Venezuelan Brazilians

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Venezuelan Brazilians
Venezuelano-brasileiros
Venezolano brasileños
Frontera Venezuela Brasil.jpg
Pacaraima in the northern state of Roraima has served as a major point of entry for Venezuelan refugees coming into Brazil.
Brazil Venezuela
Total population
224,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil: Mainly Northern Region
Southeastern
Central-West
Languages
Spanish  · Portuguese
Minority: Warao
Religion
Mostly Roman Catholicism
and Folk religions.
Related ethnic groups
Venezuelans
other Brazilian, Hispanic and Hispanophone people

Venezuelan Brazilians are individuals of full, partial, or predominantly Venezuelan ancestry, or a Venezuelan-born person residing in Brazil. Until the early 2010s, the immigration of this group was little expressive compared to the immigration of other South American peoples such as Argentines, Bolivians or Paraguayans. However, the crisis in Venezuela and the subsequent refugee crisis has led to Brazil becoming home to a large number of Venezuelan refugees, most of whom enter the border through the northern state of Roraima. By the beginning of the 2020, more than 200,000 of Venezuelans have migrated to the country looking for refuge.[2][3]

Mass migration from Venezuela has proven challenging for authorities in Roraima, with informal estimates from 2019 suggesting that Venezuelan refugees constitute a fifth of the state's total population.[4]

Anti-migrant sentiment[]

Backlash against Venezuelan migrants in Roraima has led to numerous violent attacks on refugees by Brazilians,[5] with groups such as the Patriotas de Roraima ("Patriots of Roraima") forming to oppose further migration.[6]

The Venezuelan refugee crisis has had dramatic effects on the politics of Roraima, with the issue of accommodating refugees becoming a top issue in state politics. In 2018, right-wing businessman Antonio Denarium, an ally of Jair Bolsonaro, successfully ran for Governor of Roraima. In office, he has advocated for the federal government to close the border with Venezuela.[7] During the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections, some right-wing candidates in the state capital city of Boa Vista employed anti-Venezuelan sentiment.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UNHCR welcomes Brazil's decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. United Nations. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Posto em Manaus (AM) atende mais de 5 mil refugiados e migrantes em dois meses". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (in Portuguese). United Nations. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "The Double Victims of the Venezuelan Crisis". Human Rights Watch. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Displaced Venezuelans struggle to survive in northern Brazil - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazilians attack Venezuelan immigrants in border town". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ de 2019, Sérgio RamalhoSérgio Ramalho28 de Novembro; 5h04. "Virou rotina agredir e assassinar venezuelanos em Roraima". The Intercept Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Governor-elect urges federal intervention in Brazil's Roraima state - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Candidatos a prefeito em Boa Vista usam retórica anti-venezuelanos em campanha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.


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