Brazilian diaspora

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The Brazilian diaspora refers to the migration of Brazilians to other countries, a fairly recent phenomenon that has been driven mainly by economic problems that have afflicted Brazil since the 1980s.

1 Demographics
2 Famous Brazucas
3 Organizations
4 News and articles

[edit] Demographics

There are an estimated 2 million Brazilians living abroad [1], mainly in the U.S. (750,000), Paraguay (350,000), Japan (250,000), United Kingdom (100,000), Portugal (65,000), Italy (65,000), Switzerland (45,000), and another 500,000 are living in other European countries.

[edit] United States

There are an estimated 750,000 Brazilians living in the United States. Major concentrations are in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and California.

West 46th Street has historically been a commercial center for Brazilians living or visiting New York City. A few years ago the street was officially titled "Little Brazil Street" by the city.

In Massachusetts, there is a very significant concentration of Brazilian immigrants in the town of Framingham, which in recent years has spilled out into the neighboring towns of Marlborough and Hudson, among others. The Brazilian communities in these towns are vibrant, having contributed much to the local cuisine and culture, but Brazilians immigrants often feel discriminated against and are often thought to be illegal immigrants by their non-Brazilian neighbors.[2]

A disproportional number of Brazilians who have emigrated to the U.S. came from the town of Governador Valadares, in the state of Minas Gerais.

[edit] Canada

There are an estimated of 20,000 Brazilians living in Canada. Major concentrations are in Toronto-ON, Montreal-PQ, Vancouver, BC and Calgary, AB, but there are Brazilians living in all Provinces and Territories, including Nunavut. See List of Canadians by Ethnicity

[edit] Japan

The majority of Brazilians living in Japan are of Japanese descent, and they have been migrating there since the 1980s.

[edit] United Kingdom

See: Latin American British

The majority of Brazilians living in the UK are European descendent and students, The numbers has increased a lot since students were allowed to work 20 hours a week. Many came over here at the end of 90's and by the early 2000's there were around 20,000 Brazilians living in the UK with a student Visa and other kind of Visa and 15,000 thousand Brazilian living in UK as an European descendence. There are many others living illegally all over the United Kingdom whose numbers are unknown but estimates range from 90-150,000.

The Brazilian places in London are: at Brazil by Kilo Restaurant, where there is football on they all go to Picadilly Circus so they can watch the game on the big screen. There are other Brazilian communities all over UK including a huge number in Peterborough, Wisbech, King's Lynn, Norfolk and Great Yarmouth.

Most Brazilians in the UK come for many reasons, the main reason is to earn a bit of money, where they can set up small business in their homeland, buy or build a house, study, and live for good. Most of those who come here are middle class, these are the only ones who can afford to pay for the ticket to come over, apart from that, there are a few who are very poor those borrow money from lenders and travel to the UK and most of the times they cannot afford to pay the money back because they cannot find work.