Asian Brazilians (Portuguese: brasileiros asiáticos) refers to Brazilian citizens or residents of Asian ancestry. The vast majority trace their origins to Western Asia, particularly Lebanon,[6] or East Asia, namely Japan. The Brazilian census does not use "Asian" as a racial category, though the term "yellow" (amarela in Portuguese) refers to people of East Asian ethnic origin.
Asian Brazilians Brasileiro Asiático Brasileiro Oriental
Total population
850,130 0.42% of Brazilian population identified as amarela (yellow) in the 2022 census[nt 1][1][2]
Beyond the descendants from West Asia and East Asia, there has also been much smaller immigration from Southeast Asia and South Asia, as well as those from the Asian diaspora in the Caribbean and Mozambique.
Brazil has the largest community of Japanese descendants outside of Japan. Japanese immigrants started to move to Brazil in 1908, were directed to the Brazilian coffee plantations.[7]
Recent research has suggested that Asians from the early Portuguese Eastern Empire, known as Luso-Asians first came to Brazil during the sixteenth century as seamen known as Lascars, or as servants, slaves and concubines accompanying the governors, merchants and clergy who has served in Portuguese Asia.[8]
The first substantial Asian immigration to Brazil were a small number of Chinese people (3,000) during the colonial period as coolie slaves. Later waves of Chinese immigrants would come from Hong Kong and Macau, the latter being a former Portuguese colony,[9] as well as China's ethnic Russian community during the 1950s.[10]
Later, significant immigration from Asia to Brazil would start in the late 19th century, when immigration from Lebanon and Syria became important. Until 1922, Levantine immigrants were considered "Turks", as they carried passports issued by the Turkish Ottoman Empire, which then ruled over present-day Lebanon.[11] Various estimates for Lebanese ancestry in Brazil place them at about 7 million.[12][13]
Another important Asian immigrant group to Brazil were from Japan. The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in 1908. Until the 1950s, more than 250 thousand Japanese immigrated to Brazil. Currently, the Japanese-Brazilian population is estimated at 2.1 million people. It is the largest ethnic Japanese population outside Japan, followed closely by the Japanese community in the United States.
Other East Asian groups are also significant in Brazil. The Korean Brazilian population is estimated to be 50,000, and the Chinese Brazilian population around 250,000. Over 70% of Asian Brazilians are concentrated in the state of São Paulo. There are significant populations in Paraná, Pará, Mato Grosso do Sul, and other parts of Brazil.
Although discussions were situated in a theoretical field, immigrants arrived and colonies were founded through all this period (the rule of Pedro II), especially from 1850 on, particularly in the Southeast and Southern Brazil. These discussions culminated in the Decree 528 in 1890, signed by Brazil's first President Deodoro da Fonseca, which opened the national harbors to immigration except for Africans and Asians.[15] This decree remained valid until 5 October 1892 when, due to pressures of coffee planters interested in cheap manpower, it was overturned by Law 97, which allowed the entry of Japanese immigrants to work on the coffee plantations, as until then, Brazilian immigration was almost exclusively from Europe.[16]
^The exact number of Asian descendants remains unknown. Brazil's census does not officially use the term "Asian" as a racial category, instead using the term amarela (yellow) in reference to ethnic East Asians. Older estimates for other Asian communities in Brazil, particularly the Lebanese-Brazilian community, make up an estimated 7 million people.
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Asian Brazilians Portuguese brasileiros asiaticos refers to Brazilian citizens or residents of Asian ancestry The vast majority trace their origins to Western Asia particularly Lebanon 6 or East Asia namely Japan The Brazilian census does not use Asian as a racial category though the term yellow amarela in Portuguese refers to people of East Asian ethnic origin Asian BraziliansBrasileiro Asiatico Brasileiro OrientalTotal population850 130 0 42 of Brazilian population identified as amarela yellow in the 2022 census nt 1 1 2 Regions with significant populationsMainly in Sao Paulo Parana and ParaLanguagesPortuguese Other languages of Asia including Arabic Chinese dialects and JapaneseReligionMajority Christian 3 61 2 Roman Catholicism 13 3 Protestantism 12 5 Non religious 0 8 other Christian beliefs 4 Minority Buddhism Judaism Shinto and Shinto derived Japanese new religions Taoism Hinduism Islam Sikhism Jainism Zoroastrianism and Druze 5 Beyond the descendants from West Asia and East Asia there has also been much smaller immigration from Southeast Asia and South Asia as well as those from the Asian diaspora in the Caribbean and Mozambique Brazil has the largest community of Japanese descendants outside of Japan Japanese immigrants started to move to Brazil in 1908 were directed to the Brazilian coffee plantations 7 Contents 1 History 1 1 Japanese in Brazil 1 2 Restrictions on Asian immigrants 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory editRecent research has suggested that Asians from the early Portuguese Eastern Empire known as Luso Asians first came to Brazil during the sixteenth century as seamen known as Lascars or as servants slaves and concubines