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The first Japanese community in the State of Para (North of Brazil)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00907
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
Research InstitutionKanda University of International Studies (2020)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

PICHITELLI Eliseu  神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (10456246)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsBrazil Para / Brazil - Pará / Japanese Migration / Japanese in Brazil / Japanese in Amazonia / Japanese Immigration / Brazil / Education / Japanese Diaspora
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the course of this academic research I answered the following key scientific questions:
Who were the first Japanese families to reach Belem do Para, What kind of contacts did they have with the indigenous communities there, Can we divide in chronological periods the Japanese Diaspora in Belem do Para, Was this a large-scale immigration or short-scale immigration, Was it a gradual immigration, What is the geographical origin in Japan of the Japanese Immigrants, How were these families composed, Were the immigrants predominantly male, as happened at the same time with the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese immigrants in Brazil, What economic activities did these families engage in, What were the reasons why these immigrants specific economic activities, What is the role of education in the rise of the most important Japanese families in the rural areas of Belem do Para,
The results are still being analyzed and will be gradually published in the next few years.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

All this information will be useful in order to produce a chronological map of the Japanese immigration in the Belem do Para and to identify the process of adaptation and assimilation of these communities in the Brazilian society.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2020 2019

All Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 7 results)

  • [Presentation] The main educational and cultural contributions of Japanese immigrants in rural areas of the State of Para2020

    • Author(s)
      PICHITELLI Eliseu
    • Organizer
      Federal University of Mato Grosso, Pedagogy Course of the Institute of Education, 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The main contributions of Japanese immigrants to the economy and agriculture in the State of Para2020

    • Author(s)
      PICHITELLI Eliseu
    • Organizer
      State University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Caceres, 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The role of education in the rise of the most important Japanese families in the rural areas of the State of Para2020

    • Author(s)
      PICHITELLI Eliseu
    • Organizer
      Federal University of Mato Grosso, Faculty of Education, 2019
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Importance of Maintaining Cultural Traditions and Teaching the Japanese Language in the Community of Tome Acu2020

    • Author(s)
      PICHITELLI Eliseu
    • Organizer
      Federal University of Mato Grosso, the Faculty of Letters of the Institute of Language, 2019
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Os jovens japoneses e a aprendizagem da lingua portuguesa Japanese youth and Portuguese language learning2020

    • Author(s)
      PICHITELLI Eliseu
    • Organizer
      I Congresso Internacional de Lingua Portuguesa Universidade de Santiago de Chile
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The main educational and cultural contributions of Japanese immigrants in rural areas of the State of Para2020

    • Author(s)
      Pichitelli Eliseu
    • Organizer
      Work and training for work: Federal University of Mato Grosso
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The main contributions of Japanese immigrants to the economy and agriculture in the State of Para2020

    • Author(s)
      Pichitelli Eliseu
    • Organizer
      Annual Education Meeting of the State University of Mato Grosso.
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese Immigration in Belem do Para2019

    • Author(s)
      The role of education of Japanese families in the rural areas of the State of Para
    • Organizer
      Federal University of Mato Grosso
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Japanese Immigration2019

    • Author(s)
      The Importance of Maintaining Cultural Traditions and Teaching the Japanese Language in the Community of Tome Acu-PA
    • Organizer
      Federal University of Mato Grosso
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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