Historical Museum Of Japanese Immigration In Brazil
The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil'') is located in the Liberdade (district of São Paulo), Liberdade neighborhood, in the city center of São Paulo, Brazil. It was inaugurated on June 18, 1978, by the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration in Brazil, Japanese immigration to Brazil and has more than 97,000 historical items in its collection, including photos, films and videos. The opening ceremony was attended by the then Akihito, Prince Akihito of Japan and the President of the Republic Ernesto Geisel. Purpose As well as showing the Japanese families and how they arrived in Brazil, the museum presents the story of the immigrants, showing their difficulties, their first opinions of the new environment and how they established in the country. Search system On the eighth floor, the museum has a system that allows peop ...
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São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ...
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