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, numbering around 45,000 individuals.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 45,000 Brazilian citizens (2020[1] (Number of Mexicans of Brazilian descent unknown) | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Brazilian diaspora |
History
editThere 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]
Institutions
editFounded 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]
Notable individuals
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ComunidadeBrasileira2020.pdf (PDF) (Report).
- ^ "Estadísticas Históricas de México" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. pp. 83, 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Wollny, Hans (January 1990). "México y el reto del asilo: una visión desde afuera" (PDF). Boletín Mexicano de Derecho Comparado. 1 (69). UNAM. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Ventura, Abida (10 June 2016). "Un pedazo de Brasil en México". El Universal. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.