Japanese Brazilians
E94868
Japanese Brazilians are Brazilian citizens of Japanese ancestry, forming the largest Japanese diaspora community in the world and significantly influencing Brazil’s culture, cuisine, and economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese Brazilians canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T796513 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Japanese Brazilians Context triple: [Japanese Americans, relatedGroup, Japanese Brazilians]
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A.
German Brazilians
German Brazilians are Brazilian citizens and residents of German ancestry, forming one of the largest and most culturally influential German-descended communities outside Europe.
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B.
Afro-Brazilians
Afro-Brazilians are Brazilian citizens of predominantly African ancestry whose cultures, religions, and histories have profoundly shaped Brazil’s national identity.
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C.
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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D.
The Portuguese
"The Portuguese" is the English title of Portugal's national anthem, a patriotic song celebrating the country's history and identity.
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E.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Japanese Brazilians Target entity description: Japanese Brazilians are Brazilian citizens of Japanese ancestry, forming the largest Japanese diaspora community in the world and significantly influencing Brazil’s culture, cuisine, and economy.
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A.
German Brazilians
German Brazilians are Brazilian citizens and residents of German ancestry, forming one of the largest and most culturally influential German-descended communities outside Europe.
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B.
Afro-Brazilians
Afro-Brazilians are Brazilian citizens of predominantly African ancestry whose cultures, religions, and histories have profoundly shaped Brazil’s national identity.
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C.
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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D.
The Portuguese
"The Portuguese" is the English title of Portugal's national anthem, a patriotic song celebrating the country's history and identity.
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E.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfOrganization |
Bunkyō
ⓘ
surface form:
Bunkyo
|
| continentOfResidence | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| cuisineFusion |
hot roll (fried sushi roll)
ⓘ
temaki adapted to Brazilian tastes ⓘ |
| culturalFestival |
Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Bon Odori festivals
Festival do Japão (São Paulo) ⓘ Tanabata Matsuri (São Paulo) ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Brazilian agriculture
ⓘ
Brazilian cuisine ⓘ Brazilian industry ⓘ Brazilian popular culture ⓘ |
| diasporaConnection | Japan ⓘ |
| economicContribution |
commerce
ⓘ
fruit farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ small and medium enterprises ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Yamato people
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese people
|
| firstImmigrantShip | Kasato Maru ⓘ |
| firstLargeImmigrationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | World War II restrictions on Japanese language and culture in Brazil ⓘ |
| initialEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
coffee plantations ⓘ |
| introducedCuisine |
miso soup
ⓘ
sashimi ⓘ sushi ⓘ tempura ⓘ yakisoba ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Japanese
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| largestJapaneseDiaspora | true ⓘ |
| majorUrbanCenter |
Campo Grande
ⓘ
Curitiba ⓘ Londrina ⓘ São Paulo ⓘ
surface form:
São Paulo city
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| majorUrbanNeighborhood | Liberdade, São Paulo ⓘ |
| notableField |
arts
ⓘ
politics ⓘ science and technology ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| organization | Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Japonesa e de Assistência Social ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 1.5 million ⓘ |
| postwarTrend |
integration into Brazilian middle class
ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ |
| returnMigrationTrend | dekasegi work in Japan ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Amazonas state
ⓘ
Mato Grosso do Sul ⓘ
surface form:
Mato Grosso do Sul state
Paraná state ⓘ state of São Paulo ⓘ
surface form:
São Paulo state
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Subject: Japanese Brazilians Description of subject: Japanese Brazilians are Brazilian citizens of Japanese ancestry, forming the largest Japanese diaspora community in the world and significantly influencing Brazil’s culture, cuisine, and economy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.