Brazilians in Portugal

This article is about Portuguese of Brazilian descent. For Brazilians of Portuguese ancestry, see Portuguese Brazilians.

Ethnic group

Ethnic group

Brazilians in PortugalTotal population

276,200 (2.67% of total population)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Lisbon metropolitan area, Porto metropolitan area and Faro
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism, some Protestantism, mostly Evangelical and Pentecostal), but also Irreligion, Spiritism, Afro-Brazilian Religions, Buddhism and possibly Judaism or Japanese new religions
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese Brazilians, Brazilian diaspora, Brazilians, Brazilian British

Brazilians represent approximately 25% of the foreign population in Portugal. Their legal status varies according to several and complex elements such as date of arrival and effective legalization processes available to them (1992, 1996, 2001, 2003), whether they are married to a national or they have Portuguese (or other European) ancestors, what their level of education and work experience is, etc. Therefore, many are legal residents, others have authorization to stay (autorizações de permanência), others, fewer, were able to legalized through the 2003 exceptional process and have working permits, and many others are still undocumented.

## Statistics

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See also: Racism in Portugal § Brazilians

Official numbers, according to Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, indicated that in 2005 there were 31,353 Brazilians living as legal residents, and other 39,961 had authorizations to stay, making a total of 71,314 people. About 15,000 were able to legalize thanks to the bi-national accord of 2003 (which is still open), thus there are about 86,000 Brazilians living in Portugal who have solved their legal status.[3]

## Notable Portuguese people of Brazilian descent

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Further information: Category:Portuguese people of Brazilian descent

* Bruno Alves – footballer
* Deco – footballer
* Liédson – footballer
* Tiago Monteiro – automobile racing driver
* Pepe – footballer
* Rony Lopes – footballer
* Quim Barreiros \- singer

## See also

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* Brazil portal
* Portugal portal

* Brazil–Portugal relations
* Portuguese Brazilians
* Brazilian diaspora
* Immigration to Portugal

## References

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1. ^ "Relatório de Imigração, Fronteiras e Asilo 2020 - SEFSTAT" (PDF).
2. ^ "ComunidadeBrasileira2020.pdf" (PDF).
3. ^ "1". Introduction: Brazilianization of immigration in Portugal (PDF). Government of Brazil. 2008-08-18. p. 2\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

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