The (northern) Italian emigration to Brazil

[@michelr91]

I’m Brazilian from Sao Paulo, my great grandmother was Italian from Mantova and my great grandfather was Portuguese, I’ve got these 3 citizenships . So proud to be part of this. 🇧🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@CheCosaTesoro]

Italy's population is rapidly decreasing. It would make sense for the government to offer immigration packages for young South American Italians.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT. Portugal is doing something similar. Please subscribe because I want this kind of audience youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Italy offers an easy pathway to citizenship for people who have Italian ancestors. Many folks born in Argentina and Brazil have already benefited from it, but living in Italy is perhaps not as attractive to them.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgia that is true

[@itsgabriel7039]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgiais not that, the whole process is pretty expensive and take s a lot of time, discourage a lot of people not only for the time it takes, we are talking a lot of money since euro is worth almost 6x times brazilian currency for example

[@fzavalloni]

But they need to boost the economy as well. The majority of these decedents get the citizenship but they don't go to live in Italy due the jobs shortage.

[@FrancescoRossi-q4s]

From Lombardy, I have a grandson in Brazil, in the town of Vinhedo, in the State of São Paulo. He went there in 2015 and now has his own hairdressing salon. He is also married to an Italo-Brazilian girl whose family originally came from Brescia. They have two children, so I now have two Brazilian great-grandchildren. Muito obrigado Professor.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you for your comment!

[@FrancescoRossi-q4s]

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[@edsonoliveira-brazilianmus457]

I have always been impressed by the fact that the descendants of Italians in Brazil have integrated so deeply into Brazilian life, helping to improve the country while simultaneously maintaining many of the customs from which they came. Italian immigration to Brazil has been very successful or, as we say in Portuguese, deu muito certo.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Yes, it is a succesful form of emigration

[@Guilhermebsh]

Brazilians love Italian culture! God bless Italy!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I know! Thank you so much

[@MrCoronelvivida]

Great video! My wife is Brasilian and both of her great grandparents are from the Veneto region. Last year we visited her great grandfather’s town of Enego, way on top of a huge mountain. It was a breathtaking tiny town with the Dolomite’s to the north. Many people from this region settled in Rio Grande do Sul, the last state in Brasil. Then, many Italians moved from Rio Grande do Sul to Parana, one state below São Paulo. My wife’s relatives settled in Rio Grande do Sul. Your video is fascinating because as an Italian American, my great grandfather, grandparents and my father all experienced mistreatment because of their skin color as immigrants from Sicily. What you said is exactly right and described what most of the Italians faced that came to the states. For many Italian American, they were banned from speaking Italian in schools or outside of the house. The Italians were looked down upon as a low level people. And for many Italians here, they became “Americanized” and didn’t learn the language, follow the customs or carry on the traditions as they did in Brasil. It is so sad that my grandparents and father never learned Italian!! For me now, my passion is to become an Italian citizen ( almost through the process) and I am learning Italian ( passed three courses now in three years studying). My wife and I spend all summer in the Umbria region each summer and visit other areas of Italy during her school breaks to become immersed in our former culture as much as possible! My wife and her family are also seeking their citizenship as well and our goal is to live 3 months in Italy, 3 months in Brasil and the rest of the year here in the US. Thank you for this important information highlighting the Italian immigration.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much for this amazing family story. You are the perfect prototype of an ideal watcher for this video, having both Italian Americans and Italian Brazilians in your family. Please keep following me, because I want this kind of audience. And do not forget to subscribe to the channel! youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@ummarti10]

Many of us may not speak italian or had never been in Italy, but we do have conections to Italy nevertheles. We just love Italy and think about It as a parent country. I feel sad the some italians dont feel the same but I understand. Italians, please come visit us. You will never find any other place in the world more close to your own home. Brazil is Italy in some degree, just happier😊

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

This is such a beautiful comment!! Really!! Thank you for sharing!

[@serenadeschoral2268]

Mio bisnonno era di un paesino chiamato Isola Rizza (VR) e si é trasferito in San Paolo, Brasile, nel 1888. Non gli ho conosciuto ma ho conosciuto suo figlio, mio nonno, che parlava il dialetto veronese. Da quaranta anni ci vado in Italia e l'anno scorso sono stato riconosciuto cittadino italiano. La mia famiglia si é trasferita negli Stati Uniti e quindi la mia storia é di una doppia emigrazione. Ho la cittadinanza brasiliana, americana e italiana. La ringrazio per il video interessantissimo!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie mille per aver condiviso questa storia bellissima!! Iscriviti al canale. Tu che hai 3 cittadinanze lo troverai particolarmente interessante!

[@serenadeschoral2268]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Certo! Grazie mille!

[@leilasodero132]

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[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Ma tu parli proprio bene e scrivi bene la lingua italiana.

[@serenadeschoral2268]

@@modestacattaruzza7400 🙏🏻🇮🇹🙏🏻

[@vox9622]

The majority of Italians live in Sao Paulo and south not in Rio.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

That’s correct

[@paulocavalcanti5330]

More than 10% of the state of Rio de Janeiro 's population of Italian ascent. I read it on Italia Nostra Magazine many years ago

[@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok]

Not only, Minas Gerais State too has so many italian descendants like me, my mother's family.

[@paulocavalcanti5330]

@@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok and Espírito Santo, too. There are colonies that turned out to become cities as Venda Nova do Imigrante. Well, the name says everything

[@thiagovidal8972]

Porque vocês falam inglês ambos falam língua latina? Graças a deus ele está correto os cornuto e troionas moram em sp

[@cleisonmelo2566]

Another day I figured it out, I have roots from Sardinia. Today my name is full Portuguese, but I know that a century ago, one poor family left that island to live in Brazil. Man, our life is a surprise box.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@cleisonmelo2566 beautiful story

[@leondenizard3800]

Awesome video,im italian brazilian from SãoPaulo,my family came from Rovigo-Veneto ❤

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

So this is the video for you! And another one will follow youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@Lola-x7i]

Hi Professor,I’m so happy that you’ve opened your own KZbin channel(btw I am Maria),now I will be able to hear your lessons even without seeing your in school,please continue.I am looking forward to hear more about history and geography!!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@Lola-x7i carissima che piacere sentirti!!!!!! Grazie infinite!!!!!!passerò presto a trovarvi!!!

[@Lola-x7i]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Che bello professore!!!Non vediamo l’ora!!

[@SurrenderNovena]

Ciao Luca! I'm really enjoying all your videos! My family immigrated to the US when I was 5 years old back in 1963. My hometown in Italy is Montescaglioso, provincia di Matera. We only spoke our native dialect in our home so as a child I was confused as to why I was Italian but the foreign language I spoke was not Italian, and why I was now living in America but we didn't speak American. 😂

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for your comment! Actually when I was in the US I realized thatsome old Italian americans could not speak standard Italian but still remember their native italian regional dialect. Fascinating.

