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Brazilian Americans are Americans of Brazilian ancestry.
There were an estimated 346,000 Brazilian Americans as of 2007. Another source gives an estimate of some 800,000 Brazilians living in the U.S. in 2000, while still another estimates that some 1,100,000 Brazilians live in United States, 300,000 of them in Florida.
The official United States Census category of Hispanic or Latino is limited explicitly to people of "Spanish culture or origin", and therefore does not include Brazilian Americans.
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Brazilian Americans are Americans of Brazilian ancestry.
There were an estimated 346,000 Brazilian Americans as of 2007. Another source gives an estimate of some 800,000 Brazilians living in the U.S. in 2000, while still another estimates that some 1,100,000 Brazilians live in United States, 300,000 of them in Florida.
The official United States Census category of Hispanic or Latino is limited explicitly to people of "Spanish culture or origin", and therefore does not include Brazilian Americans. However, Brazilians are recognized as Latin Americans, so some dictionary definitions may include Brazilians and Brazilian Americans as Latinos. Also, in census forms and other questionnaires, Latino identity is the choice of the respondent, so that Brazilian Americans could thus self-identify as Latinos. However, the U.S. government's population reports do not include Brazilian Americans with Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Notable Brazilian Americans
- Paula Abdul - Syrian-Brazilian father
- Janeth Arcain - professional basketball player (WNBA) with the Houston Comets
- Morena Baccarin - actress (Brazilian born)
- Camilla Belle (1986 - ) television/film actress (When a Stranger Calls)
- Blondfire - band
- Sonia Braga - Actress
- Jordana Brewster (1980 - ) film actress
- Bob Burnquist, skateboarder
- Bruno Campos, actor
- Max Cavalera, musician
- Flavia Colgan, political strategist
- Jane Engelhard, philanthropist
- Maiara Walsh, actress
- Bebel Gilberto, Songwriter/singer
- Ryan Hollweg, hockey player
- Sergio Mendes, singer
- Naza, visual artist
- Nancy Randall, model
- Robert Rey, Plastic surgeon and TV host
- Anderson Varejao, basketball player
- Sergio Menezes, Pro Footvolley Tour founder & athlete
Brazilian American communities
- West 46th Street has historically been a commercial center for Brazilians living or visiting New York City. A few years ago the street was officially titled "Little Brazil Street" by the city. Although the NYC neighborhood home to many Brazilian-American is located in Astoria, Queens.
- The Los Angeles metropolitan area is also home to many Brazilian Americans, many concentrated on Venice Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
- South Florida's large Brazilian community is mostly centered between around the islands and northeastern section of Miami-Dade County (North Bay Village, Bay Harbor Islands, Miami Beach, Surfside, Key Biscayne, Aventura and North Miami Beach) with the exception of Doral. In Broward County, the population is centered around the northeastern part as well (Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Oakland Park, Coconut Creek, Lighthouse Point and Sea Ranch Lakes), with some living on the border of Palm Beach County, Florida (particularly the Boca Raton area).
- Atlanta's Brazilian community is largely located in Marietta, a large suburb in Cobb County. Other areas of high Brazilian concentration included Roswell and Alpharetta.
US communities with high percentages of people of Brazilian ancestry
The top 25 U.S. communities with the highest percentages of people claiming Brazilian ancestry are:
- East Newark, New Jersey 6.20%
- North Bay Village, Florida 6.00%
- Danbury, Connecticut 4.90%
- Harrison, New Jersey and Framingham, Massachusetts 4.80%
- Somerville, Massachusetts 4.50%
- Kearny, New Jersey 3.70%
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 3.60%
- Deerfield Beach, Florida 3.50%
- Marlborough, Massachusetts 3.20%
- Everett, Massachusetts 3.10%
- Long Branch, New Jersey 2.80%
- Edgartown, Massachusetts 2.70%
- Newark, New Jersey, Doral, Florida and Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 2.50%
- Miami Beach, Florida, Hillside, New Jersey and Hudson, Massachusetts 2.20%
- Oakland Park, Florida, South River, New Jersey, Cliffside Park, New Jersey and Tisbury, Massachusetts 2.10%
- Fairview, New Jersey 2.00%
- Aventura, Florida 1.90%
- Lauramie, Indiana 1.80%
- Revere, Massachusetts, Malden, Massachusetts and Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida 1.70%
- Surfside, Florida, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, Ojus, Florida, Washington, Ohio and Naugatuck, Connecticut 1.60%
- Milford, Massachusetts, Dennis Port, Massachusetts, Keene, Texas, Key Biscayne, Florida, Mount Vernon, New York, Avondale Estates, Georgia and Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 1.50%
- Riverside, New Jersey and Trenton, Florida 1.40%
- South Lancaster, Massachusetts, Great River, New York and Port Chester, New York 1.30%
- Coconut Creek, Florida, Belle Isle, Florida, Big Pine Key, Florida, Chelsea, Massachusetts, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Elizabeth, New Jersey and Ashland, Massachusetts 1.20%
- Pompano Beach, Florida, Corte Madera, California and Delran, New Jersey 1.10%
U.S. communities with the most residents born in Brazil
Top 25 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Brazil are:
- Loch Lomond, Florida 15.8%
- Bonnie Lock-Woodsetter North, Florida 7.2%
- North Bay Village, Florida 7.1%
- East Newark, New Jersey 6.7%
- Framingham, Massachusetts 6.6%
- Harrison, New Jersey 5.8%
- Danbury, Connecticut 5.6%
- Somerville, Massachusetts 5.4%
- Sunshine Ranches, Florida 5.1%
- Flying Hills, Pennsylvania 5.1%
- Deerfield Beach, Florida 4.7%
- Fox River, AK 4.5%
- Edgartown, Massachusetts 4.4%
- West Yarmouth, Massachusetts 4.4%
- Marlborough, Massachusetts 4.4%
- Kearny, New Jersey 4.4%
- Doral, Florida 4.1%
- Everett, Massachusetts 4.0%
- Long Branch, New Jersey 3.7%
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 3.4%
- Hudson, Massachusetts 3.2%
- Miami Beach, Florida 3.1%
- Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 3.0%
- Oakland Park, Florida 3.0%
- Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida 3.0%
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