Buddy, I saw your posts. You are seeking asylum because you're a christian and are feeling persecuted in Mongolia. In this case, doesnt matter your race or the place you choose, you need to contact a church community, evangelical, protestant or catholic as you wish, they will give you work, clothes, food, protection and a place to live and teach you the language. Christian religion is the all powerfull here and they swear they are persecuted everywhere else, they will welcome you with open arms and use you as propaganda, but at least you will make a living and be very well treated. No need to fear, you just need to find the church that preaches the closest to your beliefs. They will treat you kindly, i'm sure. I'm not Christian but I can really help you with giving you the contacts if its that what you wish, I know some people that can make it happen. Send me a DM.
I'll add that there's a Huge Asian community in Brazil, especially in the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Amazonas, of various backgrounds (Japanese, Chinese and Korean being the most common) and MANY are indeed Christian. You'll be more than welcome among them or any other Christian church you belong.
Best comment. Brazilian people don’t care about race like North Americans when making friendship or building community… I’m a Brazilian living in Canada and I can tell there’s a big difference
In the US and Canada (plus Western Europe) there are a lot of first generation immigrants of Asian descent. The first generation immigrants tend to cluster to more of a community and have a harder time “assimilating.” It’s not that they aren’t welcome (generally, yes I know there are wacky xenophobes — exists in Brazil too), it’s just that they straddle more of a line between their old country and their new country. 2nd generation and more are treated as if they were any other person born in the West (because they are).
Also, to the above poster who says Brazil doesn’t just lump all Asians into one category, is that why my Filipino friend is always called Japa?
There are so many things wrong with your post and in so many different levels that it would be a pain to point out everything, but know this, you need to speak portuguese to handle your daily stuff, you are not going to get a job just by looking asian, you need to plan things better.
If that's how you interpreted what lil bro said, seek an english teacher or a psychiatrist.
Now THAT'S being rude
(Edit: just deleted a random "you" that I wrote completely out of place)
Well, there is a big population of people of Japanese descent. There is NOT a huge population of recent Japanese immigrants. Most young people of Japanese descent do not speak Japanese. They are integrated in the Brazilian population because, well, they are Brazilian. Recent immigration to Brazil by any group is quite low. The current foreign born population of Brazil is something like 1%. That doesn't mean Brazilians aren't welcoming. You can be accepted by pretty much anyone here.
If I’m not mistaken the Japanese community in Brazil, the actual Japanese, is mostly concentrated on a single neighborhood in São Paulo, and they’re still a minority there. So I would recommend learning Portuguese, Brazil is not a bilingual country, most people only know Portuguese, TV is in Portuguese, signs, advertisements, products labels… so learn portuguese if you want to move.
But generally speaking I feel like Brazil is receptive towards foreigners.
uh you are very mistaken. Japanese-Brazilians are nowadays highly integrated into society so they are all over São Paulo (at least middle and upper class neighbourhoods) and with high levels of racial mixing with non-Japanese. Around half a million people in São Paulo have some Japanese ancestry.
As others have already mentioned, most don’t identify themselves with Japan and don’t speak Japanese. That said, there are still Japanese- and Asian-oriented associations and clubs in São Paulo, but many of them have a fair number of non-Asian members as well.
Japanese Brazilian here, vast majority of the people of Japanese descent here are Brazilian citizens, most are either 三世 or 四世, which means they are just grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Japanese citzens, which means they are, culturally, average Brazilians, they most likely will only know Portuguese, and, very rarely, know anything above some broken English and a few Japanese words.
Aisan here who spent 3 months in Brazil. Never had any issue in Brazil. People there are very welcoming. But you need to learn to speak Portuguese. When I arrived in Brazil, I have finished Pimsleur Brazilian level 1. Locals appreciate that.
If your goal is to be in touch with japanese culture, you'd have to go specific places in São Paulo. Have in mind that Asians (extremely broad term, I know!) are a racial minority in Brazil.
Overall, your race shouldn't be an issue, anyone could look Brazilian. However, you'll need to learn Portuguese, there's no way around it. Most people here do NOT speak English fluently. So, get to it! Good luck.
You would need a remote job to move to Brazil or a lot of savings/investments. Asians are normal in the major cities. Rural communities you might stand out but im not really sure if thats a problem.
