Hungarian descendants make up the distant diaspora. The Hungarian House, established to preserve the Hungarian culture and language, is a meeting point for all the active members of the Hungarian community in the city. The leaders of the institution, who are of Hungarian origin, reach out to members of all ages with their events held regularly. In this way, the Hungarian House serves as a meeting point for different generations; thus different concepts of identity can be observed there. The study outlines the attitudes of the different age groups of Brazilian Hungarians towards language and identity preservation through semi-structured interviews.

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