Brazilian Australians ( pt, Brasileiro-Australiano) refers to

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n citizens of Brazilian birth or descent. According to the 2021 Census,

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and

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had the highest number of Brazilians living in Sydney. Over 2% of residents in Zetland were born in Brazil, which is higher than the beachside suburbs of

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, Tamarama, Bronte, and Manly. Over 2% of the residents in Zetland speak Portuguese, and approximately 5% of the residents in Zetland speak Portuguese and Spanish. This is higher than the suburb of Petersham, which was previously known as the suburb with the highest percentage of Portuguese speakers. Due to the demographic profile of

, the locality experiences 50% less crime per population than Bondi and 75% less crime per population than Double Bay.

is an affluent inner-city locality with a low crime rate in part due to its 6-star urban design rating, security measures in public areas, high-security apartment buildings, and less movement from people who do not reside in the area. The 2021 census revealed that residents in the area had the third-highest median personal income in Sydney at $1669 a week, almost 2x higher than the citywide figure of $881 per week. Only Double Bay-Darling Point and North Sydney-Lavender bay had slightly higher median personal incomes at $1690 a week (+1.2% higher) and $1683 a week (+0.8% higher) respectively. According to the 2021 Census, 46,720 people in Australian were born in

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while 24,377 claimed Brazilian ancestry. According to the Brazilian consulate almost 60,000 Brazilians are living in Australia as of 2020 (making around 0.25% of the country's population).

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

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 power within Brazil since the 1980s and Brazilian's strong desire to learn English. Australia is becoming an appealing destination to learn English after the

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and

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. 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 go home after completion of their studies. Brazilians have become the largest source of international student enrollments in Australia outside of Asia.

Demographics and Statistics

According to the 2021 Census conducted by the Australian Board of Statistics, there were approximately 51,000 people living in Australia who identified as being of Brazilian origin. This was a +200% growth 2011. Brazil is a country home to various ethnic groups, but the largest ancestries reported in the 2021 census aside from the general 'Brazilian' response were Italian and Portuguese.

Notable Brazilian Australians

* Agenor Muniz *

Aseem Pereira Aseem Pereira (born 24 August 1960) is a Brazilian artist. He migrated to Australia in 1990 where he studied Visual arts, Visual Arts at the Sydney College of the Arts. Work Pereira was a Studio glass, glass artist in his early years. His work ...

Raphael Borges Rodrigues Raphael Borges Rodrigues (born 11 September 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Macarthur. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Australia at youth level. He is the son of former professional Brazilian footballer C ...

– footballer for Melbourne City FC * Cássio – former footballer for Adelaide United *

Caroline Correa Caroline de Souza Corrêa (born May 19, 1979) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Correa was born in Umuarama, Brazil. After a brief stint in London, she moved to Sydney, Australia at age 20, where she lived for five years. She then moved to L ...

* David Harvey *

Fernando de Moraes Fernando Jorge Lima de Moraes (born 21 January 1980), commonly referred to as Fernando, is a retired soccer player who last played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League. Born in Brazil, he played for the Australia national futsal ...

* Glenn McMillan * Gustavo Falciroli * Henrique – former footballer for Brisbane Roar * Heritier Lumumba – former Aussie Rules footballer for

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Mineiro Mineiro (), Mineirês, or the Brazilian mountain dialect ( pt, montanhês), is the Brazilian Portuguese term for the characteristic accent spoken in the heart of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and also in its capital, Belo Horizonte, and ...

– former 24 time

international * Bernardo Oliveira – footballer for Adelaide United *

Wilson da Silva Wilson da Silva is an Australian feature writer, science journalist, editor and documentary filmmaker who has worked in magazines, newswires, newspapers, television and online. He is a co-founder and the long-serving former editor of ''Cosmos'', ...

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