Brazilians in the United Kingdom

Early settlement Brazilians came to the UK from the 1980s onwards to study, but once they arrived some discovered that the major cities' (in particular London's) ethnic and cultural diversity offered more professional opportunities. In part, this immigration of Brazilians to the UK is a consequence of the economic possibility of travel. Menezes was a Brazilian national living and working in Tulse Hill, south London who on the morning of 22 July 2005 was misidentified as Hamdi Adus Isaac—one of the fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts. This misidentification ultimately led to a number of non-uniformed Metropolitan Police officers following Menezes into Stockwell tube station and onto a train, where he was shot in the head seven times. The "shoot to kill" policy had been put in place after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The inquest that resulted was followed worldwide including by Menezes's family in Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, who set up the "Justice4Jean" campaign. ==Demographics==

Population The 1991 Census recorded 9,301 Brazilian born people in the UK, and the 2001 Census recorded 15,215. In 2004, the Brazilian Consulate in London had 13,000 Brazilians registered as living in the UK. The 2011 Census recorded 50,117 Brazilian-born residents in England, 453 in Wales, 1,194 in Scotland and 384 in Northern Ireland. The ONS estimates that in 2018, 87,000 people born in Brazil were living in the UK. Several older guesstimates of the Brazilian population in the UK in the mid-2000s put the number at around 200,000. The discrepancy between official and unofficial population estimates has also been observed in studies of Brazilians in the United States. Spread and distribution The majority of Brazilians in the UK reside in and around London. The 2001 Census showed that 8,000 people born in Brazil were residing in the capital, however in the same year other estimates suggested that were that between 15,000 and 50,000 Brazilians in London. while some 15,000 Brazilians are thought to live in the county of Norfolk in East Anglia (most of these in King's Lynn and Norwich). 50% adhere to the faith while 29% of Brazilians follow Protestantism. The largest Brazilian church in the UK is the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, which has temples in London and Birmingham. This purchase was surrounded by controversy largely due to the stations large established audience that could be influenced by the alleged corrupt church, which tells its followers that "diseases are caused by demons and prayer can rid them of debt". There is a Brazilian Chaplaincy in East London, set up by the Catholic Church and run by Brazilian priests, who conduct mass in Portuguese to hundreds of Brazilians at weekends. ==Culture and community==

