All things you need to know about living in the province of Brescia
The province of Brescia is home to 1,438 Brazilians: 0.11% of its 1,265,884 residents, across 205 comuni.
ISTAT counts 154,525 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 12.21% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (1,438), Russians (977), Germans (768).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 1,398 to 1,438 (+3%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.9% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 13.6% outside the EU and 2.3% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 24,558 | 1.94% |
| Albania | 15,468 | 1.22% |
| Ukraine | 9,204 | 0.73% |
| Brazil | 1,438 | 0.11% |
| Poland | 1,006 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 977 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 768 | 0.06% |
| Croatia | 584 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 468 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 423 | 0.03% |
| France | 352 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 264 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 261 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 259 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 234 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 221 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 198 | 0.02% |
| United States | 172 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 169 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 136 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 114 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 110 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 107 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 98 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 91 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 86 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 84 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 77 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 65 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 59 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 56 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 44 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 39 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 30 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 26 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 25 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 23 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 11 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,065,005 | 84.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 28,763 | 2.27% |
| Born outside the EU | 172,116 | 13.60% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Ponte di Legno0.40%
- Limone sul Garda0.36%
- Gardone Riviera0.35%
- Desenzano del Garda0.34%
- Pozzolengo0.33%
- Orzivecchi0.32%
- Collebeato0.31%
- Barbariga0.30%
- Collio0.30%
- Polpenazze del Garda0.29%
- Tremosine sul Garda0.29%
- Brandico0.28%
- Cigole0.27%
- Dello0.26%
- Serle0.26%
- Barghe0.26%
- Acquafredda0.26%
- Vestone0.24%
- Botticino0.23%
- Sirmione0.23%
- Padenghe sul Garda0.22%
- Lonato del Garda0.22%
- Poncarale0.21%
- Pezzaze0.21%
- Gavardo0.21%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 205 comuni of Brescia are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 252
- Zone 3153
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →