Brazilian Australians

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Brazilian Australians
Brasileiro-australiano
Total population
Brazilian

56,610 (Brazilian Consulate) [1]

46,720 (by birth, 2021 Census ) [2]
24,377 (by ancestry, 2021 Census ) [2]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 18,373
Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 5,626
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 5,427
Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia 4,293
Languages
Portuguese, English, Indigenous Brazilian languages, other European languages (German, Venetian, Polish, etc.) and Asian languages (Japanese, Arabic, etc.)
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism, mainly nominal numbers, and some Protestantism, mostly Evangelical and Pentecostal), but also a minority of Spiritism and others
Related ethnic groups
Brazilian people, Hispanic and Latin American Australians, Portuguese Australians, Brazilian British, Brazilian Canadians, Brazilian Americans

Brazilian Australians (Portuguese : Brasileiro-Australiano) refers to Australian citizens of Brazilian birth or descent.

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According to the 2021 Census, 46,720 people in Australian were born in Brazil while 24,377 claimed Brazilian ancestry. [3]

According to the Brazilian consulate, almost 60,000 Brazilians are living in Australia as of 2020 (making around 0.25% of the country's population).

Brazilian immigration

Although Brazilian migration in the eighteenth and nineteenth and centuries has not been documented, there is evidence of early Brazilian interest in Australia. However, concrete evidence of a Brazilian presence in Australia does not appear until the turn of the twentieth century, when census officials in 1901 counted 105 Brazilian-born in Australia. [4]

Two waves of immigration

The first Brazilian migrants began arriving in Australia in the mid-1970s. They were attracted to Australia by an Australian government assistance scheme. The second wave of migration began in the late 1990s and continues today. It is widely attributed to growing socio-economic power within Brazil since the 1980s and Brazilians’ strong desire to learn English. Australia has become the third most popular destination for Brazilians to learn English after the United States and England.

There has also been an influx of Brazilian students who have come to attend Australian colleges and universities. These students come independent of their families on study visa. Some go home after completion of their studies, while others settle in Australia permantly. [5] Brazilians have become the largest source of international student enrollments in Australia outside of Europe and Asia. [6] [ verification needed ]

Demographics and statistics

As of the 2021 Census, there are approximately 46,720 people in Australia who were born in Brazil, and around 24,377 people who claimed Brazilian ancestry, making the total number of people with Brazilian connections in Australia approximately 71,097. [7]

Brazil is a country home to various ethnic and racial groups, but the largest ancestries reported in the 2021 census aside from the general 'Brazilian' response were Japanese, Italian, Lebanese, and Portuguese. [2]

Notable Brazilian Australians

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Comunidade Brasileira no Exterior: Estimativas Refeferentes ao ano de 2020" [Brazilian Community Abroad: Estimates for the year 2020](PDF). gov.br (in Portuguese). 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Brazil-born Community". Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ . 2021 Census. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ↑ James Jupp (2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN   978-0-521-80789-0 . Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "A Brief History of Brazilian Immigration to Sydney". cts.hss.uts.edu.au. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Arriba! Why are we a trendy destination for Latin American students?". Crikey. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "2021 People in Australia who were born in Brazil, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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