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During [[World War II]], Brazil severed relations with Japan. [[Japanese language|Japanese-language]] newspapers and Japanese-language teaching in schools were banned, leaving [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] as the only option for Japanese descendants. Newspapers in [[German language|German]] or [[Italian language|Italian]] were also advised to cease production, as Germany and Italy were Japan's allies in the war.
When the conflict was over, many Japanese refugees decided to settle in Brazil, thus creating a large Japanese community. Most Japanese descendants in Brazil show little interest in learning the Japanese language; most Nisei and Sansei speak Portuguese only, usually taking [[English language|English]] classes in school. Some japanese schools provide education in japanese and portuguese. Japanese is the mother language for around 400.000 brazilians currently.
During the [[1980]]s, the Japanese economic situation improved and achieved stability. Many Japanese Brazilians (including some of mixed descent) went to Japan as contract workers due to economic and political problems in Brazil, and they were termed "[[Dekasegi]]." Japanese citizenship was offered to Brazilian Dekasegis in [[1990]], encouraging more Japanese immigration from Brazil. Some Japanese Brazilians also went to the [[United States]], [[Canada]], or Brazil's former colonial ruler, [[Portugal]]. [[Image:Regi%C3%A3o_da_Liberdade_-_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_-_Brasil.JPG|right|thumb|200px|[[Liberdade]], [[São Paulo]]]]
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