Moroccans Represent 6% of Arab community in Brazil (Survey)

23 July 2020 Printable Version

Sao Paulo - Moroccans represent 6% of the Arab community residing in Brazil, whose number is estimated at 11.61 million people, said a survey unveiled Wednesday by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.

According to the survey, made public during a webinar on "the Arab community in Brazil: identity, influence, contribution and leadership", the Lebanese top a ranking of 22 countries with 22%, followed by Syrians (13%), Moroccans and Saudis (6%), Egyptians and Palestinians (5%), Jordanians, Libyans and Somalis (3%).

The study, dubbed "Exclusive national survey of Arabs in Brazil", was conducted by Ibope Inteligência in partnership with H2R Advanced Researches on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.