accompanying the governors merchants and clergy who has served in Portuguese Asia 8 The first substantial Asian immigration to Brazil were a small number of Chinese people 3 000 during the colonial period as coolie slaves Later waves of Chinese immigrants would come from Hong Kong and Macau the latter being a former Portuguese colony 9 as well as China s ethnic Russian community during the 1950s 10 Later significant immigration from Asia to Brazil would start in the late 19th century when immigration from Lebanon and Syria became important Until 1922 Levantine immigrants were considered Turks as they carried passports issued by the Turkish Ottoman Empire which then ruled over present day Lebanon 11 Various estimates for Lebanese ancestry in Brazil place them at about 7 million 12 13 Another important Asian immigrant group to Brazil were from Japan The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in 1908 Until the 1950s more than 250 thousand Japanese immigrated to Brazil Currently the Japanese Brazilian population is estimated at 2 1 million people It is the largest ethnic Japanese population outside Japan followed closely by the Japanese community in the United States Other East Asian groups are also significant in Brazil The Korean Brazilian population is estimated to be 50 000 and the Chinese Brazilian population around 250 000 Over 70 of Asian Brazilians are concentrated in the state of Sao Paulo There are significant populations in Parana Para Mato Grosso do Sul and other parts of Brazil Japanese in Brazil edit Main article Japanese Brazilians nbsp A poster used in Japan to attract immigrants to Brazil nbsp Liberdade village in Sao PauloJapanese immigration to BrazilSource IBGE 14 Ethnic group Period1904 1913 1914 1923 1924 1933 1945 1949 1950 1954 1955 1959Japanese 11 868 20 398 110 191 12 5 447 28 819Restrictions on Asian immigrants edit Although discussions were situated in a theoretical field immigrants arrived and colonies were founded through all this period the rule of Pedro II especially from 1850 on particularly in the Southeast and Southern Brazil These discussions culminated in the Decree 528 in 1890 signed by Brazil s first President Deodoro da Fonseca which opened the national harbors to immigration except for Africans and Asians 15 This decree remained valid until 5 October 1892 when due to pressures of coffee planters interested in cheap manpower it was overturned by Law 97 which allowed the entry of Japanese immigrants to work on the coffee plantations as until then Brazilian immigration was almost exclusively from Europe 16 See also editArab Brazilians Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil Chinese Brazilians Filipino immigration to Brazil Indian immigration to Brazil Japanese Brazilians Korean Brazilians Lebanese Brazilians Russian BraziliansNotes edit The exact number of Asian descendants remains unknown Brazil s census does not officially use the term Asian as a racial category instead using the term amarela yellow in reference to ethnic East Asians Older estimates for other Asian communities in Brazil particularly the Lebanese Brazilian community make up an estimated 7 million people References edit Censo Demografi co 2010 Caracteristicas da populacao e dos domicilios Resultados do universo PDF 8 November 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 25 May 2013 Retrieved 12 July 2014 The Japan Times Online Adital Brasileiros no Japao Archived 2007 03 29 at the Wayback Machine in Portuguese Study Panorama of religions Fundacao Getulio Vargas 2003 Brazil Petruccelli Jose Luis Saboia Ana Lucia Caracteristicas Etnico raciais da Populacao Classificacoes e identidades PDF IBGE p 53 Retrieved 28 July 2021 descendentes e os asiaticos japoneses chineses coreanos libaneses sirios entre outros I fear for Asian communities in Brazil Al Jazeera Archived from the original on 2023 05 25 East in the West Investigating the Asian presence and influence in Brazil from the 16th to 18th centuries By Clifford Pereira in Proceedings of the 2nd Asia Pacific regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Ed Hans Van Tilberg Sila Tripati Veronica Walker Brian Fahy and Jun Kimura Honolulu Hawai i USA May 2014 Lesser Jeffrey 1999 Negotiating National Identity Immigrants Minorities and the Struggle for Ethnicity in Brazil Durham amp London Duke University Press p 16 ISBN 0 8223 2260 9 Ruseishvili S A Russian immigration to Brazil in the first half of the 20th century migration routes and adaptation patterns Cuadernos Iberoamericanos 8 3 doi 10 46272 2409 3416 2020 8 3 54 73 Archived from the original on 6 March 2022 Retrieved 4 November 2022 and the third one is the resettlement of the Russians from China during the 1950s Recopilaron casi 200 anos de los sirio libaneses en Argentina Archived 2014 09 08 at the Wayback Machine Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affaires Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 22 September 2015 Lebanon Geography Embassy of Lebanon in Brazil in Portuguese 1996 Archived from the original on 29 May 2008 Estatisticas do Povoamento Population Statistics IBGE Archived from the original on 9 August 2007 Decree No 528 of June 28 1890 Masato Ninomiya O centenario do Tratado de Amizade Comercio e Navegacao entre Brasil e Japao Archived December 29 2013 at the Wayback Machine in Revista USP December 1995 February 1996 p 248 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asian Brazilians amp oldid 1204337946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