[@SurrenderNovena]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Yes, in fact, quite a number of elderly Italian-Americans still speak their regional dialect but not Italian. I eventually did learn standard Italian fairly well, and lived in Italy - both Bari and my hometown - for several years in my 20's, doing translating work and teaching/tutoring English. I loved those years spent getting to know the culture and customs of both my native town and all of Italy. Priceless. "Di terra bella e uguale non ce n'è - Italia, Italia!" 🇮🇹

[@CosimoCicero]

👏🏻👏🏻 another interesting video!! Bravissimo!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

grande

[@sergiocantoli5783]

Very nice video! Sono Brasiliano da São Paulo, my great grandfather was from Abruzzo, I moved to the US in 2001. I got citizenship from US and Italy last year. Thanks for saying in details about the la giornata italiana fino al Sud America, è proprio una storia bellissima!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much for sharing! I think you are the perfect prototype of the people I want as subscribers! And I have abruzzo routes myself youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@ivanpetro8464]

I am a brazilian with Italian citizenship by descent, and I was raised around the kitchen of my italian grandmother. My family always felt connected with Italian culture, but the language was lost. I fell that my italian citizenship is a restoration of my roots, you can't buy blood.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@ivanpetro8464 i understand your point

[@bluesman1947]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 if you want to really close the circle, learn the language.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@bluesman1947portuguese?

[@ivanpetro8464]

@@bluesman1947 actually, I am taking online lessons. There are many KZbin channels that teach Italian to Brazilians, with thousands of followers. I like "Vou Aprender Italiano" and "Italiano com Priscila".

[@bluesman1947]

@@ivanpetro8464 👍👍

[@SurrenderNovena]

I had never heard the terms IUS SOLI and IUS SANGUINIS before, although I knew that anyone born in the US was automatically a US citizen and also that it was fairly easy to obtain Italian citizenship, but did not know until very recently how unjustly difficult it is for those born and raised in Italy but not of Italian descent to obtain citizenship! Excellent quality videos, by the way, as well as excellent information and instruction! Molto bravo!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@SurrenderNovena thank you so much!

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

The situation in Italy and the United States is completely different. You are a country of settlers. There are very few natives.

[@billr6887]

Thank you for these videos. They are fascinating.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that!

[@dalp6657]

I am a proud Italian descendant, my Nonno and Nonna left Italy to Brazil and raised a wonderful family. Actually I am in USA, Brazil economy makes me do what my descendants did, a new Country, a new life. Good bless Italy.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@dalp6657]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 don’t forget Argentinians Italians also .

[@maryannwaters339]

Nonno/a

[@dalp6657]

@@maryannwaters339 thanks, I just wrote as we do in Brasil. I already correct.

[@fabioguimaraes4256]

Complimenti per la ricerca e per l'ottimo video!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie!!!!

[@heloisativeron3952]

Thanks for sharing with us . My grandfather was from Treviso, my grandmother was from Schio from my mother’s side and from my father’s side they were from near Salerno. I have an Italian citizenship and I live in USA. Actually I have 3 citizenships . I am very proud of my Italian bloodline.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank for sharing the incredible Italian connections of your family. I want this kind of subscribers! youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@mariodellanina4373]

My Grandpa father was from Lucca, at the year 1898 they come to Brazil, My Grandpa born in Brazil 1902.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Amazing medieval city in northern tuscany. I also have routes there

[@eduardoassumpcao8243]

Mine was also from Luca, Bruschini.

[@chiaradolzi5970]

prof, bellissima lezione, ci manca tantissimo

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@chiaradolzi5970 Chiaretta!!!! Anche voi mi mancate immensamente!!! Vi penso ogni giorno. Se me lo consentono, passo a salutarvi la prossima settimana

Very informative and precise documentary, dott. Coniglio. I had the pleasure to talk with dott. Franzina (one of the sources) back in Belo Horizonte a long time ago, who encouraged me to do some of my studies at Verona. I was extremely well received and ended up staying. It's a pity that the winds aren't much in our favor nowadays and the other descendants who come here may not be as well received as I was back in the day. P.S: I recommend anyone who understands Italian to listen to the speech given byformer Brazilian Amb. to Italy, Rubens Ricupero in the presence of Mattarella, where he talk about this "change of the winds" compared to his times in Italy (when Ciampi was president).

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Amazing comment! Thank you so much! What do you mean when you “change of winds”?

[@chicolofi]

Very informative video! I didn't know the details about the period when Brazil started receiving Italian immigrants. My father came to Brazil at 19 with all his family from Potenza, southern Italy, much later, in 1952. At that time, life in Italy was very hard due to WW2. But they made their living in Rio, not São Paulo.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you for sharing. Do not forget to subscribe to the channel.

[@maryannwaters339]

Yes, EXCELLENT video! However, I would say more Southern Italians (descendants) can be found in SP and RJ metros. In SP: Bras, Mooca, Belenzinho, Bixiga were more heavily Southern. However, there are exceptions like, Guarulhos, that were more Northern. Bixiga has the church and "Festa de N.S. de Achiropita" (Calabria), and Mooca has the "Festa de San Gennaro," (Napoli), while Bras has the "Festa de Sao Vito," (Puglia). Veneti, Lucchesi, Lombardi descendants tend to dominate in the rural areas and smaller cities and towns of SP State. However, there are always exceptions to the rule

[@chicolofi]

@@maryannwaters339 Great. Do you also have Italian origins?

[@axxessmundi]

Shout out to the Italian Brazilian diaspora!! My grandparents emigrated from Florence to Argentina then settled in SP, Brazil.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Great story!

[@maxmentone5373]

Brazilian - Italian here, from Sao Paulo, who ate a lot of POLENTA!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Great! Thank you for your comment!

[@leilasodero132]

Tanti tanti complimenti! Sono italiana dopo 18 di ricerca su l origine della mia famiglia, dove se mangiava la polenta, il fegato con cipolle e la pasta fatta a casa. Ho studiato italiano nel IIC a Rio de Janeiro (Istituto di Cultura Italiana). Adesso ho un appartamento in Salò (Lago di Garda), dove passo 2-3 mesi al anno. MI PREOCCUPA LA MANCANZA DI NASCITA IN ITALIA. Dobbiamo fare qualcosa per mantenere questa cultura. Penso que Italia dovesse iniziare un Programa di Governo per accogliere gli discendenti di italiani con formazione accademica (dopo un teste di lingua) per mantenere la popolazione a un bon livello e così, la italianità nel mondo.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie per questa bellissima storia!!! Veramente!! Iscriviti al canale perchè parleremo ancora di questi temi. youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@danielamalina6057]

