Brazilians in France

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Brazilians in France
Brasileiros na França
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Total population
181 500 [1] [2] [3]
Regions with significant populations
Metropolitan France90,000 [3]
French Guiana91,500 [3]
Languages
Portuguese, French
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Argentines in France, Portuguese people in France

Brazilians in France number approximately 153,700 and form the largest immigrant group from Latin America in France. Nearly half of them live in French Guiana, including many who have crossed the border illegally.

Contents

History

Background

The ancestral origins of the Brazilian nation show recent ancestors of generations predominantly as Italians and Portuguese, but with strong African, Spanish, Japanese, German, British, French, Native American, Slavic and Semitic components, making most Brazilians able to join the European Union.

However, they faced very different legal circumstances that Portugal and Italy had long before they joined the EU migration policy, thousands of people a day come to the consulates of Portugal to process the new nationality or obtain a visa; nevertheless, they are not the most numerous among Latin American immigrants in Europe.

Demographics

The 2012 Census recorded 64,622 Brazilian-born people. [4]

YearBrazilian-born populationOther data
19997,909 [5]
200545,050 [6]
200649,578 [6]
200752,371 [6]
200854,608 [6]
2009
2010
201138,584 [4]
201264,622 [6]
2013
2015110 550 [2]
2020153 700 [7]
2022181 500 [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Comunidade Brasileira no Exterior - Estimativas referentes ao ano de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of External Relations. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Brasileiros no Mundo - Estimativas" [Brazilians Around The World - Estimations](PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of External Relations. 2015-03-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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