Brasiguaio (

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) or brasiguayo (

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) is a term referring to Brazilian migrants in

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and their descendants. The word Brasiguaio has been used by members within and outside this group to categorize individuals whose lives are connected with both

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and Paraguay, and more specifically to refer to Brazilians who live or have lived in Paraguay. They typically live in the Southeastern Paraguayan departments of Canindeyú and

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, which border with

. Most emigrated from Brazil by the 1960s. In total they make up 455,000 Brasiguaios , or about one-tenth of Paraguay's population. In some border zones, Brasiguayos and their descendants are more than 90% of the population, where

is still spoken as the mother tongue. In San Alberto de Mbaracayú city, approximately 80% of its 23,000 inhabitants are of Brazilian ancestry. The origins of Brasiguayos are from the three states of the South Region of Brazil, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and

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. Most Brasiguayos are mainly ethnically

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, and

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descent.

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La presencia incómoda de los "brasiguayos" - TerraméricaFolha de S.Paulo article
(Brazilian newspaper)

(Mercosur Magazine)

* ttp://wais.stanford.edu/Brazil/brazil_braziliansinparaguay61501.html BRAZIL: Brazilians in Paraguay Ethnic groups in Paraguay Immigration to Paraguay

Brazil–Paraguay border {{Paraguay-stub

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