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Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
===Immigration Background=== | ===Immigration Background=== | ||
*After 1530, the '''Portuguese | *After 1530, the '''Portuguese''' started to settle in Brazil in significant numbers. | ||
*By 1550, the colonists started to bring '''African slaves'''. | *By 1550, the colonists started to bring '''African slaves'''. | ||
*From 1500, when the Portuguese reached Brazil, until its independence in 1822, from 500,000 to 700,000 Portuguese settled in Brazil, 600,000 of whom arrived in the 18th century alone. | *From 1500, when the Portuguese reached Brazil, until its independence in 1822, from 500,000 to 700,000 Portuguese settled in Brazil, 600,000 of whom arrived in the 18th century alone. | ||
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*In 2010, Brazil is home to 4,251 refugees from 76 different nationalities. The largest refugee ancestries were '''Angolan''' (1,688), '''Colombian''' (583), '''Congolese''' (402), '''Liberian''' (259), and '''Iraqi''' (197). | *In 2010, Brazil is home to 4,251 refugees from 76 different nationalities. The largest refugee ancestries were '''Angolan''' (1,688), '''Colombian''' (583), '''Congolese''' (402), '''Liberian''' (259), and '''Iraqi''' (197). | ||
*Due to the Venezuelan refugee crisis, in 2017, 22,000 new '''Venezuelan refugees''' sought shelter in Brazil. By mid-2019, over 168,000 Venezuelans were living in Brazil.<ref>"Immigration to Brazil", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Brazil, accessed 18 May 2021.</ref> | *Due to the Venezuelan refugee crisis, in 2017, 22,000 new '''Venezuelan refugees''' sought shelter in Brazil. By mid-2019, over 168,000 Venezuelans were living in Brazil.<ref>"Immigration to Brazil", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Brazil, accessed 18 May 2021.</ref> | ||
===Emigration Background=== | ===Emigration Background=== | ||
There are an estimated 3.1 million Brazilians living abroad, mainly in the U.S. (1,410,000),[11] Japan (~210,000), Paraguay (201,527), Portugal (~120,000), Spain (~120,000), Germany (~100,000), United Kingdom (100,000)[12] France (80,000), Australia (50,980), Italy (35,000), Switzerland (25,000), Angola (30,000), and another 100,000 are living in other European countries. | There are an estimated 3.1 million Brazilians living abroad, mainly in the U.S. (1,410,000),[11] Japan (~210,000), Paraguay (201,527), Portugal (~120,000), Spain (~120,000), Germany (~100,000), United Kingdom (100,000)[12] France (80,000), Australia (50,980), Italy (35,000), Switzerland (25,000), Angola (30,000), and another 100,000 are living in other European countries. | ||