Assaí is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
* Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
Places In Argentina
*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
* Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
In Brazil
*Paraná (state), a state ...
in the
South Region of
Brazil
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.
Founded by Japanese immigrants in 1932, the city is noted for having the highest percentage of
Asian Brazilians
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in the country.
History
Assaí was founded in 1932 by
Japanese migrants, becoming a municipality on January 28, 1944. Assaí is among a number of small cities in Brazil founded by Japanese immigrants, including
Bastos and
Pereira Barreto
Pereira Barreto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 25,677 (2020 est.) in an area of 974 km². The elevation is 347 meters.
History
The municipality was created by state law in 1938.
Demographics
Me ...
in
São Paulo
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.
The city was initially named Assailand, before ultimately being renamed in 1944.
Asian heritage
The city has the highest reported percentage of
Asian Brazilians
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in the country, comprising 11.5% of the population. In 2018, the city inagurated a Japanese-style castle in a ceremony attended by around 4,000 spectators. The castle was modeled by
Himeji Castle in
Japan
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's
Hyōgo Prefecture
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, which itself is a "sister province" of the state of
Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
* Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
Places In Argentina
*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
* Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
In Brazil
*Paraná (state), a state ...
.
Politics and government
In the second round of the
2022 Brazilian general election
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, Assaí voted for
Jair Bolsonaro
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with 70.43% of the vote, with
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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taking 29.57% of the vote.
The city's current mayor is Michel Angelo Bomtempo, a member of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Form ...
(PSD).
See also
*
List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corp ...
*
Asian Brazilians
Asian Brazilians () refers to Brazilian citizens or residents of Asian ancestry. The vast majority trace their origins to Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, or East Asia, namely Japan. The Brazilian census does not use "Asian" as a racial catego ...
*
Japanese Brazilians
are Brazilians, Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese people, Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry. Japanese immigration to Brazil peaked between 1908 and 1960 ...
References
Municipalities in Paraná
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