compatriots.net finds 404,120 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Brazil, from 228 countries of origin; 57,706 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, Portugal, Argentina.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 88,287 |
| Portugal | 26,123 |
| Argentina | 25,979 |
| United Kingdom | 23,609 |
| Spain | 21,071 |
| Italy | 18,762 |
| France | 17,908 |
| Mexico | 17,182 |
| Colombia | 13,900 |
| Peru | 13,480 |
| Chile | 12,411 |
| India | 11,735 |
| Other | 134,619 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 1,222,362 people from Brazil are documented in 230 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 552,058 |
| United Kingdom | 178,129 |
| France | 127,064 |
| Germany | 109,982 |
| Spain | 98,240 |
| Switzerland | 67,066 |
| Canada | 51,896 |
| Netherlands | 50,696 |
| Portugal | 44,314 |
| Italy | 42,919 |
| Mexico | 33,033 |
| Australia | 29,643 |
| Other | 301,928 |
Brazil's company register lists 37,440,980 officer rows, 80,848 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.24; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.