Portuguese in Slovakia

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Slovak Portuguese
Luso-eslovacos (Portuguese)
Portugalci na Slovensku (Slovak)
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Total population
255 [1]
Languages
Slovak, Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in the Czech Republic

Portuguese in Slovakia (Slovak : Portugalci na Slovensku) are citizens and residents of Slovakia who are of Portuguese descent.

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Portuguese in Slovakia (also known as Portuguese Slovaks/ Slovak-Portuguese Community or, in Portuguese, known as Portugueses na Eslováquia / Comunidade portuguesa na Eslováquia / Luso-eslovacos) are the citizens or residents of Slovakia whose ethnic origins lie in Portugal.

Portuguese Slovaks are Portuguese-born citizens with Slovak citizenship or Slovak-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.

According to official Portuguese estimates, there were 255 Portuguese people residing in Slovenia in 2022. Only 1 Portuguese citizen has acquired Slovak citizenship since 2008. [2] The Portuguese constitute approximately 0.005% of the country's population. [3]

History

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Portuguese embassy in Bratislava

The history of the Portuguese community in Slovakia is very recent. Both countries are EU as well as NATO members. Since 2009, hey also share a common currency. [4] [5]

The Portuguese community in Slovakia is relatively small compared to other immigrant communities in the country. Many Portuguese individuals moved to Slovakia for work or study opportunities, particularly in fields like tourism, language education, and business.

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Portuguese embassy in Bratislava

Slovakia is quite popular amongst Erasmus+ students as well: in 2021 alone around 390 Portuguese nationals chose to study or carry out research in Slovakia under the Erasmus+ agreement (Higher education, Adult education, youth mobility, staff mobility). [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

The Portuguese community in Slovakia has grown steadily - at least since the COVID-19 pandemic - over the years (around 350 Portuguese have entered the country since 2008) but it still represents a relatively small percentage of the total foreign population in the Slovakia. The Portuguese community in the country has shrunk after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (in 2018 there were more than 500 Portuguese living in the country) probably because many Portuguese work in multinational companies that have switched/introduced remote work. [12] [2] [13] [14]

Since 2022 some Portuguese have been active in the country because of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. [15]

Footballers

In recent years some Portuguese international footballers have moved to Slovakia to play for Slovak clubs. For instance, in 2023 footballers Alex Pinto (DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda), Pedro Caeiro (FK Dubnica) and Rodrigo Macedo (FK Dubnica) were playing in the country. [16] [17]

Remittances

The two countries enjoy friendly relationships and mutual trust, witnessing increasing trade as well. [18] [19] [20] The Portuguese community in Slovakia retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent approximately 3.59 million euros (€) to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Slovaks in Portugal (numbering around 500 individuals) [21] have sent approximately 7.74 million euros (€) to Slovakia. [2]

Portuguese language

Despite the Portuguese language not being widely spoken in Slovakia there is interest towards Portuguese culture, literature and products. There is interest towards Portuguese cinema, art, poetry and culinary delicacies. The country also hosts Portuguese Cultural Institutes and its Universities offer Portuguese language courses. According to 2012 data, there are around 5,500 Portuguese speakers in the country, the overwhelming majority being Slovaks who have learned the language for cultural or business reasons. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [27] [29] [30] [31] [32]

As of today, the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Slovakia, comprising around 60 people from PALOP countries (the majority being from Angola), Timor-Leste or Macau and around 400 Brazilians. [33] [34] [35] People from CPLP countries thus number around 720 people, accounting for 0.01% of the population of Slovakia. [36]

See also

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References

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  4. ↑ "Notas e moedas de euro introduzidas com êxito na Eslováquia | Banco de Portugal". www.bportugal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Militares portugueses elogiados na Eslováquia". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Factsheets and statistics on Erasmus+ | Erasmus+". erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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  15. ↑ Lusa, Agência. "Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros vai ajudar no transporte de refugiados ucranianos". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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