Brasiguaio (
Portuguese) or brasiguayo (
Spanish
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) is a term referring to
Brazilian migrants in
Paraguay
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and their descendants. The word Brasiguaio has been used by members within and outside this group to categorize individuals whose lives are connected with both
Brazil
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and Paraguay, and more specifically to refer to Brazilians who live or have lived in Paraguay. They typically live in the Southeastern Paraguayan departments of
Canindeyú and
Alto Paraná
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, which border with
Brazil
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. Most emigrated from Brazil by the 1960s. In total they make up 455,000 Brasiguaios , or about one-tenth of Paraguay's population.
In some border zones, Brasiguayos and their descendants are more than 90% of the population, where
Portuguese is still spoken as the mother tongue. In San Alberto de Mbaracayú city, approximately 80% of its 23,000 inhabitants are of Brazilian ancestry. The origins of Brasiguayos are from the three states of the
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of Brazil,
Paraná,
Santa Catarina, and
Rio Grande do Sul
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. Most Brasiguayos are mainly ethnically
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of
German
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,
Italian
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, and
Polish descent.
See also
*
Brazil–Paraguay relations
Brazil–Paraguay relations are foreign relations between Brazil and Paraguay.
History
Brazil–Paraguay relations have improved greatly after Brazilian President Lula's decision in 2009 to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a mas ...
References
External links
La presencia incómoda de los "brasiguayos" - TerraméricaFolha de S.Paulo article
(Brazilian newspaper)
(Mercosur Magazine)
* ttp://wais.stanford.edu/Brazil/brazil_braziliansinparaguay61501.html BRAZIL: Brazilians in Paraguay
Ethnic groups in Paraguay
Immigration to Paraguay
Paraguay
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Brazil–Paraguay border
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