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====Brazilians in Japan==== | ====Brazilians in 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 | *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. | ||
*In 1990, the Japanese government authorized the legal entry through visas of Japanese and their descendants until the third generation in Japan. These people were lured to Japan to work in areas that the Japanese refused (the so-called "three K": Kitsui, Kitanai and Kiken – hard, dirty and dangerous). | *In 1990, the Japanese government authorized the legal entry through visas of Japanese and their descendants until the third generation in Japan. These people were lured to Japan to work in areas that the Japanese refused (the so-called "three K": Kitsui, Kitanai and Kiken – hard, dirty and dangerous). | ||
*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 Nigeria==== | ====Brazilians in Nigeria==== | ||
*Brazilians in Nigeria, Amaros or Agudas consist of the '''descendants of freed Afro-Brazilian slaves who left Brazil and settled in Nigeria'''. The term Brazilians in Nigeria can also otherwise refer to '''first generation expatriates from Brazil'''. | *Brazilians in Nigeria, Amaros or Agudas consist of the '''descendants of freed Afro-Brazilian slaves who left Brazil and settled in Nigeria'''. The term Brazilians in Nigeria can also otherwise refer to '''first generation expatriates from Brazil'''. | ||