Brazilian Mexicans

Brazilian Mexicans
brasileño-mexicanos
brasileiro-mexicanos
Total population
est. 14,000 Brazil-born residents (2014)[1]
(Number of Mexicans of Brazilian descent unknown)
Languages
Portuguese and Spanish
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Brazilian diaspora

There is a Brazilian diaspora in Mexico. Although the first Portuguese-speaking immigrants in Mexico were the Portuguese, Brazilians today are the largest Portuguese-speaking community living in the country.

History

There has been a Brazilian presence in Mexico since at least 1895, when the National Census counted 91 residents.[2] As a result of the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, around one hundred individuals were admitted into Mexico as political refugees.[3]

Brazilians residing in Mexico are mainly businessmen, traders, models, escorts, athletes, students, academics and scientists. There are major Brazilian communities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla and Ensenada. There is also a Brazilian presence in the Riviera Maya.

Institutions

Founded in 1945 in Mexico City, the main cultural organization is the Centro Cultural Brasil-México.[4] With more than fourteen thousand works, the center houses the largest collection of Brazilian books in Mexico.[4] The collection grew through the donations from the Brazilian community, the Brazilian Embassy and publishers that have participated in the Guadalajara International Book Fair.[4] Other organizations include the Casa do Brasil and Ce.Bras, both also in Mexico City.

Notable individuals

Giovani dos Santos, prominent footballer born to Brazilian father Zizinho. Two of his brothers, Éder and Jonathan, are also footballers.

Football

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tabela de Estimativas de Brasileiros no Mundo 2014" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of External Relations. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Estadísticas Históricas de México" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. pp. 83, 86. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Wollny, Hans. "México y el reto del asilo: una visión desde afuera" (PDF). UNAM. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Ventura, Abida. "Un pedazo de Brasil en México". El Universal. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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