Korean Brazilians
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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]
Coreano-brasileiro 한국계 브라질인 | |
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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 |
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]