Brazilian Australian
Encyclopedia
Brazilian Australian is an Australian
person who is from or has ancestral ties to Brazil
.
According to the 2006 Australian census, 6,647 Australians were born in Brazil
while 7,491 claimed Brazilian ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry. Brazilians themselves may be of varied European
, African, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern and Indigenous Amerindian ethnicity/ethnic origins.
by an Australian government assistance scheme. The second wave of migration began in the late 1990s and continues today. It is widely attributed to growing socio-economic unrest within Brazil since the 1980s and Brazilians' strong desire to learn English. Australia is becoming an appealing destination to learn English after the United States
and England
– with a much more temperate climate and a smaller Brazilian community. There has also been an influx of Brazilian students who have come to attend Australian universities. These students come independent of their families on study visas, and usually stay after completion of their studies.
Sydney
is home to the highest proportion of Brazilian-born immigrants (2,490). Victoria
comes second (780), with Queensland
(670) and Western Australia
(380) ranking third and fourth.
Demographics of Australia
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Australia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religions, and other aspects of the population....
person who is from or has ancestral ties to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
According to the 2006 Australian census, 6,647 Australians were born in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
while 7,491 claimed Brazilian ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry. Brazilians themselves may be of varied European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, African, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern and Indigenous Amerindian ethnicity/ethnic origins.
Brazilian immigration
Although Brazilian migration in the eighteenth and nineteenth and centuries has not been documented, there is evidence of early Brazilian interest in Australia. However, concrete evidence of a Brazilian presence in Australia does not appear until the turn of the twentieth century, when census officials in 1901 counted 105 Brazilian-born in Australia.Two waves of immigration
The first Brazilian migrants began arriving in Australia in the mid 1970s. They were attracted to AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
by an Australian government assistance scheme. The second wave of migration began in the late 1990s and continues today. It is widely attributed to growing socio-economic unrest within Brazil since the 1980s and Brazilians' strong desire to learn English. Australia is becoming an appealing destination to learn English after the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
– with a much more temperate climate and a smaller Brazilian community. There has also been an influx of Brazilian students who have come to attend Australian universities. These students come independent of their families on study visas, and usually stay after completion of their studies.
Demographics and Statistics
According to the 2001 Census conducted by the Australian Board of Statistics, there were almost 5,000 people living in Australia who identified as being of Brazilian origin. This was a 39% increase from 1996.Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
is home to the highest proportion of Brazilian-born immigrants (2,490). Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
comes second (780), with Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
(670) and Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
(380) ranking third and fourth.
Notable Brazilian Australians
- ReinaldoReinaldo Elias da CostaReinaldo Elias da Costa , commonly known in Brazil as Reinaldo Mineiro, is a Brazilian Australian football player who currently plays for Al-Ahli Dohain the Qatar Stars League.-Club career:...
- Caroline CorreaCaroline CorreaCaroline Correa is a Brazilian model film and stage actress.-Biography:Correa was born Caroline de Souza Correa in Umuarama, Paraná, Brazil. After a brief stint in London, she moved to Sydney, Australia at age 20, where she lived for five years...
- Glenn McMillanGlenn McMillanGlenn Aguiar McMillan is a Brazilian-Australian actor.He was born in the small town of São João da Boa Vista, Brazil, though he has lived for most of his life in Australia. McMillan is of both Brazilian and Irish Australian] descent. And while he has lived most of his life in Australia, he...
- Fernando de MoraesFernando de MoraesFernando Jorge Lima de Moraes, commonly referred to as Fernando, is a Brazilian, and naturalised Australian, Footballer currently playing for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League...
- Harry O'Brien
- Aseem PereiraAseem PereiraAseem Pereira is a Brazilian artist. He migrated to Australia in 1990 where he studied Visual Arts at the Sydney College of the Arts.-Work:...
- Agenor MunizAgenor Muniz (Australian footballer)Agenor Muniz is a former footballer. Muniz played 20 matches for Australia after emigrating from Brazil.-Club career:Muniz played for Brazilian team Vasco da Gama between 1966 and 1971. In 1971 he was brought to Australia by Sydney Hakoah where he played for seven years...