Questi giovani nati in Italia sono figli di immigrati clandestini. E da una cultura completamente diversa… Vado spesso in Veneto e nessuno vuole questi immigrati li. Sono nata e cresciuto nella città di San Paolo. Una città con una forte influenza italiana. E dove le aziende italiane dominano molti mercati, grazie a noi oriundi di San Paolo. Che abbiamo un grande potere culturale ed economico, anche rispetto all'Italia. Siamo la sedicesima città più ricca del pianeta. I miei nonno paterno è nato in un piccolo paese di Rovigo, vicino alla Lombardia e la nonna a Bergamo. Mia madre è di origine ebraica. A casa di mio nonno c'era sempre la polenta, il fegato con cippola, la minestra e mio padre capisce bene la lingua bergamasca. Molti a San Paolo imparano l'italiano a scuola (nessun immigrato parlava italiano, tutti parlavano dialetto). C'è addirittura un'enorme richiesta di apprendimento della lingua in città (con una lista d'attesa in molti posti). Mio marito è tedesco ma è cresciuto a San Paolo perché sua madre lavorava al Goethe Institute e dice di sentirsi un po' italiano perché è cresciuto a San Paolo. Vivo da alcuni anni tra la Germania e i Paesi Bassi. a causa di mio marito e del mio lavoro presso un'azienda di biotecnologie. Ho studiato biochimica. Circa 5 anni fa ho presentato la domanda per la cittadinanza italiana al tribunale di Roma, ho speso circa 8000 euro e ho aspettato 5 anni. Quest'anno ho ricevuto la cittadinanza italiana. È stato uno dei giorni più felici della mia vita. Mi sento ancora più legata all’italia, ci vado più spesso e voglio davvero che le mie figlie si sentano parte dell'Italia. A casa mangiamo ancora molta polenta. E voglio davvero vivere in Italia. o almeno avere la mia casa lì in Veneto dove andarci spesso.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Ciao grazie infinite per il commento. A questo punto credo dovrò fare un video per chiarire quello che volevo dire, in quanto sto ricevendo molti commenti uguali. Io AMO gli oriundi, italo americani, brasiliani, argentini, canadesi etc. È tutta la vita che li studio e so quanto è importante per l’Italia la comunità oriunda. Il fatto, come dici tu, che una delle città più importanti al mondo in uno dei Paesi che sta diventando tra i più importanti al mondo, San Paolo, sia di fatto “italiana” dovrebbe essere al centro della politica italiana e purtroppo non è cosi. Hai ragione. Ed è anche molto bello quello che scrivi sul giorno in cui ho ricevuto la cittadinanza italiana. La cosa su cui non posso essere d’accordo è quando dici: “in venero Quelli non li vuole nessuno”. Quindi Paola Egonu, nata e cresciuta a Cittadella di Padova, non è italiana solo perchè non ha sangue italiano?? Su questo non sarò mai d’accordo.

[@danielamalina6057]

Ho l'Italia nel cuore. Vivo da anni tra Germania e Olanda e le mie figlie sono tedesche (e anche italiane) ma non mi sento parte di entrambe le culture al punto da chiedere la cittadinanza. La mia cittadinanza italiana fa parte della mia storia, della storia della mia famiglia ed è molto importante per me. Secondo me la questione non è di sangue perché il popolo italiano non è omogeneo. Un calabrese può essere molto diverso da un bellunese. La questione è la cittadinanza italiana a chi è immigrato clandestinamente in Italia, anche se i loro figli sono nati in Italia. In molti paesi europei la cittadinanza è legata all’immigrazione legale e alle condizioni economiche degli immigrati. in altre parole, dà la cittadinanza agli immigrati legali e qualificati.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@danielamalina6057 io sono d’accordo con te. Ma quelli nati e cresciuti in Italia non sono figli di clandestini, eppure non hanno la cittadinanza.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Ce l'hanno a 19 anni, se la richiedono a 18. Non ce l'hanno, se non la richiedono. Nel frattempo, non è che sono apolidi ed hanno garantiti la scuola, la sanità pubblica, eccetera. Molti non la richiedono e poi, si accorgono di aver sbagliato. Il tempo può essere abbreviato, ma il principio della richiesta deve restare. Innanzitutto, ci vuole più informazione e, poi, a parer mio, bisogna essere meno laschi nel concedere "doppie" cittadinanze. Se vuoi essere italiano, devi scegliere. Altrimenti, si finisce come il Regno Unito, che sta vivendo momenti molto brutti. Se lo si nega, si fa politica, perché le tensioni esistono oggettivamente.

[@denispiazzi]

Salve professore, un anno fa ho scoperto che il mio bisnonno arrivò a San Paolo nel 1890 con la sua famiglia. Si stabilirono a Casa Branca, nell'entroterra di San Paolo, e poi a Catanduva. Sono affascinato dalla loro storia di vita e faccio ulteriori ricerche. Mi sono già iscritto al canale. Grazie.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie infinite per esserti iscritto al canale e per aver raccontato la storia della tua famiglia

[@stevenbagley9858]

Great video ..Yes please do more videos like this.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1 I will, do not forget to subscribe so you do not miss it

[@Marist_Chanel]

Loved this!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much

[@alexjimenez42]

There is also a town in Mexico founded by Italian immigrants from the Veneto region called Chipilo in the Mexican state of Puebla. It was first settled in 1882.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

that is so interesting! I did not know that!

[@kaloarepo288]

Some one called Montagner wrote a book about it!

[@maryannwaters339]

@@alexjimenez42 They came from Segusino, Treviso. Also there were Italian colonies in Veracruz (Colonia Manuel Gonzalez/Zentla/Huatusco and Nueva Italia in Morelia.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

I know that. I have read about it. Their from the veneto region especially Treviso, of which they keep the culture alive and la cucina gastronomica del veneto e la Buona cucina gastronomica Italiana regionale alive.

[@andersonsantucci9325]

I'm Brazilian,my grandpa was from toscana

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@andersonsantucci9325 a rare emigration from Toscana! Nice story!

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

This was an excellent video! A common objection about the diaspora population not being in some way Italian, is that most don’t speak the language. I want to point out that the vast majority of these people’s ancestors emigrated before Standard Italian was formalized and spread as the Lingua Franca. Most have ancestors that spoke one of the regional languages (Ligure, Piemontese, Veneto, Napolitano, etc). This linguistic variety is also why so many of them didn’t pass an Italian language to their children, because the Italian immigrant community and even households were often divided by languages. So, the local language was adopted to communicate.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@cassandraelliot7878]

This was very informative. I have copies of my mother's birth and baptism records from Italy. Thank you for explaining about the cultural similarity making it easier to intergrate into a new society..

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@petersguazzato8291]

This was amazing documentary I didn’t know northern Italians mainly immigrated to Brazil, we were meant to immigrate to Brazil but our families chose Australia instead

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Dear Peter, another place where northern italians migrated is Australia. I want to make a video about that. So do not forget to subscribe and stay tuned.

[@eliasfirmino]

I have remote Italian roots. I only know about them because my grandfather one day, out of the blue, mentioned that his maternal grandfather was "Italian from the North" after I commented that his branch of the family, which I had recently met, was so pasty white with some really long narrow noses - I thought they perhaps had some German origin. He said Northern Italian. So, if it's his grandfather, it's my great-great-grandfather, which is pretty distant. Anyway, I like Italy. Andiamo a studiare e a conoscere il passato.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

are you american or brazilian?

