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Brazilians in Ireland
Brazilians form the largest Latin American diaspora group in Ireland by a wide margin. Historically, Irish people tended to emigrate to Brazil rather than the other way around. However, this trend has reversed since the late 20th century. According to the data from the Brazilian consulate, they make up to 1.5% of Ireland's population in 2020.
In 1991, Brazil opened an embassy in Dublin.
According to the Paulo Azevedo of the Brazilian embassy, there have been three waves of Brazilians moving to Ireland: factory workers during the Celtic Tiger years (late 1990s into the 2000s), students from the 2000s to the present, and then engineers and IT specialists.
It is said Jerry O'Callaghan was working in the meat industry in Goiás, Brazil when the company shut down. He organised for the Brazilians who had lost their jobs to move Ireland in 1999 where they found work at the Duffy Meat Plant in Gort, County Galway. By 2006, they made up a third of the population of Gort, which was dubbed Little Brazil. However, the closure of Duffy and the Great Recession jeopardised their employment and thus residence permits, causing some to leave. A 2008 documentary on the Brazilian community in Gort won the Silver Angel Award.
Roscommon also drew a number of Brazilians, who made up around 10% of the town's population by 2003 according to Chris Dooley. Some of these were workers at the Kepak factory in Athleague with families back in Brazil who intended to return. Others brought their families over to settle more permanently for security.
In the 2000s, more Brazilians began coming to Ireland for study. Ed Giansante of eDublin, an organisation for Brazilians interested in moving to Ireland, believes the second wave began around 2007. The reason many Brazilians seeking to study in an English-speaking country choose Ireland is that Ireland is especially accessible to them. Many work in retail and food service alongside their studies.
Annie Rozario of the Gort Resource Centre suggested there has been "an unacknowledged fourth wave" in recent years due to economic and political conditions back home, particularly among young people who were disillusioned by the Bolsonaro government. In 2021, the Brazilian Left Front organised protests in Dublin, Galway, and Cork alongside cities in other countries in solidarity with the ongoing anti-Bolsonaro protests back home.
The 2016 census recorded around 13,640 non-Irish national residents of Brazilian origin, a figure more than tripled from a decade earlier. Eurostat reported that there were 27,192 Brazilians holding Irish residence permits in 2019, having consistently increased since 2016. This number fell to 22,481 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brazilians in Ireland
Brazilians form the largest Latin American diaspora group in Ireland by a wide margin. Historically, Irish people tended to emigrate to Brazil rather than the other way around. However, this trend has reversed since the late 20th century. According to the data from the Brazilian consulate, they make up to 1.5% of Ireland's population in 2020.
In 1991, Brazil opened an embassy in Dublin.
According to the Paulo Azevedo of the Brazilian embassy, there have been three waves of Brazilians moving to Ireland: factory workers during the Celtic Tiger years (late 1990s into the 2000s), students from the 2000s to the present, and then engineers and IT specialists.
It is said Jerry O'Callaghan was working in the meat industry in Goiás, Brazil when the company shut down. He organised for the Brazilians who had lost their jobs to move Ireland in 1999 where they found work at the Duffy Meat Plant in Gort, County Galway. By 2006, they made up a third of the population of Gort, which was dubbed Little Brazil. However, the closure of Duffy and the Great Recession jeopardised their employment and thus residence permits, causing some to leave. A 2008 documentary on the Brazilian community in Gort won the Silver Angel Award.
Roscommon also drew a number of Brazilians, who made up around 10% of the town's population by 2003 according to Chris Dooley. Some of these were workers at the Kepak factory in Athleague with families back in Brazil who intended to return. Others brought their families over to settle more permanently for security.
In the 2000s, more Brazilians began coming to Ireland for study. Ed Giansante of eDublin, an organisation for Brazilians interested in moving to Ireland, believes the second wave began around 2007. The reason many Brazilians seeking to study in an English-speaking country choose Ireland is that Ireland is especially accessible to them. Many work in retail and food service alongside their studies.
Annie Rozario of the Gort Resource Centre suggested there has been "an unacknowledged fourth wave" in recent years due to economic and political conditions back home, particularly among young people who were disillusioned by the Bolsonaro government. In 2021, the Brazilian Left Front organised protests in Dublin, Galway, and Cork alongside cities in other countries in solidarity with the ongoing anti-Bolsonaro protests back home.
The 2016 census recorded around 13,640 non-Irish national residents of Brazilian origin, a figure more than tripled from a decade earlier. Eurostat reported that there were 27,192 Brazilians holding Irish residence permits in 2019, having consistently increased since 2016. This number fell to 22,481 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.