Brazilians in France

Brazilians in France
Brasileiros na França
Total population
80.010 (2011) Metropolitan France[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
French Guiana 70,000 [3]
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Argentines in France

Brazilians in France form one of the largest immigrant groups from Latin America.

History

Background

The ancestral origins of the Brazilian nation show recent ancestors of generations predominantly as Italians and Portuguese, but with strong 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 2011 Census recorded 38,584 Brazilian-born people.[4]

Year Brazilian-born population Other data
1999 7,909[5]
2005 45,050[6]
2006 49,578[6]
2007 52,371[6]
2008 54,608[6]
2009
2010
2011 38,584[4]
2012 64,622[6]
2013

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br/a-comunidade/estimativas-populacionais-das-comunidades/Brasileiros%20no%20Mundo%202011%20-%20Estimativas%20-%20Terceira%20Edicao%20-%20v2.pdf
  2. ↑ Perfil migratorio de Argentina 2011. Paris: INSEE. 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ G1 > Mundo – NOTÍCIAS – Brasileiros tentam a sorte na Guiana Francesa. G1.globo.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
  4. 1 2 Répartition des étrangers par nationalité en 2011 INSEE.
  5. ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
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