[@eliasfirmino]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 I'm Brazilian.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@eliasfirminothanks for sharing your story!

[@MrLidson]

I am a brazilian descendent of nort italian people, of the "Provincia" Trento. My Granphater wasborn in Immer.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

This is the video for you! Enjoy and subscribe for more content related to this

[@luizrsimoes]

Nice a presentation, still I need to tell you that my great grandparents are from the south, Sicília and Calábria, they came married in 1870s. But I have an uncle that came in the beginning of 20th century, with 12 years, from Milan, up north. One more famous F1 champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, twice world champion. His grandparents came with my relatives to Brasil. Keep doing your great work! Cheers from Florianópolis…

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much for this AMAZING comment! Please SUBSCRIBE!

[@kaloarepo288]

There was a drama series on Italian television. and it was a collaboration between Italian TV and Brazilian. which was about Italian immigrants in 19th century Brazil. I watched quite a few episodes of it here in Australia via satellite TV but have forgotten the name of it. Quite a lavish costume drama!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Oh that would be interesting to watch!!!

[@elden5052]

@@HowtoItaly-2004it’s called “Terra Nostra”.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much!

[@BrazilResearcher]

Terra Nostra.

[@wellington7845]

@@HowtoItaly-2004, this is another about italians in Brazil: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWi7cnSXgrCAa6c

[@onon2834]

meus bisavós vieram da Italia por volta de 1890.. Vieram de Padova , familia materna e Modena ,familia paterna

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@adriannieves1495]

Amazing video, Thanks for sharing this information with us all Luca. Even though I’m Puerto Rican, Mexican and Cuban myself; through my Puerto Rican and Cuban sides, I actually have some ancestry from Sicily and Calabria. I’ve always been curious about learning more about those Ancestral roots that come from my grandfather from my Dads side; I love Italian and Italian American culture and have always wanted to know more about the People, food, culture and history of Italy and People with Italian Ancestry in The Caribbean and the rest of North and South America. 💯👍🏾👍🏾

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@Antonio-o4s8r]

Auguri dal Canada per il tuo canale. Sono dal regione che non esiste se mi capisci....mio pappà è venuto a Montreal nel '58...nel '63 ha avuto la cittadinanza canadese, e ha dovuto renunciare la cittadinanza italiana....stessa cosa per mia mamma nel '68, puoi sono nato nel '71....dunque quando la legge della cittadinanza ha cambiato nel '92, sono stato rifiutato la cittadinanza perché sono nato da genitori canadesi no italiani, povera Italia!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie per il tuo commento! Ho capito la storia. Molto interessante. Sei calabrese? Normalmente quasi tutti gli italiani in Canada sono calabresi. Continua a seguirmi perchè parlerò del Canada

[@Antonio-o4s8r]

Ansi c'è un balzaletto in KZbin che la regione che non ediste è...Molise! La metà dei connazionali in Montreal sono molisani, però tutte le regioni dell'Italia sono rappresentate qui.

[@edsonoliveira-brazilianmus457]

Yes, this video is great! I am Brazilian from the state of São Paulo and there are a huge number of Italian descendants in my state. I myself have the surname Rizzo, which comes from the side of my great-grandparents who came from Italy.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

So you are one of the few whose family came originally from Southern Italy, since RIZZO, meaning CURLY HAIR, is from the south. Calabria or Sicily

[@edsonoliveira-brazilianmus457]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Yes, they came from Calabria at the end of the 19th century. Three Rizzo brothers: Miguel, Vicente and Domingos, all Catholics. Later, Miguel became an evangelical (Presbyterian) and a well-known figure in the Presbyterian Church in Brazil. Many stories!!!

[@edsonoliveira-brazilianmus457]

I love learning about the extremely harsh conditions that Italian immigrants initially encountered in Brazil, the hard work and overcoming, and the integration and prosperity they achieved. Just as important as their success is the significant influence they had and continue to have on Brazilian life and the shaping of Brazilian culture. Italians who visit Brazil today can attest to this.

[@diogocosta3726]

I was born in Brazil and I do have Italian citizenship. Culture and Italian ways in my family still runs strong to this day. If you migrate to another country as "full" Italian do you believe your kids, their kids and so forth should loose their right to be Italian? Most of the critics will say no, but still want to take the right away from us. We love Italy, we are proud and would love to move to Italy. In the meantime it's being invaded by other peoples that have no blood connection, no culture, no past or love for the land and government do nothing about it.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I totally understand the first part of the comment and I fully agree. I strongly disagree with the second part: the fact that your family does not have any italian blood does not mean that you can’t be Italian if you are born and raised in this country. This is my opinion.

[@SoniaGelli-y2o]

Io mi chiedo spesso :ma questi cittadini di discendenza italiana quanto contribuiscono all’Italia per sentirsi così in diritto di tornare in Italia quando vogliono?

[@cristinablini]

@@SoniaGelli-y2o The vast majority of Brazilian immigrants have technical and higher education, contribute to the shortage of qualified labor, arrive with enough money to support themselves and do not usurp or depend on the Italian government. On the contrary, they still contribute to the payment of pensions for Italians who have grown old. Do not confuse usurping immigration with the immigration of descendants of Italians; they are two completely different situations. We are proud of our origins and have kept Italian culture alive for generations!! Do your research!!

[@SoniaGelli-y2o]

Se così è mi fa piacere che veniate, m se è soltanto un pretesto per avere cittadinanza europea per poi andarvene dall’Italia in paesi dove si guadagna di più ti dico che ne abbiamo già tanti dei nostri che se ne vanno.

[@shazsellars6779]

@@SoniaGelli-y2o i wonder if foreigners contribute to Italy when they migrate to Italy. I wonder how that all works out.

[@gmalcolms]

Brazil actually passed a law in 1902 that made many foreign residents automatically Brazilian citizens involuntarily, which angered the Italian government. Italy and Brazil also agreed in 1929 to treat Italian-Brazilian dual citizens as Brazilian.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much

[@marcelofg1119]

I'm an exception then. I'm the third generation of italian immigrants from Calabria. And as far as I know most of them never or did for short time work in the booming coffee fields. They settled in cities and for ex in my family they were all musicians, taylors, printer, self employed. The 1st one to arrive was my great great granduncle Constantino Vergara ,alone at the age of 15, from Diamante (Cosenza) and then up to 1911 when the last members of family came. As far as I know they came voluntarily probably because they built a family structure already set in the country.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

First of all, thank you for sharing this great family story! Yes, a minority of Italian emigration to brazil came from Southern Italy. It is a common ecxeption and, as you said, normally southeners settled in big cities. Do not forget to subscribe youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@marcelofg1119]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 thank you, Professor for the reply. If possible what I have always asked why there are no information regarding those millions of brave people that were strugling to live in Italy ,decided to face in most cases those terrible conditions of 3rd class on those ships, I don't know on which conditions my ancestors came, enduring a month crossing the Atlantic, many babies, children ,elderly people died. Going to the unkown, many never saw their relatives again, their birth place,ecc. Why there are no records in Genova or Napoli from their departure, I mean name, age, marital status, specially origin, at least which provincia. All the informations are from Hospedaria de São Paulo, Ellis Island which for a period of time had these informations, but then just name ,age and profession, and from Buenos Ayres. Why it wasnt interesting to Italian Government during those years to have these data. I noticed during my searchs that portuguese immigrants usually came on british companies ships and most of those lists had where they came from, even those from the tiny island of Madeira, you can tell their freguesia or neighbourhood names.