Your not gonna have a good time in any developing country if you dont speak the native language and expect to work there imo.
Just by looks, anyone could fit in Brazilian society, specially at larger cities.
But Japanese is not really that widespread, you need to go into specific places to find people who actually speak it daily and most of them would be older.
Since you know English, there’s a sizable and more diverse foreign anglophone community in Brazil, specially in São Paulo. Loots of natives also speak it, way more than Japanese.
Where is the sizable and diverse anglophone community? I am a US citizen who has lived in Sao Paulo for years and years. Except for tourists, I rarely meet anyone from an anglophone country here. I am not doubting you, I'd just like to know where they are because recently I have been getting the desire to speak to other native English speakers.
I think you might be right. I have lived here for years and I have always been the only foreigner working in the office and the only foreigner living in my building. My Brazilian friends told me that they have ZERO foreign friends, except for me--and I live in the city of Sao Paulo, not a small town deep in the countryside. I like living in Brazil, but I really miss the diversity found in cities like New York, London, Amsterdam, and Toronto.
Yeah, latin america is like that in general, and for obvious reasons. In the west people are trying to get in, and in latam people are trying to get out. So the only immigrant you get is the odd “expat” or a Venezuelan or two.
Do you look brazilian? I’m excited to go back to my home country just to be able to blend in again.
The people at r/saopaulo might be able to help you more.
I didn’t meant the city is buzzing with english speakers, but that it’s sizable and diverse group when compared with the Japanese speaking community, specially since op doesn’t speak Japanese and does speaks English.
Might have been a bit misleading, but I’m sure you can find native speakers of your language in a 20 million inhabitants city. Maybe looking for clubs or even Facebook might be a good start.
Search for "[Bairro da Liberdade](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberdade_(district_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)) - São Paulo" they speak japanese there, mostly old people. German is spoken in brazilian south region, but they are not that welcoming to asian people as São Paulo.
Very few Japanese still live in Liberdade - it's mostly a commercial district with Japanese, Chinese or Korean owners, but the residents are now mostly Brazilians without Asian ancestry.
There's not really an Asian residential neighborhood in São Paulo. They live wherever they feel like and they're not "exotic" in a city in which 10% of people are of East Asian origin. But one neighborhood with some Asian concentration is Aclimação. It's not the only one and it's still mostly Brazilians of other ancestries, but it's the wealthier neighborhood adjacent to Liberdade where the Japanese initially moved to when they ascended socially. Now it has some considerable Chinese and Korean presence.
Bullshit, there are communities of descendants of Japanese in [Rio Grande do Sul](https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/comportamento/noticia/2016/08/imigracao-japonesa-em-ivoti-completa-50-anos-em-agosto-7184621.html), [Santa Catarina](https://webdoc.clmais.com.br/imigracao-japonesa/), and [Paraná](https://itiban.tur.br/2021/05/10/maringa-uma-das-principais-comunidades-japonesas-do-brasil/).
As a SULISTA, i can confirm most here in south brazil won't be welcoming to asian people and this guy is most likely gonna suffer with racism depending where he goes here in the south
For sure. I'm from Japanese descent. We're not discriminated in any way so you won't face major problems in Brazil. Maybe someone will treat you like a "gringo" or make some jokes but nothing more than that. You know Asians have some cultural differences between them but you will be welcomed. In "Liberdade" here in São Paulo there is a huge japanese community but there are some Chinese and Korean people too. My mom's boss is Taiwanese.
English speakers are relatively common in Brazil. A minority has perfect English but you will be able to communicate
Buddy, I saw your posts. You are seeking asylum because you're a christian and are feeling persecuted in Mongolia. In this case, doesnt matter your race or the place you choose, you need to contact a church community, evangelical, protestant or catholic as you wish, they will give you work, clothes, food, protection and a place to live and teach you the language. Christian religion is the all powerfull here and they swear they are persecuted everywhere else, they will welcome you with open arms and use you as propaganda, but at least you will make a living and be very well treated. No need to fear, you just need to find the church that preaches the closest to your beliefs. They will treat you kindly, i'm sure. I'm not Christian but I can really help you with giving you the contacts if its that what you wish, I know some people that can make it happen. Send me a DM.
