List of Japanese Brazilians

This is a list of Japanese Brazilians, that is, notable people of Japanese ancestry born or raised in Brazil. Japanese immigration to Brazil started in 1908 with the arrival of the Kasato Maru.[1][2]

Image Name Lifespan Occupation(s)
Luiz Gushiken (1950-08-05)5 August 1950

13 September 2013(2013-09-13) (aged 63)
Politician
Hugo Hoyama born (1969-05-09) 9 May 1969 (age 55) Table tennis player
Juliana Imai born (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 39) Model
Newton Ishii born (1955-06-18) 18 June 1955 (age 69) Federal Police agent
Kim Kataguiri born (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) Political activist, politician
Lovefoxxx born (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40) Singer
Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-11-18)18 November 1878

28 November 1941(1941-11-28) (aged 63)
Judoka
Paulo Nagamura born (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 41) Footballer
Tomie Ohtake (1913-11-21)21 November 1913

12 February 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 101)
Visual artist
Lisa Ono born (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 62) Musician
Juniti Saito born (1942-04-12) 12 April 1942 (age 82) Brazilian Air Force commander
Sabrina Sato born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981 (age 43) TV presenter, comedian, actress
Daniele Suzuki born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47) TV presenter, actress
Fernanda Takai born (1971-08-25) 25 August 1971 (age 53) Singer
Yudi Tamashiro born (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32) TV presenter, actor, singer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Columns "The Ship Kasato-maru"". www.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. ^ Baily, Samuel L.; Míguez, Eduardo José (2016-12-09). Mass Migration to Modern Latin America. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780842028318.