[@jjdinanno4147]

This was fascinating. I need to watch it again. One thing that jumps out at me is that the descendants of the emigres of the poorest regions of Italy have become the most successful of the diaspora -- the ones who moved to North America versus South America. Was it the grit and courage of those Southern Italians in North America, or was it the adoption of the Puritan work ethic which derives from the Germans, Dutch and the English? Looking forward to your upcoming videos diving even deeper into such topics. Glad this channel exists. It is needed to help understand the Italian and Italian diaspora experience in English. I think Italian Americans don't have a clue to the actual divisions on the peninsula historically and even persisting to today.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you for this really amazing and educated comment. A think it is a variety of reasons and, of course, i will explore this topic even more in the future. Please subscribe, because I want this kind of audience. youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1 And sorry for all the grammatical mistakes.

[@jjdinanno4147]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 I subscribed the same hour NYTN mentioned it on her channel! One additional note on the Southern Italian diaspora -- I understand that many southern Italians moved to post-war Germany in the 50s. Similarly to the Southern Italians in North America, many of these southern Italians several generations on are successful in Germany, and in many ways on par with the "native" Germans and likely with greater financial capabilities than other immigrant groups from elsewhere in Europe (like Turkey or Eastern Europe). Definitely comparisons to be made here to the Italian-American experience.

[@spideraxis]

The vldeo taught me much I didn't know before.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

This was the entire point of the video so, thank you so much!! Do not forget to subscribe!

[@kleberbraga6313]

Ciao, "Che video interessante! Infatti, gli italiani hanno contribuito alla nascita del Brasile moderno dopo la schiavitù. I paesi dovrebbero essere molto più vicini e avere maggiori scambi culturali. Io, come discendente, sono molto orgoglioso dei miei antenati. Presto farò il percorso inverso dei miei bisnonni; andrò in Italia alla ricerca del riconoscimento della mia cittadinanza, non solo per i documenti, ma anche per riscoprire le radici della mia famiglia nella regione del Lazio. L'Italia sta invecchiando, quindi vedo un'opportunità per il paese di cercare i discendenti, vista la vicinanza culturale, linguistica e culinaria tra i due paesi. Complimenti per il video!"

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Guarda, sono immensamente d'accordo con te! Bellissimo commento. Iscriviti al canale.

[@ikmarchini]

My grandmother from Cadore BL never saw spaghetti until she emigrated to New Jersey. She was a polentone.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I know. You are absolutely right.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

Let us clarify: spaghetti was originally a regional dish in some areas of the South. Every region of Italy, however, had pasta dishes as early as the 19th century, but it was different pasta from area to area. Even Piedmont, which is on the border with France, had pasta, but in the form of Agnolotti (a kind of square ravioli, stuffed with meat) or Tajarin, which were as long as spaghetti, but with a square cross-section. As for Cadore, pasta was indeed made (with eggs): the problem was that it was a holiday dish, which was eaten only in special cases. The very poor could not afford it and are the ones who emigrated. I want to specify this, because otherwise it becomes a cliché fair, in which southerners never ate polenta and northerners never ate pasta.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Si chiama la Buona cucina gastronomica Italiana regionale.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

The fact that in Southern Italy people do not eat polenta or use corn in cooking is more of a cliché. In some places it is eaten. For example, in Puglia polenta with beans is quite common in the province of Foggia, and in Bari people eat fried polenta squares (sgagliozze), which are a little different from Abruzzo's scagliozzi, which are still made of cornmeal but are sweet fritters. Most often, Apulian polenta is topped with sautéed onion and breadcrumbs. In contrast, in Basilicata they make mgliazz, which was originally a kind of savory corn (before millet) cake, while now it is preferred in a sweet version. That corn has replaced the use of millet throughout Italy is well known, just think that in Piedmontese language, corn is called “mélia,” which comes from the late Latin “milica.” Then again, it is no coincidence that in Romania cornmeal porridge is now called “mamalica.”

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Again, this video was meant to be a genera understanding. I am perfectly aware of the fact that there are, for example, some monutaneus areas fo Southern Italy in which the diet is very wintery and with a lot of meat etc

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Who said that, we do eat polenta vfry much in different ways with broccoli and veggies with olive oil. I was born in Calabria, have been in canada for 66 years, married un furlan da pordenone and cook a lot of polenta con le trippe, selvagina and much more.

[@acaviness7579]

The Italian Americans that I know about who have gotten JS Dual Italian citizenship have brought economic resources to ancestral cities/towns, set up nonprofit organizations to aid the community, and so forth. People from Sicily seem especially dedicated to their ancestral places.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

This is absolutely true and a super positive effect. I still think, though, that the disparity between the ones who have italian blood and the ones who don't, in getting the citizenship, is wrong.

[@danielamalina6057]

I couldn’t understand what is the disparity between them. I'm from São Paulo, and I know a lot of people who go back to Italy, including 4 engineers who have Italian citizenship and now work in Italy. While immigration from North Africa is disqualified, many young people are causing trouble at night. The central stations in Verona and Venice are horrible, full of illegal immigrants. And even in Rome. My parents were robbed in Rome.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@danielamalina6057 I am sorry but this does not have anything to do with citizeship laws. You cannot accept the fact that many people are born and raised in Italy, but because they do not have Italian blood, they are not italian.

[@acaviness7579]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Instead of disparity, why can’t there be multiple routes to citizenship?

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@acaviness7579 i totally agree

[@Rafa-yl8no]

great explanation. Looking today on a wide view, the emmigration to Brazil was actually the most important in the world for Italy, compared to USA os Argentina for example, in terms of both population and economical impact. As for the video, I suggest saying in Italian and subtitle it to English, it would expose viewers to italian which is cool.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for the comment! I know my english is bad, but I think italian with subs would not be interesting for many people. Maybe for you yes, because you are brazilian. But for native speakers of English, I do not think so.

[@Rafa-yl8no]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 oh no your English is flawless. Just do the way you feel more comfortable

[@EduardoTKull]

Hi, I am from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, last "Capital do Café" of Brasil, a city which received waves of emigrants: Italians, Germans, Polands, Spanishs, etc. My ancestors are Africans, Portugueses (from Trás dos Montes region), Austríacs, Italians (from Calábria and Veneto) and Spanish (from Sevilla). At the time of WW II, most of Germans and Polands changed their last names or moved to the South of Brasil, as some Italians too. Today, most of the richest and proemint families here are "oriundi": Scatena, Facci, Montefeltro, Balbo, Biagi (these 2, in the level of billions of dolars/euros), Santini, Spedicato, etc.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

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[@robertmariano]

I was surprised when you said that Southern Italians would never have eaten polenta. I was always told that polenta was a meal that was eaten during the Great Depression of the 1930s. I ate it once in a while, my grandmother would cook the cornmeal and put sauce on top. I wonder if it is possible that there was a Northern Polenta and maybe a Southern Polenta. Maybe, over time some northern recipes got into cookbooks. The food aspect of your videos is interesting though, ot makes me want to visit each paese and sample each specialty.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for your comment. I am not aware of southern italians eating polenta, but maybe in some village they do.

