# Brazilians in France > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brazilians_in_France > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brazilians_in_France.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_France > Source revision: 1314237772 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Brazilian community in France Ethnic group Brazilians in France Brasileiros na França Coats of arms of the House of Orleans-Braganza at the Château d'Eu, residence of the Brazilian imperial family during their exile. Total population 181 500[1][2][3] Regions with significant populations Metropolitan France 95,000[4][3] French Guiana 92,493[5][3] Languages Portuguese, French Religion Roman Catholicism, Atheism Related ethnic groups Argentines in France, Portuguese people in France **Brazilians in France** number approximately 181,500 and form the largest immigrant group from [Latin America](/source/Latin_America) in France. Nearly half of them live in [French Guiana](/source/French_Guiana), including many who have crossed the border [illegally](/source/Illegal_immigration). ## History ### Background The ancestral origins of the Brazilian nation show recent ancestors of generations predominantly as Italians and Portuguese, but with strong African ( Senegalease, Guinean, Bissau-guinean, Angolese, Congolease, Nigerian, Benin), Spanish, Japanese, German, British, French, Native American, [Slavic](/source/Slavs) and [Semitic](/source/Semitic_people) components, making most Brazilians able to join the European Union. However, they faced very different legal circumstances that Portugal and Italy had long before they joined the EU migration policy, thousands of people a day come to the consulates of Portugal to process the new nationality or obtain a visa; nevertheless, they are not the most numerous among Latin American immigrants in Europe. ## Demographics The 2012 Census recorded 64,622 Brazilian-born people.[6] Year Brazilian-born population Other data 1999 7,909[7] 2005 45,050[8] 2006 49,578[8] 2007 52,371[8] 2008 54,608[8] 2009 2010 2011 38,584[6] 2012 64,622[8] 2013 2015 110 550[2] 2020 153 700[9] 2022 181 500[3] ## Notable people Further information: [Category:French people of Brazilian descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_people_of_Brazilian_descent) Florent Amodio Emmanuel Zamor Jean-Louis de Rambures Juliette Binoche Gil de Ferran Cristina Córdula Carlos Ghosn Luiz of Orléans-Braganza Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza Louane Januária of Brazil Francisca of Brazil Artur Avila Juliana Carneiro da Cunha Marianne Peretti Paulo do Rio Branco ## See also - [Brazil–France relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93France_relations) - [Brazilian diaspora](/source/Brazilian_diaspora) - [Immigration to France](/source/Immigration_to_France) - [French Brazilians](/source/French_Brazilians) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Comunidade Brasileira no Exterior - Estimativas referentes ao ano de 2020"](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/arquivos/ComunidadeBrasileira2020.pdf) (PDF) (in Portuguese). [Ministry of External Relations](/source/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Brazil)). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-brasileirosnomundo.2015_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-brasileirosnomundo.2015_2-1) ["Brasileiros no Mundo - Estimativas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200731035543/http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br/a-comunidade/estimativas-populacionais-das-comunidades/Estimativas%20RCN%202015%20-%20Atualizado.pdf) [Brazilians Around The World - Estimations] (PDF) (in Portuguese). [Ministry of External Relations](/source/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Brazil)). 2015-03-28. Archived from [the original](http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br/a-comunidade/estimativas-populacionais-das-comunidades/Estimativas%20RCN%202015%20-%20Atualizado.pdf) (PDF) on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2016-03-24. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ComunidadeBrasileira2022_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ComunidadeBrasileira2022_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ComunidadeBrasileira2022_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ComunidadeBrasileira2022_3-3) ["Comunidade Brasileira no Exterior - Estimativas referentes ao ano de 2022"](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/BrasileirosnoExterior.pdf) (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). [Ministry of External Relations](/source/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Brazil)). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brasileiros no Exterior 2023"](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/BrasileirosnoExterior2023.pdf) (PDF). *gov.br*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Brasileiros no Exterior 2023"](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/BrasileirosnoExterior2023.pdf) (PDF). *gov.br*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-insee.fr_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-insee.fr_6-1) ["International Migration Database : Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth"](https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?QueryId=48877). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-OECD_7-0)** ["Country-of-birth database"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090617032129/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls). [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development](/source/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development). Archived from [the original](http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls) on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2014-08-07. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OECD_stats_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OECD_stats_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OECD_stats_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-OECD_stats_8-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-OECD_stats_8-4) ["Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth"](http://stats.oecd.org//Index.aspx?QueryId=48877). [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development](/source/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development). Retrieved 2014-08-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Comunidade Brasileira no Exterior - Estimativas referentes ao ano de 2020"](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/arquivos/ComunidadeBrasileira2020.pdf) (PDF) (in Portuguese). [Ministry of External Relations](/source/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Brazil)). 14 September 2020. 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