Korean Brazilians

Korean Brazilians
Coreano-brasileiro
한국계 브라질인
Total population
51,550[1]
Regions with significant populations
Foz do Iguaçu, Fortaleza, and São Paulo City
Languages
Brazilian Portuguese and Korean
Religion
Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism[2][3]
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 Latin America, is about 50,000.[4]

On 6 January 2010, per Municipal Law no. 15100, the São Paulo City Council officially recognised Bom Retiro as the Korean cultural neighbourhood.[5]

In terms of religion, the vast majority of Korean Brazilians are Protestant, with a minority of Catholics.[2][6] There are more Korean churches than Korean restaurants in the Korean Brazilian community.[6] There are also three Buddhist temples located in Korean communities in Brazil, which also attract non-Korean worshippers.[3][7]

  1. ^ 재외동포현황, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2009, archived from the original on 2010-10-23, retrieved 2009-05-21
  2. ^ a b Park, Kye-young, ed. (2009), "The Second Generation of Koreans in Brazil: A Portrait" (PDF), The Korean Immigration in the Americas, UCLA Center for Korean Studies, retrieved 2013-03-10
  3. ^ a b [1] Korean Buddhist congregations in Brazil
  4. ^ Matthews, Kevin (2007-07-30). "Latin American Scholars Meet over Kimchi". UCLA International Institute.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo. [2], "Pesquisa de Legislação Municipal Nº 15100", retrieved 14 January 2014
  6. ^ a b Joo, Jong-Taick (2010). "Culture and Ethnicity in the Korean Transnational Community in Brazil" (PDF). 이베로아메리카. 12 (2): 323–356. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. ^ Joo, Jong-Taick (2007). "Korean Return Migrants from Brazil: Ethnic and Economic Aspects". Korea Journal. 47 (2): 160–183. doi:10.25024/kj.2007.47.2.160.