# Colombian Brazilians > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colombian_Brazilians > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colombian_Brazilians.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Brazilians > Source revision: 1307136128 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Information on Colombians in Brazil This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (July 2025) This article may incorporate text from a large language model, which is prohibited in Wikipedia articles. It may include hallucinated information, copyright violations, claims not verified in cited sources, original research, or fictitious references. Any such material should be removed. (July 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Ethnic group Colombians in Brazil Colombianos en Brasil Colombianos no Brasil Total population 108,587 (2022) Regions with significant populations Over 35% of Colombians in Brazil reside in the Southeast region, especially in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The largest concentration is found in São Paulo, followed by the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the Federal District..[1] Languages Colombian Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese Religion Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), minority Judaism **Colombian-Brazilians** are Brazilians of full or partial [Colombian](/source/Colombians) ancestry, or a Colombian residing in [Brazil](/source/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 [Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Colombia)), there were approximately **27,274 Colombians residing in Brazil** in 2014, although Brazil’s national census conducted by [IBGE](/source/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics) (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](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo)**, **[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro)**, **[Curitiba](/source/Curitiba)**, **[Porto Alegre](/source/Porto_Alegre)**, and **[Belo Horizonte](/source/Belo_Horizonte)**. There is also a significant population in border regions like the **[Amazonas](/source/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)) state**, particularly in **[Tabatinga](/source/Tabatinga)**, which borders the Colombian city of [Leticia](/source/Leticia%2C_Amazonas). 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. Distribution of Colombians in Brazil by State State Population Reference São Paulo 34,196 [2] Rio de Janeiro 9,629 Minas Gerais 7,607 Rio Grande do Sul 6,675 Paraná 6,649 Amazonas 6,354 Santa Catarina 4,504 Bahia 3,586 Ceará 3,185 Pará 3,173 Pernambuco 3,144 Distrito Federal 3,119 Goiás 2,435 Maranhão 2,160 Roraima 1,846 Espírito Santo 1,510 Rio Grande do Norte 1,313 Mato Grosso 1,104 Piauí 1,046 Mato Grosso do Sul 997 Sergipe 925 Paraíba 898 Alagoas 715 Rondônia 602 Amapá 524 Acre 349 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[3] 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.[4] ## See also - [Brazil–Colombia relations](/source/Brazil%E2%80%93Colombia_relations) - [Colombian diaspora](/source/Colombian_diaspora) - [Immigration to Brazil](/source/Immigration_to_Brazil) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Números da Imigração Internacional — SINCRE/SISMIGRA"](https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/observatorio/bancointerativo/numeros-imigracao-internacional/sincre-sismigra/). *Observatório das Migrações Internacionais (OBMigra) – NEPO/UNICAMP*. Retrieved 2025-07-22. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *www.nepo.unicamp.br* [https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/observatorio/bancointerativo/numeros-imigracao-internacional/sincre-sismigra/](https://www.nepo.unicamp.br/observatorio/bancointerativo/numeros-imigracao-internacional/sincre-sismigra/). Retrieved 2025-07-22. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Polo-Alvis, Sebastián (2018). ["Temporary vs. permanent migration: analysis of the migration of Colombians to Brazil, 2007–2015"](https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5603/560360439006/560360439006.pdf) (PDF). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** 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](https://doi.org/10.15332/s1900-0448.2018.0049.05) v t e Colombian diaspora Americas Argentina Mexico United States Brazil Europe Spain United Kingdom Oceania Australia New Zealand v t e Ancestry and ethnicity in Brazil Brazil Brazilians Indigenous peoples Mixed-race or mestiços ainokos pardos caboclos mamelucos Amazonian Jews cafuzos juçaras caiçaras mulatos sararás Africa By ethnicity Black quilombolas Kalunga West Africa Nigerian Central Africa Angolan Congolese Americas North America American (United States) Americana Confederados New Texas Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Canadian Mexican Caribbean Barbadian Cuban Haitian Jamaican Central America Costa Rican Guatemalan Honduran Nicaraguan Panamanian Salvadoran South America Argentine Bolivian Chilean Colombian Ecuadorian Guyanese Paraguayan Peruvian Surinamese Uruguayan Venezuelan Asia By ethnicity Yellow (East Asian) By country or region Eastern Chinese Filipino Indonesian Japanese in São Paulo Korean Malaysian Thai Vietnamese Southern Bangladeshi East Indians Pakistani Romani Central Afghan Western Armenian Arab Iraqi Lebanese Palestinian Syrian Iranian Jewish Turkish Europe By ethnicity White By country or region Central Austrian Czech German Hungarian Polish Swiss Eastern Belarusian Russian Ukrainian Northern Estonian Latvian Lithuanian Scandinavian Southern Bulgarian Croatian Greek Italian Macedonian Portuguese Romanian Spanish Western Belgian British (English and Scottish) Dutch French Irish Luxembourgian Related topics Demographics of Brazil Colonization Slave trade Immigration from Europe Emigration Racism [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Colombia) - [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Brazil) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colombian Brazilians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Brazilians) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Brazilians?action=history)). 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