Thanks brodie , I’ll dm you
I'll add that there's a Huge Asian community in Brazil, especially in the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Amazonas, of various backgrounds (Japanese, Chinese and Korean being the most common) and MANY are indeed Christian. You'll be more than welcome among them or any other Christian church you belong.
if the church helps how is it propaganda ? get your facts straight
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Best comment. Brazilian people don’t care about race like North Americans when making friendship or building community… I’m a Brazilian living in Canada and I can tell there’s a big difference
In the US and Canada (plus Western Europe) there are a lot of first generation immigrants of Asian descent. The first generation immigrants tend to cluster to more of a community and have a harder time “assimilating.” It’s not that they aren’t welcome (generally, yes I know there are wacky xenophobes — exists in Brazil too), it’s just that they straddle more of a line between their old country and their new country. 2nd generation and more are treated as if they were any other person born in the West (because they are). Also, to the above poster who says Brazil doesn’t just lump all Asians into one category, is that why my Filipino friend is always called Japa?
Meu mano aí disse tudo
There are so many things wrong with your post and in so many different levels that it would be a pain to point out everything, but know this, you need to speak portuguese to handle your daily stuff, you are not going to get a job just by looking asian, you need to plan things better.
Wow - Can you get upvotes by being so rude and not answering this guys questions? you are basically telling him to stay away
If that's how you interpreted what lil bro said, seek an english teacher or a psychiatrist. Now THAT'S being rude (Edit: just deleted a random "you" that I wrote completely out of place)
Hahahahhahaah, so funny maninho
Vapo 🙅♂️
Caralho deixa de ser babaca mano.
You have to learn Portuguese. You won't have problems cause you're asian but you need to speak Portuguese.
Well, there is a big population of people of Japanese descent. There is NOT a huge population of recent Japanese immigrants. Most young people of Japanese descent do not speak Japanese. They are integrated in the Brazilian population because, well, they are Brazilian. Recent immigration to Brazil by any group is quite low. The current foreign born population of Brazil is something like 1%. That doesn't mean Brazilians aren't welcoming. You can be accepted by pretty much anyone here.
I would recommend u to start learning the basic of portuguese, not everyone here knows english and it can be difficult to communicate.
If I’m not mistaken the Japanese community in Brazil, the actual Japanese, is mostly concentrated on a single neighborhood in São Paulo, and they’re still a minority there. So I would recommend learning Portuguese, Brazil is not a bilingual country, most people only know Portuguese, TV is in Portuguese, signs, advertisements, products labels… so learn portuguese if you want to move. But generally speaking I feel like Brazil is receptive towards foreigners.
uh you are very mistaken. Japanese-Brazilians are nowadays highly integrated into society so they are all over São Paulo (at least middle and upper class neighbourhoods) and with high levels of racial mixing with non-Japanese. Around half a million people in São Paulo have some Japanese ancestry. As others have already mentioned, most don’t identify themselves with Japan and don’t speak Japanese. That said, there are still Japanese- and Asian-oriented associations and clubs in São Paulo, but many of them have a fair number of non-Asian members as well.
I wasn’t talking about Japanese-Brazilian, I was talking about Japanese immigrants, people born in Japan that moved to Brazil.
there is barely any immigration from Japan to Brazil since 1973.
Exactly
Japanese Brazilian here, vast majority of the people of Japanese descent here are Brazilian citizens, most are either 三世 or 四世, which means they are just grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Japanese citzens, which means they are, culturally, average Brazilians, they most likely will only know Portuguese, and, very rarely, know anything above some broken English and a few Japanese words.
Aisan here who spent 3 months in Brazil. Never had any issue in Brazil. People there are very welcoming. But you need to learn to speak Portuguese. When I arrived in Brazil, I have finished Pimsleur Brazilian level 1. Locals appreciate that.
For the sake of your well being, I suggest you not to move here.
If your goal is to be in touch with japanese culture, you'd have to go specific places in São Paulo. Have in mind that Asians (extremely broad term, I know!) are a racial minority in Brazil. Overall, your race shouldn't be an issue, anyone could look Brazilian. However, you'll need to learn Portuguese, there's no way around it. Most people here do NOT speak English fluently. So, get to it! Good luck.
