Brazilians in France
Portuguese people in France |
Brazilians in France number approximately 153,700 and form the largest immigrant group from Latin America in France. Nearly half of them live in French Guiana, including many who have crossed the border illegally.
History
Background
The ancestral origins of the Brazilian nation show recent ancestors of generations predominantly as Italians and Portuguese, but with strong African, Spanish, Japanese, German, British, French, Native American, Slavic and Semitic components, making most Brazilians able to join the European Union. However, they faced very different legal circumstances that Portugal and Italy had long before they joined the EU migration policy, thousands of people a day come to the consulates of Portugal to process the new nationality or obtain a visa; nevertheless, they are not the most numerous among Latin American immigrants in Europe.
Demographics
The 2012 Census recorded 64,622 Brazilian-born people.[4]
Year | Brazilian-born population | Other data |
---|---|---|
1999 | 7,909[5] | |
2005 | 45,050[6] | |
2006 | 49,578[6] | |
2007 | 52,371[6] | |
2008 | 54,608[6] | |
2009 | ||
2010 | ||
2011 | 38,584[4] | |
2012 | 64,622[6] | |
2013 | ||
2015 | 110 550[2] | |
2020 | 153 700[7] | |
2022 | 181 500[3] |
Notable people
Francisca of Brazil | |||||
See also
References
- Ministry of External Relations. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Ministry of External Relations. 2015-03-28. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ Ministry of External Relations. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b "International Migration Database : Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth".
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the originalon 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Ministry of External Relations. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.