The first Armenians to arrive in Brazil took place in the late 1800s . The biggest wave of migration to Brazil took place in the 1920s when several thousands Armenians came to Brazil ( mainly from Lebanon and Syria ) many having survived the Armenian Genocide which was carried out by the Ottoman Empire . Most Armenians settled in the São Paulo area . On 26 December 1991 , Armenia restored its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenia–Brazil relations