A Nigerian Brazilian ( pt, Nigeriano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly
Nigerian ancestry, or a Nigerian-born person residing in
Brazil.
The over 90,000 Nigerians living illegally in Brazil without proper documentation before 1 February 2019 are to be benefited from amnesty offers by the Brazilian Government. The Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, Kayode Garrick, made this known to the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Brasília. Garrick, said that over 2,000 Nigerian potential beneficiaries of the Brazilian amnesty proclamation were among the 5,000 Nigerians currently living in the country. In September 2008, the Nigerian government opened the ''Casa da Nigéria'' or "Nigerian Culture House" in the historic
Pelourinho neighborhood of
Salvador
Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to:
* Salvador (name)
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
*Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music
** ''Salvador'' ( ...
, Bahia, with the support of the governments of Bahia and Brazil.
2011 Polemics on Racist University Professor in the Northeast
A case of
xenophobic/
racist
Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...
prejudice of a university professor against a Nigerian student in the Federal University of
Maranhão shocked the country in mid-2011. Thousands of students subsequently signed a petition calling for the expelling of the professor.
See also
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Brazil–Nigeria relations
Brazil–Nigeria relations are the current and historical relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Brazil and Nigeria maintain a traditional and diversified relationship, with a strong Nigerian inf ...
References
Ethnic groups in Brazil
Immi
Mayu Nakazawa (中澤真由 ''Nakazawa Mayu''), known by the stage name immi, is a Japanese Electronica singer and songwriter. She is signed onto DefStar Records.
While she writes and composes her own music, she is also regularly produced by ...
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