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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,000 [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Porto Velho · Manaus · Belém [ citation needed ] | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese · Bajan Creole [ citation needed ] | |
| Religion | |
| Major Roman Catholics Animists · Protestants [ citation needed ] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Barbadian British · Barbadian Canadians |
Barbadian Brazilians (Portuguese : Barbadiano-brasileiro) or Bajans, refers to Brazilian people of full, partial or predominantly Barbadian ancestry, or Barbadian-born people residing in Brazil.
At the beginning of the 20th century, many Barbadians worked in the Amazonas region, Pará and Rondônia. [2] [3] There had been a mass exodus from the Caribbean in order to take part in the rubber boom, and the poor socio-economic conditions in Barbados at the time made Brazil an enticing place to search for a better life. In 1911 Roger Casement who was a British consular official at the time undertook a special investigation of the condition of Barbadian workers in the Putomayo Valley then part of Peru traveling to that region by going up the Amazon. [4] The Barbadian presence is still evidenced through some surnames of British origin found in Brazil, such as Alleyne, Mottley, Maloney, Depeiza, Blackman and Layne. [3]
