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The thread I had opened about this interesting group went missing, unfortunately. Based on my personal experiences, they're the most exemplary immigrant group. Self controlled, focused on education, low crime rates, etc. On average they outperform every single European immigrant group in Brazil IMO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_BrazilianA Japanese Brazilian (日系ブラジル人 Nikkei Burajiru-jin?, nipo-brasileiro, pronounced in Portuguese: [ˌnʲipobɾaziˈlejɾu]) is a Brazilian citizen, national or natural of Japanese descent, or a Japanese immigrant living in Brazil.
The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in 1908. Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan.
Juniti Saito, the current commander of the Brazilian Air Force
José Yamashiro, journalist (he has written some interesting history books, among others "Portuguese shock in Japan in the XVI and XVII centuries" and "History of the Samurai", both of which I have read and enjoyed)
Tizuka Yamazaki, film director
Luiz Gushiken, politician:
Daniele Suzuki, actress
Luiz Yoshio Onmura, judo wrestler, winner of a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympic games
Cássio Taniguchi, politician, former Mayor of Curitiba:
Içami Tiba, psychiatrist, columnist:
Jorge Kishikawa, martial artist, founder of the Brazilian Confederation of Kobudô (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kory%C5%AB)
Chiaki Ishii, judo wrestler, he won a medal at the 1972 Olympic games:
Junji Abe, politician, Mayor of Mogi das Cruzes, former province deputy and former federal deputy:
Massami Uyeda, jurist, minister at the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), Superior Court of Justice:
Jorge Yoshiaki Yanai, doctor and politician, first Brazilian Senator of Japanese origins:
Anne Midori (artistic name, Yumi Saito), porn actress:
Mamoru Miyao, film director:
Tomie Ohtake, painter:
Maurício Miya, singer of Sertanejo music (a very popular Brazilian music genre from the interior of Brazil):
Mii Saki (Misaki Tanaka), actress, journalist and pianist (http://revistazingu.blogspot.com.br/...aseternas.html):
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