Palestinian Brazilian
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Total population | |
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50,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Rio Grande do Sul, Aracaju, São Paulo, Curitiba | |
Languages | |
Palestinian Arabic, Portuguese | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism and Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Brazilian and Palestinian people White Brazilians, specially other Arab Brazilians |
Palestinian Brazilians (Portuguese: Palestino-brasileiro) (Arabic: فلسطينيو البرازيل) are Brazilian people with Palestinian ancestry, or Palestinian-born immigrants in Brazil.
Palestinian refugees in Brazil[]
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Greater Porto Alegre received many Palestinian refugees
The first party of 35 Palestinian refugees arrived on 21 September 2007 in Brazil to initate the first phase of the resettlement operation. In October, two other parties were expected to arrive in Brazil, making 117 persons in total.[citation needed]
Some settled in the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest in the nation.[2]
See also[]
- Immigration to Brazil
- Arab Brazilians
- Comitê Brasileiro de Interesse Nacional Palestino
References[]
- ^ "Governo do Estado de São Paulo - Memorial do Imigrante". 2009-03-23. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ Informed Comment: Escobar on Palestinian Refugees in Brazil
Categories:
- Arab Brazilian
- Palestinian diaspora in South America
- Brazilian people of Palestinian descent