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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 | ====Brazilians in the United Kingdom==== | ||
*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. | *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 Brazilian consulate in London estimated that in 2015, there were 120,000 Brazilians in the UK. | ||