Brazilian Mexicans

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Brazilian Mexicans
brasileño-mexicanos
brasileiro-mexicanos
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

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.

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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]

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]

Notable individuals

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References

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