Korean Brazilians
Coreano-brasileiro 한국계 브라질인 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 50,000-70,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Foz do Iguaçu, Fortaleza, and São Paulo City | |
| Languages | |
| Brazilian Portuguese and Korean | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Korean and Brazilian people, Korean Americans and other Asian Brazilians |
Korean Brazilians (Portuguese: coreano-brasileiro, Korean: 한국계 브라질인; Hanja: 韓國系 브라질人) are Brazilians of full, partial or predominantly Korean ancestry or a Korean-born person residing in Brazil. The Korean population in Brazil, the largest in South America, is about 50,000.
On 6 January 2010, per Municipal Law no. 15100, the São Paulo City Council officially recognised Bom Retiro as the Korean cultural neighbourhood.
In terms of religion, the vast majority of Korean Brazilians are Protestant, with a minority of Catholics. There are more Korean churches than Korean restaurants in the Korean Brazilian community. There are also three Buddhist temples located in Korean communities in Brazil, which also attract non-Korean worshippers. Since the 1990s, a net overall return migration pattern has evolved of Korean and Japanese Brazilians back to Korea and Japan, respectively.