United States 1,100,000 Paraguay 201,527 Spain 128,238 | Japan 210,032 Portugal 140,426 United Kingdom 118,000 | |
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The Brazilian diaspora comprises Brazilians who have migrated to other countries, a fairly recent phenomenon that has been driven mainly by economic problems that afflicted Brazil from the ending of the military dictatorship in the 1980s to the early 2000s (decade).
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Demographics
There are an estimated 1.5 million Brazilians living abroad, mainly in the U.S. (450,599), Japan (~210,000), Paraguay (201,527), Portugal (~120.000), Spain (~120.000), France (~100.000), United Kingdom (100,000) Suriname (80,000), Italy (35,000), Switzerland (25,000), Angola (30,000), and another 100,000 are living in other European countries.
United States
There were an estimated 246,000 Brazilian Americans as of 2007. Another source gives an estimate of some 800,000 Brazilians living in the U.S. in 2000, while still another estimates that as of 2008 some 1,100,000 Brazilians live in the United States, 300,000 of them in Florida. Major concentrations are in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida and California.
West 46th Street has historically been a commercial center for Brazilians living or visiting New York City. In 1995 the city officially recognized it as "Little Brazil Street".
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. In the Brazilian community is said that the already mentioned town of Framingham, MA along with Pompano Beach in Florida have both, the greatest concentration of Brazilians in the USA. The Brazilian communities in these towns are vibrant, having contributed much to the local cuisine and culture, but Brazilian immigrants often feel discriminated against and are often thought to be illegal immigrants by their non-Brazilian neighbors.
A disproportionate number of Brazilians who have emigrated to the US came from the town of Governador Valadares, in the state of Minas Gerais.
United Kingdom
The 1991 Census recorded 9,301 Brazilian born people in the UK, and the 2001 Census recorded 15,215. In 2004, the Brazilian Consulate in London had 13,000 Brazilians registered as living in the UK. The Office for National Statistics estimates suggest that there were 56,000 Brazilian-born people resident in the UK in 2008. Several guesstimates of the current Brazilian British population, including those of Brazilian descent, put the number of Brazilian British people at around 200,000.
Japan
The majority of Brazilians living in Japan are of Japanese descent, and they have been migrating there since the 1980s. They are estimated in 140,000 as of 2010.
Canada
There are an estimated 22,920 Brazilians living in Canada. Major concentrations are in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary.
Paraguay
Brazilians and their descendants living in Paraguay are called Brasiguayos. This numerous community of landowners is mainly involved in agriculture.