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 Luis Roberto Alves, striker Leandro Augusto, midfielder Evanivaldo Castro, forward Alex Fernandes, striker Ricardo Ferretti, midfielder, manager Eder Pacheco, striker Julio César Pinheiro, midfielder Flavio Rogerio, defender Éder dos Santos, defensive midfielder Geraldo Francisco dos Santos, midfielder Giovani dos Santos, striker Jonathan dos Santos, midfielder José Aílton da Silva, attacking midfielder Lucas Silva, attacking midfielder Sinha, attacking midfielder, central midfielder Wilson Tiago, defensive midfielder Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior, center back Edson Zwaricz, striker

Other Felix Bernardelli, painter Jaime Camil, actor Khotan Fernández, actor Giselle Itié, actress Santiago Lambre, show jumper Orlandina de Oliveira, sociologist Léia Scheinvar, botanist

See also

• Brazil–Mexico relations

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. Ventura, Abida. "Un pedazo de Brasil en México". El Universal. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

External links

• Portal Brasil: Comunidade Brasileira no México