[@jjdinanno4147]

My Basilicata Nonna also served and frequently ate polenta.

[@urpreposterous682]

Sicilian-American here. Never ate polenta until I ordered it in a restaurant. I was in my late 30s years old. In my family, we only ate pasta. Rice if we're eating an American dish. My mother said when she was growing up, she would go to friend's houses and have red sauce with rice. I don't know the reasons.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 E non conosci abbastanza il meridione: mia nonna era di Foggia e faceva polenta e fagioli, d'inverno. Logicamente, non si mangiava con quaranta gradi all'ombra. Ma con quella temperatura non la faceva neppure l'altra mia nonna, che era piemontese.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@urpreposterous682 You are Sicilians: Sicily is an island with its culture, but the South it's not all the same.

[@est_locatelli]

My whole father's side of the family is Italian, they migrated from the Lombardia province in the late 1800s to a town called Garibaldi in southern Brazil. My last name is Locatelli :)

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Typical lombardy last name! Such an interesting story!

[@carmenpozzi7357]

Locatelli e' un cognome lombardo Milano o Brianza. Ciao da Como❤

[@est_locatelli]

Sono andata a Milano due mesi fa ❤ La mia famiglia viene da un paese chiamato Fontanella ​@@carmenpozzi7357

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@carmenpozzi7357ciao dal Canada provincia dell' Alberta citaa capitale EDMONTON. Mia sorella ha sposato un carissimo uomo the brianza.

[@andre0000000007]

very very interesting, thank you! please consider doing a video of italians in australia - they were interned here in prison camps such as Boneghila where they waited for their fate. my family is from Trieste where the migration was political more than economic. my family told me that when Trieste returned to Italy, the Triestini were shocked by the bureaucracic red tape, cronyism, nepotism, and by the simple fact that Italy had many ports and did not care much about the Porto di Trieste. To be honest, the allies disproportionately tried their best to make Trieste a successful city vis-a-vis the communists Yugoslavia only a few km away. great video, subscribed!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much for this super interesting comment!!!! I will absolutely make a video about Australia, I am so interesting about this topic. Subscribe to the channel so you do not miss it youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@AleBorgo118]

Many north italian are immigrat to Argentina... my great-great grandfather was to 100% north italian... and he was born in Cordoba Argentina (1871)...from italian parents from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

You are right. Another example of Argentinian from Friuli Venezia Giulia is Gabriel Omar Batistuta. youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@alpinestar6125]

@@HowtoItaly-2004also Javier Zanetti.has origins in Friuli.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@alpinestar6125si e vero. Il mio cognome Cattaruzza e friulano.

[@Vid7872]

Mia nonna Istriana fu nata a Rio poi dopo 5 anni furono tornati at Pirano per la prima guerra. Concorro che l'integrazione nella società Americana è stata molto dificile per i miei (Trieste e Viterbo) che non avevano quasi niente in comune con l'Italiani a NY. Infatti, ci siamo cresciuti in un paese completamente Americana/Irlandese perche non si sono sentiti a casa con i compatrioti. Qua non si mangia molto la polenta col kren o il frittolin Grazie Professore e saluti da NY

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Una storia tipo quella della famiglia Bastianich. Istriani.

[@RTPJu]

I'm an Italian from São Paulo and all my blood, but 1/16, is Italiam from North to South, Adriatic to Mediterranean. To get my Italian citizenship recognized I needed to spent a lot of money, time and patience with pure useless bureaucracy. Then I got my Icelander citizenship just by learning the language. When I go to Italy is to contribute... I'm not a male, single and family-less military age "refugee" that just want to live with other taxpayer money... that should be the definition of citizen

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you for your comment! I disagree with the last part of the video. It is more complicated that that.

[@maximus5668]

Very interesting, do you have a video of Italians in Argentina ?

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I am planning it!

[@AhSeufilhodap]

And Brazil is the country with most Japanese people outside Japan.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

yes, i knew that!!

[@maryannwaters339]

Largest Lebanese (Christian) diaspora as well.

[@FilippoLuschi]

Grande prof

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@FilippoLuschi immenso come stai?

[@Arturest]

I’m sorry that so many Italians get so upset that Italo-Brazilians or Italo-Argentinians exist, but whether you like it or not if we have Italian ancestry we are 100% Italian just like you, deal with it. Unlike in the US where Italians were often victims of racism, Argentina and Brazil welcomed Italians with open arms so we don’t tolerate this racist behaviour against us now.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

First of all, thank you for your comment. Your statement is true, but not entirely in my opinion. But I will get you covered. I am preparing a video exactly about this matter that will be out next Friday, October 4th, at 2pm New York time. Do not forget to subscribe because you do not want to miss it. youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

I disagree. I have never seen demonstrations of racism by Italians against Italian-Brazilians or Italian-Argentinians; in fact, many municipalities are even twinned with small towns in those overseas countries. What I have seen are new citizens from those areas, who as soon as they get their citizenship, open a vlog in which they say unkind things toward Italy and announce that they will immediately go to live elsewhere. Look for “Pato Bonato.” As for the welcome given to Italians in 19th century Brazil, it is well described in some of your soap operas and it doesn't seem to me to fit the sugar-coated story you want to give us.

[@Arturest]

@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 if I’m wrong about the welcome given to Italians, then my comment still stands as “we” were those Italians that suffered discrimination, and now we’re facing discrimination yet again, but now by Italy itself. Your answer only reinforces my initial instance.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@Arturest Ahahahaha. No comment.

[@Arturest]

@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 laughing is the only weapon losers have when they run out of arguments.

[@viniciuszampirolicerqueira2212]

My family came from Verona. I undertook my dna sample and I am almost 100% Verona pure blood. For my Nona polenta was an every day food.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

thanks for sharing!

[@ragnarok2678]

Sono brasiliano e la mia famiglia è italiana, mi basta l'atto di nascita della mia trisnonna per ottenere la cittadinanza. Il mio sangue italiano viene dalla Toscana, cognomi: Chiari, Frezza e Sacchetti

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Grazie della tua testimonianza!

[@AntonioKupfer]

Ciao, vengo dal sud del Brasile e discendente di tedeschi e italiani del Trentino Alto Adige, comuna di Andalo. Ecco un suggerimento per la ricerca La lettera dell'immigrato Giuseppe Manzoni, su immigrazione e vita. Ci sono altre fonti su quanto doloroso sia stato l'inizio e in diverse occasioni a San Paolo gli immigrati furono trattati come schiavi bianchi. Nel sud era più facile perché per la maggior parte del tempo eravamo solo tra la nostra gente.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Ti ringrazio TANTISSIMO. Questo è un bellissimo suggerimento! Grazie infinite

[@alpinestar6125]

Same as in Argentina the Polenton is strong in Brazil.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

It is!

