Rio de Janeiro (state)
In 2008, many celebrations took place in Japan and Brazil to remember the centenary of Japanese immigration. [[Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan|Prince Naruhito of Japan]] arrived in Brazil on 17 June to participate in the celebrations. He visited [[Brasília]], São Paulo, [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Minas Gerais]] and [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]. Throughout his stay in Brazil, the Prince was received by a crowd of Japanese immigrants and their descendants. He broke the protocol of the Japanese Monarchy, which prohibits physical contact with people, and greeted the Brazilian people. In the São Paulo [[sambódromo]], the Prince spoke to 50,000 people and in Paraná to 75,000. He also visited the [[University of São Paulo]], where people of Japanese descent make up 14% of the 80,000 students. [[Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan|Naruhito]], the crown prince of Japan, gave a speech in Portuguese.