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*Many Brazilian artists consider working in Germany more prestigious than in Brazil. | *Many Brazilian artists consider working in Germany more prestigious than in Brazil. | ||
*The [http://www.martiusstaden.org.br/conteudo/detalhe/38/o-instituto '''Martius-Staden Institute'''] is the first stop for Brazilians researching their German ancestors. The institute’s archive has an extensive index of family names of German origin.<ref>"Brazilians in Germany", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_Germany, accessed 19 May 2021.</ref> | *The [http://www.martiusstaden.org.br/conteudo/detalhe/38/o-instituto '''Martius-Staden Institute'''] is the first stop for Brazilians researching their German ancestors. The institute’s archive has an extensive index of family names of German origin.<ref>"Brazilians in Germany", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_Germany, accessed 19 May 2021.</ref> | ||
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*There is a significant community of Brazilians in Japan, consisting largely but not exclusively of '''Brazilians of Japanese ethnicity'''. Brazilians with Japanese ethnicity are known as ''''Nikkei Brazilians'''. Brazil maintains its status as home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan. | *There is a significant community of Brazilians in Japan, consisting largely but not exclusively of '''Brazilians of Japanese ethnicity'''. Brazilians with Japanese ethnicity are known as ''''Nikkei Brazilians'''. Brazil maintains its status as home to the largest Japanese community outside Japan. | ||
*During the 1980s, many Japanese Brazilians went to Japan as contract workers due to economic and political problems in Brazil, and they were termed "Dekasegi". Working visas were offered to Brazilian Dekasegi in 1990, encouraging more immigration from Brazil. | *During the 1980s, many Japanese Brazilians went to Japan as contract workers due to economic and political problems in Brazil, and they were termed "Dekasegi". Working visas were offered to Brazilian Dekasegi in 1990, encouraging more immigration from Brazil. | ||
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*The influx of Japanese descendants from Brazil to Japan was and continues to be large. By 1998, there were 222,217 Brazilians in Japan, making up 81% of all Latin Americans there. | *The influx of Japanese descendants from Brazil to Japan was and continues to be large. By 1998, there were 222,217 Brazilians in Japan, making up 81% of all Latin Americans there. | ||
*In April 2009, due to the financial crisis, the Japanese government introduced a new program that would incentive Brazilian and other Latin American immigrants to return home with a stipend of $3000 for airfare and $2000 for each dependent. Those who participate must agree not to pursue employment in Japan in the future.<ref>"Brazilians in Japan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_Japan, accessed 19 May 2021.</ref> | *In April 2009, due to the financial crisis, the Japanese government introduced a new program that would incentive Brazilian and other Latin American immigrants to return home with a stipend of $3000 for airfare and $2000 for each dependent. Those who participate must agree not to pursue employment in Japan in the future.<ref>"Brazilians in Japan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_Japan, accessed 19 May 2021.</ref> | ||
====Brazilians in the UK==== | |||
*Brazilians came to the UK from the 1980s onwards '''to study''', but once they arrived some discovered that the major cities (in particular London's) ethnic and cultural diversity offered more professional opportunities. | |||
*The Brazilian consulate in London estimated that in 2015, there were 120,000 Brazilians in the UK. | |||
*The majority of Brazilians in the UK reside in and around London. It is estimated that some 20,000 Brazilians reside in the Midlands (the majority in Birmingham), while some 15,000 Brazilians are thought to live in the county of Norfolk in East Anglia (most of these in King's Lynn and Norwich). The coastal town of Brighton was home to an estimated 10,000 Brazilians in 2005. 10,000 individuals of Brazilian origin also live in the Greater Manchester/Liverpool Urban Area.<ref>"Brazilians in the United Kingdom", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_the_United_Kingdom, accessed 19 May 2021.</ref> | |||
==Passenger Lists== | ==Passenger Lists== | ||