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Portuguese Australians refers to Australians of Portuguese descent or Portuguese-born people living in Australia. Despite their rather modest number compared to the Greek and Italian communities, Portuguese Australians form a very organised, self-conscious and active community in many fields of Australian life.
The theory of Portuguese discovery of Australia claims that early Portuguese navigators were the first Europeans to sight Australia between 1521 and 1524, well before the arrival of Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606 on board the Duyfken who is generally considered to be the first European discoverer.
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Most Hispanic and Latin American Australians speak English but many continue to use Spanish or Portuguese as well. At the 2006 Census 86,156 Australian residents declared that they were born in South America (69,157), Central America (12,959) or the Caribbean (4,040). [1] They constitute only 0.43% of the Australian population.
Brazilian Australians (Portuguese: Brasileiro-Australiano) refers to Australian citizens of Brazilian birth or descent. According to the 2021 Census, 46,720 people in Australian were born in Brazil while 24,377 claimed Brazilian ancestry .
Australian people of Portuguese-Jewish descent (2 P) Pages in category "Australian people of Portuguese descent" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
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The Australian government accepted 2,500 East Timorese refugees in 1975, primarily those of Portuguese descent. [3] Fretilin was reported to have been active in Darwin during this time using high frequencyHF radio communication to contact comrades in Dili.