Brazilian Mexicans

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Brazilian Mexicans
brasileño-mexicanos
brasileiro-mexicanos
Total population
est. 14,000 Brazil-born residents (2014)[1]
(Number of Mexicans of Brazilian descent unknown)
Languages
Portuguese and Spanish
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
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.

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]

Brazilians residing in Mexico are mainly businessmen, traders, models, escorts, athletes, students, academics and scientists.[citation needed] There are major Brazilian communities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla and Ensenada. There is also a Brazilian presence in the Riviera Maya.

Institutions

The main cultural organization is the Casa do Brasil in Mexico City.[citation needed] Other organizations include the Centro Cultural Brasil-México and Ce. Bras, also in Mexico City.[citation needed]

Notable individuals

File:Giovani Dos Santos - 002 (cropped).jpg
Giovani dos Santos, prominent footballer born to Brazilian father Zizinho. Two of his brothers, Éder and Jonathan, are also footballers.

See also

References

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