South America
Making aliyah from Brazil
5,362 people moved from Brazil to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 203 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Brazil specifically.
Olim in 2025
203
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
5,362
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2017
684 arrivals
Most chosen town
Ra'anana
694 people
Settlement concentration
34.5% of olim from Brazil registered in three towns: Ra'anana, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo. That is the 16th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Brazil, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Brazil by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Ra'anana694
- 2Jerusalem607
- 3Tel Aviv-Yafo547
- 4Haifa387
- 5Netanya272
- 6Be'er Sheva268
- 7Nahariya259
- 8Petah Tikva183
- 9Ramat Gan168
- 10Harish148
Age on arrival
20% arrived as children, 9% at 65 or over.
- 10-171,061
- 218-24990
- 325-341,027
- 435-49972
- 550-64811
- 665+501
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1School pupil683
- 2Not stated631
- 3Student446
- 4Retired288
- 5Professional services164
- 6Administrative manager157
- 7Lawyer156
- 8Civil engineer119
Destination
More went to Ra'anana than anywhere else
694 of the 5,362 arrivals from Brazil registered in Ra'anana, ahead of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Brazil
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, usually via Europe or a direct seasonal route.
Brazilian olim head for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Netanya and Herzliya.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Arriving with Portuguese as your first language, ulpan is the single biggest determinant of how fast your first year goes. New olim are entitled to free Hebrew study, and the Hebrew alphabet and essential phrases pages are a no-cost head start.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Brazil compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in South America
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Brazil each year?+
203 in 2025, and 5,362 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2017, with 684 arrivals.
Where do olim from Brazil settle?+
Ra'anana takes the largest share, followed by Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa.
Who handles an aliyah application from Brazil?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Brazil mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 5,362 arrivals recorded, 20% were children under 18 and 9% were 65 or over. That skews towards adults moving without school-age children.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.