Business and economics According to analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research based on Labour Force Survey data for 2000 to 2004, 57.4 per cent of Brazilian-born immigrants arriving in the UK in 1990 or after were employed (as opposed to studying, unemployed or inactive), with 80.7 per cent arriving before 1990 employed. Despite being relatively well educated, the majority of Brazilian immigrants to the UK have taken up professions that differ greatly from their previous careers in Brazil. The majority of Brazilian-born migrants to the UK choose jobs that are for the most part unskilled and low-paid; the reasons behind this include restrictions imposed by their immigration status and lack or limited knowledge of the English language. br@sil.net is a physical and online magazine that is concerned with topics from Brazil as well as covering information about the Brazilian British community. Notícias em Português is another UK-based fortnightly newspaper covering Brazilian and Portuguese-speaking community. Jungle Drums is a monthly magazine with content in Portuguese and English aimed primarily at the younger generations of the Brazilian British community. Leros and Revista Real are the names of two other monthly magazines read by the Brazilian British population, while Oi Londres is aimed specifically at Brazilians in the capital who are seeking information on immigration, employment opportunities and general news pieces. BrasUkas, To Em Londres, and VerdeAmarelas are Brazilians portals for people looking for jobs and opportunities in London as well as providing information for people who wish to move to or study in London. They also offer free classifieds sections that allow the Portuguese-speaking community to post advertisements for their businesses, job opportunities and property for sale. An investigation conducted by the International Organization for Migration in 2005 found that in terms of newspaper readership, 67% of Brazilian British respondents stated that they prefer to read UK newspapers. Magazine readership differed completely, where 51% of respondents said they favoured Brazilian publications in the UK over general UK publications and even Brazilian publications from Brazil. Brazilian associations ABEP-UK—Association of Brazilian Postgraduate Students and Researchers in the United Kingdom The Brazilian Association of Postgraduate Students and Researchers in the United Kingdom is a civil, nonprofit association based in London that brings together its members (Brazilian postgraduate students and researchers residing in the United Kingdom). ABEP-UK promotes the integration of its members and organises conferences and meetings within the academic community. Anglo-Brazilian Society The Anglo-Brazilian Society is a UK registered charity with a focus on promoting the Brazilian culture by means of exhibitions and cultural demonstrations, as well as supporting charitable activities related to Brazil. Music and dance The vibrant emerging Brazilian community in the capital has in a short time been influential in shaping the face of London and its residents. Many Brazilian acts perform in the Carnaval del Pueblo, Europe's largest celebration of Latin American culture, held in Burgess Park, London. There is also an annual festival celebrating Brazilian culture in the Golborne Road area that was most recently held in 2009. Brazilians have also participated in the Notting Hill Carnival and the Sadler's Wells Brazilian Carnival. A major three month event called 'Festival Brazil' is planned to take place between June and September 2010. Despite this, the single largest celebration of Brazilian culture in the UK is, in fact, held in Liverpool, Brazilica Festival has been held annually since 2008 when the city was European Capital of Culture and regularly attracts over 50,000 people. Samba, the world-renowned Brazilian dancing style alongside the other Latin American dances, Salsa have spread in popularity across the world. Dance schools teaching the art form include 'Paraiso School of Samba', and the 'London School of Samba'. The 2001 film The Girl from Rio starring Hugh Laurie makes reference to a samba school in London, in which a banker, while fed up with his day job, gives samba lessons at night. Besides the presence of traditional Brazilian music in the UK, numerous British-born Brazilians have made a significant impact on the British music scene. Sport Academy in Kensington, established by Roger Gracie The Brazilian community in the UK has established many sporting groups including a number of Football, Futsal and Footvolley teams (the latter two of which are sports that originate in Brazil). This alongside schools for the Brazilian sports of Jiu-Jitsu and Capoeira. There are some Brazilian-organized teams that play in English leagues at amateur-level including the Brazilian Football Club of London. Helvecia, and Kickers are also among some of the teams established by the Brazilian British community who compete in the FA Futsal League. The Brazilian sport of Footvolley also now has a presence in the UK, and there is an England national team that has competed in places such as Brighton and Margate as well as abroad in France, Spain and Portugal. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of dance, sport and martial art. It is 'played' in a circular space called roda and is becoming increasingly popular outside Brazil, there are now several capoeira schools and centres in the UK. Brazilian Sports Press is the name of a fortnightly newspaper covering Brazilian sporting news and events in the UK. The same number of Brazilians were on the first team of Manchester United in 2010. Two Brazilians were in Chelsea's squad at the same time, while one Brazilian played for Arsenal. Among the notable footballers who have played for Premier League teams are Juninho, Júlio Baptista, Gilberto Silva, Oscar, Robinho, among others. The former player and football manager Leonardo also worked as a pundit in the BBC's Match of the Day programmes during the 2006 World Cup. ==Notable people==

The list below includes British citizens of Brazilian descent, whether UK born or not. • Layla Anna-Lee - television presenter, born in London to an English father and a Brazilian mother • Taio Cruz - singer, born in London to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother • Michel de Carvalho - financier, former Olympic skier and luger, and former child actor born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire to an English mother and a Brazilian diplomat father • Josefina de Vasconcellos - sculptor, born in Surrey to an English mother and a Brazilian father • Alfred Enoch - actor, born in London to an English father and a Brazilian mother • Liana Flores - musician from Norfolk, born to a Brazilian mother and an English father • Roger Gracie - practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu • Mia Goth - actress, born in London to a Canadian father and a Brazilian mother • Yara Rodrigues Fowler - novelist, born in London to a British father and a Brazilian mother • Kaya Scodelario - actress, born in West Sussex to an English father and a Brazilian mother • Seal - singer, born in London to a Brazilian father and a Nigerian mother • Thalissa Teixeira - actress, born in West Yorkshire to an English mother and a Brazilian father ==See also==