The topic of Ryukyuans in Brazil is of great relevance today and has generated a wide debate in various sectors of society. In order to analyze its impact and delve into its implications, it is essential to address aspects such as its origin, evolution and consequences at a global level. In this article, Ryukyuans in Brazil will be addressed in a detailed and objective manner, in order to provide a broad and complete overview of this very relevant topic. Through an exhaustive analysis and review of different sources of information, the aim is to offer a critical and well-founded vision that allows the reader to fully understand the importance and complexities associated with Ryukyuans in Brazil.
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Total population | |
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170,000 | |
Languages | |
Brazilian Portuguese, Ryukyuan languages | |
Religion | |
Catholicism, Ryukyuan religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ryukyuan people |
The Ryukyuans in Brazil are Brazilian nationals of Ryukyuan descent.
Many people were struggling economically in the Ryukyu Islands during the late 1800s and early 1900s. As a result, many Ryukyuans emigrated elsewhere to places such as Brazil, Peru, Hawaii and mainland Japan.
On June 18, 1908, the first migrants from Japan arrived at the port of Santos in São Paulo. Half of these migrants were Okinawans. Immigration from the Ryukyu Islands to Brazil would continue in the following years.
Ryukyuans in Brazil make up 9.4% (170,000) of the entire Brazilian Nikkei community (1,600,000), despite Ryukyuans making up only 1% of Japan's total population. The Nikkei communities in neighboring Peru and Argentina are majority Ryukyuan-descended.
The majority of Ryukyuans in South America specifically belong to the Okinawan subgroup.
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