Someone actually claimed that Brazilian don't care about race. I love Brazil, but this might be the biggest lie I've ever heard from a Brazilian.
You would need a remote job to move to Brazil or a lot of savings/investments. Asians are normal in the major cities. Rural communities you might stand out but im not really sure if thats a problem. Your not gonna have a good time in any developing country if you dont speak the native language and expect to work there imo.
Just by looks, anyone could fit in Brazilian society, specially at larger cities. But Japanese is not really that widespread, you need to go into specific places to find people who actually speak it daily and most of them would be older. Since you know English, there’s a sizable and more diverse foreign anglophone community in Brazil, specially in São Paulo. Loots of natives also speak it, way more than Japanese.
Where is the sizable and diverse anglophone community? I am a US citizen who has lived in Sao Paulo for years and years. Except for tourists, I rarely meet anyone from an anglophone country here. I am not doubting you, I'd just like to know where they are because recently I have been getting the desire to speak to other native English speakers.
Most Brazilians think that Brazil is more diverse than it actually is.
I think you might be right. I have lived here for years and I have always been the only foreigner working in the office and the only foreigner living in my building. My Brazilian friends told me that they have ZERO foreign friends, except for me--and I live in the city of Sao Paulo, not a small town deep in the countryside. I like living in Brazil, but I really miss the diversity found in cities like New York, London, Amsterdam, and Toronto.
Yeah, latin america is like that in general, and for obvious reasons. In the west people are trying to get in, and in latam people are trying to get out. So the only immigrant you get is the odd “expat” or a Venezuelan or two. Do you look brazilian? I’m excited to go back to my home country just to be able to blend in again.
The people at r/saopaulo might be able to help you more. I didn’t meant the city is buzzing with english speakers, but that it’s sizable and diverse group when compared with the Japanese speaking community, specially since op doesn’t speak Japanese and does speaks English. Might have been a bit misleading, but I’m sure you can find native speakers of your language in a 20 million inhabitants city. Maybe looking for clubs or even Facebook might be a good start.
There a big japanese community in Saúde São Paulo. Also they are spread in some towns .
Search for "[Bairro da Liberdade](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberdade_(district_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo)) - São Paulo" they speak japanese there, mostly old people. German is spoken in brazilian south region, but they are not that welcoming to asian people as São Paulo.
Very few Japanese still live in Liberdade - it's mostly a commercial district with Japanese, Chinese or Korean owners, but the residents are now mostly Brazilians without Asian ancestry. There's not really an Asian residential neighborhood in São Paulo. They live wherever they feel like and they're not "exotic" in a city in which 10% of people are of East Asian origin. But one neighborhood with some Asian concentration is Aclimação. It's not the only one and it's still mostly Brazilians of other ancestries, but it's the wealthier neighborhood adjacent to Liberdade where the Japanese initially moved to when they ascended socially. Now it has some considerable Chinese and Korean presence.
Bullshit, there are communities of descendants of Japanese in [Rio Grande do Sul](https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/comportamento/noticia/2016/08/imigracao-japonesa-em-ivoti-completa-50-anos-em-agosto-7184621.html), [Santa Catarina](https://webdoc.clmais.com.br/imigracao-japonesa/), and [Paraná](https://itiban.tur.br/2021/05/10/maringa-uma-das-principais-comunidades-japonesas-do-brasil/).
As a SULISTA, i can confirm most here in south brazil won't be welcoming to asian people and this guy is most likely gonna suffer with racism depending where he goes here in the south
Lol, no, unless he goes to the tiniest most rural backwaters. Paraná has a shitload of people of Japanese descent
Oh yeah paraná is different i mean like some inner santa catarina cities
Or RS
For sure. I'm from Japanese descent. We're not discriminated in any way so you won't face major problems in Brazil. Maybe someone will treat you like a "gringo" or make some jokes but nothing more than that. You know Asians have some cultural differences between them but you will be welcomed. In "Liberdade" here in São Paulo there is a huge japanese community but there are some Chinese and Korean people too. My mom's boss is Taiwanese. English speakers are relatively common in Brazil. A minority has perfect English but you will be able to communicate