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Brazilian Nigerians

Brazilian Nigerians, Amarôs or Agudás consist of the descendants of Afro-Brazilians who left Brazil and settled in Benin, Togo and Nigeria. In Ghana, they established themselves mostly in Accra and formed a separate, related group, called the Tabom. Starting from the 1830s, many emancipated Africans who had been through forced labour and discrimination in Brazil began moving back to the area of the former Slave Coast of West Africa, in the case of Nigeria mainly in the area of Lagos, bringing along with them some cultural and social sensibilities adapted during their sojourn in Brazil. These emancipated Africans were often called "Aguda" or "Amaro"; it is said that in many cases they also integrated returnees from Cuba. The term "Brazilian Nigerians" can also refer today to any person holding both Brazilian and Nigerian nationalities, and sometimes to Brazilian citizens in Nigeria in general or first generation expatriates from Brazil. As of today, there are fewer than 200 Brazilian citizens registered within the consulate in Nigeria.

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• ▸Haus Wittgenstein
• ▸Giuseppe Ferlini
• ▸Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles

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