[@tombeegeeeye5765]

My grandparents were from Northern Tuscany they ate plenty of Polenta after they immigrated to the US.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

That is interesting! Thank you!

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Love polenta e baccala`

[@pedro.smasson]

Il nonno del mio nonno è venuto da Padova, ho scoperto questo qualche giorni fa.. Imparo l'italiano da più di un anno, magari un giorno provo a fare il processo di cittadinanza 🇮🇹

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Infact you have a venetian last name! youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1 Subscribe!

[@frapiment6239]

The last number released in 2007 by the Italian Government calculate 14M. 30M was a number appointed by the last Ambassador for people that in theory could ask for Italian Citizenship assuming that all Italian descendent were married with non Italian descendent he easily double the number. About 30M is the number for the USA that received 4 times more emigrants than Brazil.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I think the way you are doing the maths is wrong. But, at end of the day, who cares?

[@frapiment6239]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 Its not even a question of maths but Logic.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

Actually, my great grandfather was from southern Italy, Torraca, near Napoli. But yes, most are from northern Italy

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for your comment! Subscribe! youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@bobbyc4495]

Over 50 % of the surnames in Argentina are Italian

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

and I will get you covered with a video very soon!

[@gmalcolms]

Yeah, Argentina has an even higher percentage of Italians than Brazil. Probably half the country of Argentina are technically Italian citizens.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

I know Argentina very well. Your surnames are Italian, but your official culture is colonial Spanish. Only in the Pampa Gringa does the matter change, because there are communities there of Piedmontese and Marche people who have long maintained their regional Italian culture. Some even still speak a dialect, evolved to Castilian. That said, the descendants are now almost all mixed with people of disparate non-Italian origins and, except for special cases truly important, have little interest in our current culture. Interest in the passport is another matter, determined by economics.

[@gufrantz]

Thank you very much for the videos. I'm following all of them. If it's possible to expand on the topic of Italian immigration to Brazil, that would be great. I'm from the south of Brazil and have dual citizenship. Regarding the citizenship law, I agree that it should be updated. For distant descendants of Italians, at least a B1 in the Italian language should be required. And citizenship based on time of residence or time of study would be good, as long as, in my opinion, entry into the country is legal. Regardless of opinions, a referendum should be held for Italians. I saw about a possible referendum on the citizenship law. Do you have any news or could you comment on it? Thank you very much.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thank you so much for this beautiful comment. I have almost finished a video about citizenships that is the sequel of this one. Subscribe to the channel and I will get you covered!

[@garyholland4227]

Hello Luca, have you studied the Italian diaspora to Australia?

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I did and it has different characteristics compared to others. I wanna make a video about that. Do not forget to subscribe and stay tuned. youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@maryannwaters339]

​@@HowtoItaly-2004One day you should do a video regarding the Italian diaspora in Venezuela. Also the diaspora Liguri (Chiavaresi) in: California, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador (Guayaquil). Auguri

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@maryannwaters339 i will! Absolutely!

[@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok]

Yey, thanks to talk about, i think Brazil is a country colonized by portugueses but the italians recolonized this country 😂 i'm italian descendant from the north of italia (venetto), part's of mother's familly.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

So this is the video and tue channel for you! Please subscribe

[@Mussolinibenitooo]

É por isso que a maioria esmagadora da população descende dos portugueses e não dos Italianos? seu comentário não faz muito sentido.

[@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok]

@@Mussolinibenitooo nem o seu faz sentido, porque vc sabe que o Brasil é uma mistura de tudo e todos, 1 em cada 4 brasileiros é descendente de italiano, o mesmo que o diga de alemães e japoneses, eu digo isso porque o Brasil quando abolido a escravidão, estava recebendo mais imigrantes italianos do que portugueses, mais que o dobro (tem gráficos no youtube) por isso falo isso, mas is this what is this

[@Mussolinibenitooo]

@@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok Então porque a maior parte do nosso genepool é ibérico? suas estimativas foram tiradas diretamente do seu traseiro. Seja lá qual for a sua intenção, fato é que os portugueses (e seus descendentes) estão no topo da hierarquia aqui, assim como os britânicos nos EUA, aceite o seu lugar na hierarquia.

[@Mussolinibenitooo]

@@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok Então porque a maioria esmagadora do nosso genepool é ibérico? você está falando besteiras e não sei qual a intenção disso, mas fato é que os portugueses estão no topo da hierarquia aqui, assim como os ingleses nos EUA, você não pode negar isso, pois a maior prova é a língua que estamos falando aqui.

[@caiorossi4776]

A Brazilian of Italian origins is as Italian as any Italian born in Italy. That's the Italian constitution. What we have to do is prove that we descend from an Italian man from when Italy was formed as a single country. That's why we have our citizenship recognized, not granted as is the case of an immigrant or a foreign spouse. And why we also get a birth certificate when that status is recognized. And, given the demographic apocalypse Italy is facing, Italians born abroad are its major card against cultural mayhem.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I understand some parts of your point, but I disagree when you say: "I am Italian as any Italian born in Italy". No, it is different.

[@caiorossi4776]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 , you're wrong, and any Italian lawyer is supposed to know that. That's how we get the citizenship recognized, although I know the average Italian ignores that. I was talking about the law, Italy's constitution, not the populace. Even if the Italian Parliament decided it was not the case, the Supreme Court would rule that decision inconstitutional. It's a de facto citizenship, not de iure.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@caiorossi4776 Come on man, I know that legally is the exact same. I mean, CULTURALLY, you are different from an Italian who was born and raised in this country.

[@ummarti10]

Shure Polenta is very common in Brazil, but pasta and pizza are totally spread out as well. In fact our italian Food, specialy in São Paulo is way better than in US. Probably better than in Italy too.... Well, my opinion😊

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Now you are exaggerating😂😂

[@tube.brasil]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 The pizza surely is better here.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Italian food in Italy is unbeatable. It is not just pizza or pasta, it is so diverse and tasty.

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

It's normal that you think that your food is better, but that thing demonstrate us that you're nomore italian.

[@BrazilResearcher]

The absolute majority of Italian Immigration to Brazil is from the North, and minority from the South. One The most influenced millionaire was Francesco Matarazzo from Castellabate, which is in the South of Italy not far from Napoli.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

One of the most beautiful small villages

[@jacksparrow5281]

Grazie Mille Luca - this report was very interesting to me. I emigrated from Calabria to Canada with my mother in 1958, became a canadian citizen in 1976 and would love to explore obtaining Italian citizenship and/or an Italian passport. Any assistance you can provide in pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. I have tried the Italian consulate in Toronto but no progress there.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

In will get you covered. Subscribe! youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@EltonTrevisol-c7y]

My family is from Treviso. Ciao

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Ciao!! A perfect example of venetian brazilian!

