| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈ 800,000[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iberian Kale |
The Romani people in Brazil (Portuguese: Ciganos no Brasil) are known by non-Romani Brazilians as ciganos (Portuguese: [siˈɡɐ̃nus -ˈnuʃ]), or alternatively by terms such as boêmios, judeus (in Minas Gerais) and quicos (in Minas Gerais and São Paulo), in various degrees of accuracy of use and etymology as well as linguistic prestige.
As implied by some of their most common local names, most Brazilian Romani belong to the Iberian Kale group, like their fellow lusophone Portuguese ciganos, and the Spanish Romani people, known as gitanos.
- ^ "Falta de políticas públicas para ciganos é desafio para o governo" [Lack of public policy for Romani is a challenge for the administration] (in Portuguese). R7. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
The Special Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality estimates the number of "ciganos" (Romanis) in Brazil at 800,000 (2011). The 2010 IBGE Brazilian National Census encountered Romani camps in 291 of Brazil's 5,565 municipalities.