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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 170,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Brazilian Portuguese, Ryukyuan languages, Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, Ryukyuan religion, Bouddhism, Shintoism, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ryukyuan people, Japanese Brazilians |
The Ryukyuans in Brazil are Brazilian nationals of Ryukyuan descent.
History
Many people were struggling economically in the Ryukyu Islands during the late 1800s and early 1900s. As a result, many Ryukyuans emigrated elsewhere to places such as Brazil, Peru, Hawaii and mainland Japan.
On June 18, 1908, the first migrants from Japan arrived at the port of Santos in São Paulo. Half of these migrants were Okinawans. Immigration from the Ryukyu Islands to Brazil would continue in the following years.
Demographics
Ryukyuans in Brazil make up 9.4% (170,000) of the entire Brazilian Nikkei community (1,600,000), despite Ryukyuans making up only 1% of Japan's total population. The Nikkei communities in neighboring Peru and Argentina are majority Ryukyuan-descended.
The majority of Ryukyuans in South America specifically belong to the Okinawan subgroup.
See also
References
- Fukasawa, Masayuki (2015-08-18). "Immigration—Missing Link in Japanese History: Why Are There So Many Okinawan Immigrants? – Part 1". Discover Nikkei. Translated by Mina Otsuka. Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- Mitchell, Jon (2016-10-22). "Welcome home, Okinawa". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "A little corner of Brazil that is forever Okinawa". BBC News. 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- Kanno, Maurício (2008-05-08). "Okinawanos são 10% dos nikkeis no Brasil" [Okinawans make up 10% of Nikkei in Brazil]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
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