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The use of citizenship by non-Brazilian nationals (in this case, Portuguese) is a rare exception to the principle that nationality is a sine qua non for citizenship, granted to the Portuguese – if with reciprocal treatment for the Brazilians in Portugal – due to the historic relationship between the two countries.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a colonial presence in the Indonesian Archipelago.Their quest to dominate the source of the spices that sustained the lucrative spice trade in the early 16th century, along with missionary efforts by Catholic orders, saw the establishment of trading posts and forts, and left behind a Portuguese cultural element that remains in modern-day ...
With the arrival of the Dutch and their conquest of Malacca, the Portuguese had their trading network disrupted. The Dutch also caused much of the conflict in the area which lasted for generations. The Portuguese, however continued the spread of early Christianity in Indonesia. Until now, the Christian population mostly found in eastern ...
Many Portuguese-Brazilians identified as Brazilian, perhaps encouraged by the dominance of Portuguese culture there. In 1872, 3.7 million Whites lived in Brazil (the vast majority of Portuguese ancestry), along with 4.1 million mixed-race people (mostly of Portuguese-African-Amerindian ancestry) and 1.9 million Blacks. Thus 80% of Brazilians ...
Portuguese world including Brazil, Portugal, Angola, etc. Opening of the 15th Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in 2017. . Former Brazilian president Michel Temer with former Brazilian justice minister Torquato Jardim. 2017 Debate on the Portuguese language in the Senate of Bra
This page lists Brazil citizens of Portuguese ancestry or national origin. Note that current day Brazil was a territory of Portugal from the 16th century to the 19th ...
The European ancestry of Brazilians is mainly Portuguese. [a] Between 1500 and 1822, Brazil was a Portuguese colony and the number of Portuguese who emigrated to Brazil, during this period, is estimated at between 500,000 and 700,000. According to the IBGE, 100,000 Portuguese emigrated to Brazil in the first two centuries of colonization. [17]
Portuguese is also a primary language along with English in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [34] In Mexico, mainly in the states of Jalisco, Quintana Roo, Yucatán, and Mexico City, there are small communities of speakers who are Brazilians. Portuguese, Cape Verdeans, Angolans, and Uruguayans are mainly from the Rivera Department.