[@carmenpozzi7357]

Treviso, la piccola Venezia❤

[@salvatoreemma]

The citizenship by descent law should remain exactly in tact. It allows opportunity in a sense for a great grandchild to bring his ancestors back to life again - ‘Life is in the blood’ (Leviticus 17:11).

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Not exactly

[@anajardimbr]

We have 15% of brazilians with italian origin. Not everybody as you said. Our population has people from all origins, such as in my big family, where people from very diverse origins have been melted.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

And that’s the beauty of Brazil

[@Mussolinibenitooo]

​@@HowtoItaly-2004No, it's not.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

There is a community of Venetos in southern Brazil that don't like to be called Italians, hate Garibaldi and hate Napoleon, who ended the Sereníssima Republica...

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I do not doubt that. Many veneti are independentists even in Italy

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Too bad feeling that way. I am a proud Canadian Italian citizen period.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

Were the Italian waves of immigration to Brazil and the US the same era? Why did so many Northern Italians end up in Brazil and Southern Italians end up in the US?

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Yes, the period is more or less the same. The second part of your question depends on so many factors

[@rb98769]

I do notice that the Italian immigration patterns in the US were more urban and in South America they were more rural. It might be related to that, but I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the specifics. It could ultimately just be down to some countries getting better visibility in certain regions of Italy for whatever reason, or just chain migration.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@rb98769 great point

[@gmalcolms]

The immigration of Italians to Brazil (and South America in general) was on average earlier than that to the US. After the US imposed restrictions on immigration from Italy in the 1920s, this shifted more to Australia and Canada.

[@nataliapimenta9496]

Ho letto che all'inizio del XX secolo per le strade di San Paolo si sentiva più l'italiano che il portoghese.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

È vero. Sicuramente si sentiva il veneto.

[@huapehucristovao2214]

Esqueceu de falar do Airlton Sena.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

você tem razão, a mãe era da província de Lucca, na Toscana.

[@nickrizzini]

Very Interesting! With all of these differences, not only between Italians in Italy, but between expats in different parts of the world, I wonder what aspects of Italy make Italians feel Italian. Is there something in the culture that binds all of these people beyond the geographical borders of Italy? if yes, what do you think that is? next video pls

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@nickrizzini that is a great observation that gave me a great idea for a video!! Thank you so much!

[@edsonmgpryt]

Pizza 😂

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

@@edsonmgpryt pasta😀

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

Over the past hundred years in northern Italy, Italians from different regions have mixed. In contrast, in the South, those who did not move remained pure. They have continued to marry women from the same place or at most from the same region (except for a few who have been transferred to another southern or central region because of a state job). Those who remained in the South only know the North through clichés.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@giorgiodifrancesco4590excuse me, the south and the north all mixed. I have fsmily in Calabria, Milano, friuli and Roma. So what are you tryng to say here exactly.

[@Mr000ELS]

La famiglia della mia madre è venuta dalla Calabria nel fino del secolo XIX. Quella del mio padre si è trasferita in brasil negli anni 60 dalla Toscana. C'è stata anche la migrazione dopo guerra

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Vero, anche se minoritaria.

[@johnvercellone1988]

Brazil has long been independent country centuries ago

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

You are right

[@chapobin]

Ciao, Mi son Talian. Parò mi A son nasesto nte'l Brasiłe. Un strucon a vualtri.

[@chapobin]

Nissuni Talian che el ze migrà nte'l Brasiłe saveva parlar el Talian. Par esenpio el me nono saveva doperar la lengua Veneta.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Un saluto a te!

[@marcoterranova3679]

Today is the same nothing is changed

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

About what?

[@santinomamone2674]

Io sonno della Australia e tengo due passaporti Australiano e a 2020 ha preso il mio passaporto italiano perché hanno avuto docomemte della mia famiglia all la consiglio Italiana in Melbourne con mio nome e i mei genatore

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks for sharing. I will talk about Italian Australians soon! Get subscribed youtube.com/@HowtoItaly-2004?_confirmation=1

[@santinomamone2674]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 già ha fatto

[@josephsmith2063]

They should move back to Italy to help Italy with their population crisis!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Absolutely

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

If they want to stay in Italy, yes. If they want to use our citizenship in order to emigrate elsewere, must be different. In that case, they are only a cost for our society.

[@gmalcolms]

You haven't described Italian citizenship law accurately. The vast majority of these Brazilians who have Italian citizenship were always Italian citizens under Italian law, since their birth, but they had not had their births registered in Italy so they were unrecognized. The idea that these people are becoming Italian citizens is a really bad misunderstanding of the law so I'd love to explain the true Italian nationality law to you sometime. Do you have an email address I can use?

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

You can use my email to contact be but wait for friday because I will post a video SPECIFICAlly about the Italian citizenship system.

[@gmalcolms]

@@HowtoItaly-2004 OK, I look forward to seeing it. I had my own citizenship recognized almost 20 years ago and then I became an expert on Italy's nationality laws (and those of many other countries) as I ran a website that helped thousands of other people get their citizenship recognized.

[@LaurenMartins]

Brazil has 72 million Italian descent, not just 30 million. Brazil has 31 million German descent. Remember the country is 220 million!

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

I think it depends on the way you make the calculation. Officially is 32 million but maybe they are counting only people with both branches of the family italian.

[@frapiment6239]

The last number released in 2007 by the Italian Government calculate 14M. 30M was a number appointed by the last Ambassador for people that in theory could ask for Italian Citizenship assuming that all Italian descendent were married with non Italian descendent he easily double the number. About 30M is the number for the USA that received 4 times more emigrants than Brazil.

[@Arturest]

@frapiment6239 Uhm, not actually. Brazil received the largest Italian immigration, at least in the 19th century.

[@frapiment6239]

@@Arturest Not even in that period, since of the more than 4M Italians who headed towards the USA, more than 2M (more than the total of all immigration to Brazil in history 1.7M) was in the 19th century. Even speaking in proportional terms, Brazil's population with Italic ancestry is around 7/10%, while for example in Argentina it is 62%, Uruguay 44%, etc... Only in terms of the percentage of immigrants with completely Italian ancestry does Brazil stand out, but this is more because immigration was very concentrated in the south and because they also formed small neighborhoods and villages where They did not mix with the rest of the population unlike Argentina or the USA, which is not a very positive reason.

[@Dani-kv1xx]

​@@frapiment6239calado mour0!!! Você é português descendente de MOUROS!!! Temos 100 milhões de brasileiros de origem ITALIANA!! O BRASIL ama a ITÁLIA!!! Gente ele é português!!! 🤣🤣🤣🇮🇹🇧🇷💪🧡

[@joaocarloslemos659]

Itália esta no Sul do Brasil em tudo.

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

❤️

[@andersonsantucci9325]

No 30 millions of Brazilian are descendants,the number is 35 millions

[@HowtoItaly-2004]

Thanks Anderson