Colombian Brazilians

{{Multiple issues| {{Cleanup rewrite|date=July 2025}} {{AI-generated|date=July 2025}} }} {{Infobox ethnic group | group = Colombians in Brazil | native_name = {{Plainlist| *{{lang|es|Colombianos en Brasil}} *{{lang|pt|Colombianos no Brasil}} }} | population = 108,587 | total_year = 2022 | total_source = Observatório das migrações em São Paulo | popplace = Over 35% of Colombians in Brazil reside in the Southeast region, especially in the states of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] and [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]. The largest concentration is found in [[São Paulo]], followed by the [[Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area]] and the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]]..<ref>{{Cite web |title=Números da Imigração Internacional — SINCRE/SISMIGRA |url=https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/observatorio/bancointerativo/numeros-imigracao-internacional/sincre-sismigra/ |website=Observatório das Migrações Internacionais (OBMigra) – NEPO/UNICAMP |access-date=2025-07-22}}</ref> | languages = [[Colombian Spanish]], [[Brazilian Portuguese]] | religions = [[Christianity]] ([[Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]]), minority [[Judaism]] }} '''Colombian-Brazilians''' are Brazilians of full or partial [[Colombians|Colombian]] ancestry, or a Colombian residing in [[Brazil]]. Brazil has approximately 108,000 Colombian-Brazilians. In addition to Colombians who migrate to Brazil for work, there are also Colombian refugees (over 1,000 people), making them one of the largest refugee groups in the country.

== Population == According to estimates by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)|Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], there were approximately '''27,274 Colombians residing in Brazil''' in 2014, although Brazil’s national census conducted by [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) recorded only '''6,851 Colombians''' in 2010. This discrepancy is attributed to underreporting at consulates and the informal or temporary nature of many migration flows.

United Nations data indicates that the number of Colombians living in Brazil reached '''8,179 in 2015'''. The Colombian-Brazilian population includes labor and student migrants, as well as '''Colombian refugees''', who numbered '''1,288 people in 2016''', making them one of the largest refugee groups in Brazil.

== Characteristics and Distribution == Most Colombians in Brazil reside in major urban centers such as '''[[São Paulo]]''', '''[[Rio de Janeiro]]''', '''[[Curitiba]]''', '''[[Porto Alegre]]''', and '''[[Belo Horizonte]]'''. There is also a significant population in border regions like the '''[[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] state''', particularly in '''[[Tabatinga]]''', which borders the Colombian city of [[Leticia, Amazonas|Leticia]].

Colombians in Brazil are primarily active in the '''service sector''', '''higher education''', '''manufacturing''', and '''hospitality and retail industries'''. A significant number are enrolled in Brazilian universities, supported by programs such as '''PEC-G''', '''PAEC-OAS-GCUB''', and other bilateral academic cooperation initiatives. {| class="wikitable" |+Distribution of Colombians in Brazil by State !State !Population !Reference |- |{{Flag|São Paulo}} |34,196 | rowspan="29" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/observatorio/bancointerativo/numeros-imigracao-internacional/sincre-sismigra/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=www.nepo.unicamp.br}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Rio de Janeiro}} |9,629 |- |{{Flag|Minas Gerais}} |7,607 |- |{{Flag|Rio Grande do Sul}} |6,675 |- |{{Flag|Paraná}} |6,649 |- |{{Flag|Amazonas}} |6,354 |- |{{Flag|Santa Catarina}} |4,504 |- |{{Flag|Bahia}} |3,586 |- |{{Flag|Ceará}} |3,185 |- |{{Flag|Pará}} |3,173 |- |{{Flag|Pernambuco}} |3,144 |- |{{Flag|Distrito Federal}} |3,119 |- |{{Flag|Goiás}} |2,435 |- |{{Flag|Maranhão}} |2,160 |- |{{Flag|Roraima}} |1,846 |- |{{Flag|Espírito Santo}} |1,510 |- |{{Flag|Rio Grande do Norte}} |1,313 |- |{{Flag|Mato Grosso}} |1,104 |- |{{Flag|Piauí}} |1,046 |- |{{Flag|Mato Grosso do Sul}} |997 |- |{{Flag|Sergipe}} |925 |- |{{Flag|Paraíba}} |898 |- |{{Flag|Alagoas}} |715 |- |{{Flag|Rondônia}} |602 |- |{{Flag|Amapá}} |524 |- |{{Flag|Acre}} |349 |- |{{Flag|Tocantins}} |319 |- |Others |23 |- |'''Total''' |'''108,587''' |}

== Academic and Labor Migration == Between 2007 and 2015, over '''26,000 Colombians migrated to Brazil for education''', with a 240% increase in these flows. In 2014, Brazil was the fifth most common destination for Colombian students, surpassing traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polo-Alvis |first=Sebastián |date=2018 |title=Temporary vs. permanent migration: analysis of the migration of Colombians to Brazil, 2007–2015. |url=https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5603/560360439006/560360439006.pdf}}</ref>

Labor migration also increased by 33% during the same period, peaking at '''12,716 Colombian workers in 2014'''. This mobility has been facilitated by agreements such as the '''Agreement on Residence for Nationals of Mercosur Member States, Bolivia, and Chile''', to which Colombia is an associated state.<ref>Polo Alvis, S., Serrano López, E., & Triana Barragán, F. S. (2018). ''Temporary vs. permanent migration: analysis of the migration of Colombians to Brazil, 2007–2015''. IUSTA, (49), 115–143. https://doi.org/10.15332/s1900-0448.2018.0049.05</ref> == See also == * [[Brazil–Colombia relations]] * [[Colombian diaspora]] * [[Immigration to Brazil]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Colombian diaspora|state=Brazil}} {{Ancestry and ethnicity in Brazil}} {{Portal bar|Colombia|Brazil}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Brazil]] [[Category:Brazilian people of Colombian descent|+]] [[Category:Colombian diaspora|Brazil]] [[Category:Brazil–Colombia relations]]