Nigerian Brazilians

Nigerian Brazilians (Portuguese: Nigeriano-brasileiros) are Brazilian citizens of full, partial, or predominantly Nigerian ancestry, or a Nigerian-born person residing in Brazil. There are over 2,000 Nigerians living illegally in Brazil without proper documentation before 9 February 2009 and are to be benefited from amnesty offers by the Brazilian Government. The Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, Kayode Garrick, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Brasília. Garrick, said that over 2,000 Nigerian potential beneficiaries of the Brazilian amnesty proclamation were among the 5,000 Nigerians currently living in the country. In September 2008, the Nigerian government opened the Casa da Nigéria or "Nigerian Culture House" in the historic Pelourinho neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, with the support of the governments of Bahia and Brazil.
Category:Afro-Brazilians
Category:Brazilians of Nigerian descent