Brazilian Americans

Brazilian Americans
Brasileiros americanos (Portuguese)
Total population
1,905,000
0.53% of the American population
Regions with significant populations
BostonNew York CityMiamiOrlandoLos AngelesBridgeportWashington D.C.San FranciscoAtlantaPhiladelphia[1]
Languages
Portuguese, English
Religion
Predominantly:
Christianity
Minority:
Mormonism
Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese AmericansLatino AmericansBraziliansMultiracial Americans

Brazilian Americans (Portuguese: brasileiros americanos or americanos de origem brasileira) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Brazilian American population to be 1,905,000, the largest of any Brazilian diaspora.[2] The largest wave of Brazilian migration to the United States occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a response to hyperinflation in Brazil. Even after inflation stabilized in 1994, Brazilian immigration continued as Brazilians left in search of higher wages in the United States.[3][4]

  1. ^ Batalova, Jeanne Batalova Brittany Blizzard and Jeanne (August 28, 2019). "Brazilian Immigrants in the United States". migrationpolicy.org. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brasileiros no Mundo - Estimativas" (PDF) (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ Daniel, Becker (Fall 2006). "The Brazilian Immigrant Experience" (PDF). Tufts Digital Collection & Archive. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brazilians in the U.S. | Brazil: Five Centuries of Change". library.brown.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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