Lusophone Groups

We take a look at Lusophone groups in America. Namely Brazilian and Portuguese. Lusophone means "Portuguese speaking". The largest Lusophone group is actually Brazilian-American, descendants of Portugal's largest colony.

		Brazilian  Ancestry			Brazilian  Ancestry as a Percentage of Total Population
	United States	361,814	1	Massachusetts	1.12%
1	Massachusetts	73,312	2	Connecticut	0.62%
2	Florida	67,195	3	New Jersey	0.38%
3	New Jersey	33,419	4	Florida	0.36%
4	California	31,447	5	New Hampshire	0.20%
5	New York	26,310	6	Utah	0.19%
6	Connecticut	22,096	7	Rhode Island	0.14%
7	Texas	15,090	8	District of Columbia	0.14%
8	Pennsylvania	10,602	9	New York	0.14%
9	Georgia	9,912	10	Maryland	0.12%
10	Illinois	7,722		United States	0.12%
11	Maryland	6,806	11	Georgia	0.10%
12	Utah	5,179	12	California	0.08%
13	Virginia	5,077	13	Pennsylvania	0.08%
14	North Carolina	3,904	14	Nevada	0.08%
15	Arizona	3,264	15	Alaska	0.07%
16	Louisiana	2,843	16	Virginia	0.06%
17	New Hampshire	2,583	17	Delaware	0.06%
18	Michigan	2,450	18	Louisiana	0.06%
19	South Carolina	2,179	19	Illinois	0.06%
20	Wisconsin	2,168	20	Texas	0.06%
21	Washington	2,123	21	Arizona	0.05%
22	Nevada	2,075	22	South Carolina	0.05%
23	Ohio	1,909	23	Arkansas	0.04%
24	Tennessee	1,783	24	Kansas	0.04%
25	Colorado	1,768	25	North Carolina	0.04%
26	Missouri	1,674	26	Wisconsin	0.04%
27	Rhode Island	1,523	27	Colorado	0.04%
28	Kentucky	1,274	28	Maine	0.03%
29	Arkansas	1,270	29	New Mexico	0.03%
30	Kansas	1,198	30	Washington	0.03%
31	Oklahoma	1,159	31	Iowa	0.03%
32	Oregon	1,045	32	Oklahoma	0.03%
33	Minnesota	1,026	33	Kentucky	0.03%
34	Iowa	958	34	Tennessee	0.03%
35	Alabama	951	35	Missouri	0.03%
36	District of Columbia	830	36	Oregon	0.03%
37	Indiana	768	37	Michigan	0.02%
38	New Mexico	652	38	Alabama	0.02%
39	Delaware	563	39	Minnesota	0.02%
40	Alaska	486	40	Idaho	0.02%
41	Maine	462	41	Ohio	0.02%
42	Idaho	285	42	Indiana	0.01%
43	Nebraska	212	43	Nebraska	0.01%
44	West Virginia	169	44	West Virginia	0.01%
45	Hawaii	No data	45	Hawaii	0.00%
46	Mississippi	No data	46	Mississippi	0.00%
47	Montana	No data	47	Montana	0.00%
48	North Dakota	No data	48	North Dakota	0.00%
49	South Dakota	No data	49	South Dakota	0.00%
50	Vermont	No data	50	Vermont	0.00%
51	Wyoming	No data	51	Wyoming	0.00%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates

Pilsen, Chicago

The artwork of Chicago's Pilsen Mexican-American neighborhood.

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Tribute to the SS Eastland tragedy in 1915.

 Saint Procopius Church display for Day of the Dead.

Saint Procopius Church display for Day of the Dead.

Saint Procopius Church display for Day of the Dead

Galeria Del Barrio, by Aurelio Diaz

Mural by Aurelio Diaz.

Reconciliation Mural

Uptown is a diverse Chicago neighborhood plagued with many urban ills. In 1995 director at the Uptown Baptist Church thought to replace graffiti that covered a storefront with a mural that would communicate God's love for the neighborhood. The fruit of his work is the Reconciliation Mural.