Japanese community of São Paulo
The single largest Japanese diaspora in any city is in
History
The Japanese first settled Liberdade in 1912.[3]
Commerce
The Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Japonesa do Brasil (ブラジル日本商工会議所 Burajiru Nihon Shōkōkaigisho), the ethnic Japanese chamber of commerce,[3] has its offices in Andar.[4] It opened in 1926.[3]
During World War II trade between Brazil and Japan had declined.[3]
Media
In São Paulo there are two Japanese publications, the
Tatiane Matheus of O Estado de S. Paulo stated that in the pre-World War II period the Nippak Shimbun, established in 1916; the Burajiru Jiho, established in 1917; and two newspapers established in 1932, the Nippon Shimbun and the Seishu Shino, were the most influential Japanese newspapers. All were published in São Paulo.[6]
Education
The city has one
As of 2003, around 33% of the Japanese supplementary schools in southern Brazil are in the city of São Paulo. As of 2003 almost all of the directors of the São Paulo schools were women.[9]
History of education
The Taisho School, Brazil's first Japanese language school, opened in 1915 in São Paulo.
Hiromi Shibata, a PhD student at the University of São Paulo, wrote the dissertation "As escolas japonesas paulistas (1915-1945)", published in 1997. Jeff Lesser, author of Negotiating National Identity: Immigrants, Minorities, and the Struggle for Ethnicity in Brazil, wrote that she "suggests" that the Japanese schools in São Paulo "were as much an affirmation of Nipo-Brazilian identity as they were of Japanese nationalism."[11]
Recreation and culture
The Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil (ブラジル日本移民史料館 Burajiru Nihon Imin Shiryōkan) is located in Liberdade.[12] Exhibits on Japanese Brazilian culture occupy two floors of the museum.[3]
The Pavilhão Japonês, an exact replica of the
The Instituto Tomie Ohtake, a cultural institute occupying two floors of a building, opened in November 2001. It was one of several buildings in São Paulo designed by Ruy Ohtake, the son of Tomie Ohtake.[3]
Every April the Hanamatsuri is held. Every July the Tanabata Matsuri is held. Japanese festivals take place around the Liberdade area.[3]
Notable residents
- Ruy Ohtake (architect) - Anna Fitzpatrick, a contributing reporter of The Rio Times, wrote that Ruy Ohtake's architecture, including the institute and the hotel Hotel Unique, give "a look of modern Japanese style to the city."[3]
See also
References
- Lesser, Jeffrey. A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960–1980. ISBN 082234081X, 9780822340812.
Notes
- ^ Geromel, Ricardo. "All You Need To Know About Sao Paulo, Brazil's Largest City." Forbes. July 12, 2013. Retrieved on March 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Lesser, A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960–1980, p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fitzpatrick, Anna (Contributor Reporter). "Japanese Culture and Architecture in São Paulo." The Rio Times. November 8, 2011. Retrieved on March 19, 2014.
- ^ "Home." Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Japonesa do Brasil. Retrieved on March 19, 2014. "Av. Paulista, 475 - 13º Andar - São Paulo - SP - Brasil - Cep 01311-908"
- ^ "Contato Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback Machine." São Paulo Shimbun. Retrieved on March 17, 2014. "Jornal São Paulo Shimbun - Rua Mituto Mizumoto, 255 - Liberdade - São Paulo - SP"
- ^ a b Matheus, Tatiane. "O outro lado da notícia." O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 February 2008. Retrieved on 17 March 2014. "O primeiro jornal japonês no País foi o Nambei,[...]"
- ^ Home page. Escola Japonesa de São Paulo. Retrieved on March 18, 2014. "Estrada do Campo Limpo,1501 ,São Paulo-SP"
- ^ "学校紹介 Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine." Escola Japonesa de São Paulo. Retrieved on March 18, 2014.
- ^ PT46).
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- ISBN 0822322927, 9780822322924. p. 231.
- ^ "Home Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine." Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil. Retrieved on March 19, 2014. "Rua: Joaquim, 381 - Liberdade - Cep: 01508-900 - São Paulo - SP"
Further reading
- Shibata, Hiromi. "As escolas Japonesas paulistas (1915-1945)" (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Sao Paulo, 1997).
External links
- BUNKYO Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Japonesa e de Assistência Social (in Portuguese) (ブラジル日本文化福祉協会)
- ACBJ Aliança Cultural Brasil, Japão (in Portuguese)