Negawa Sachio

Project research fellow, International Research Center for Japanese Studies. Born in Osaka in 1963. His passion for samba took him to Brazil in 1996. He completed his master’s degree and a PhD at the University of São Paulo, specializing in the history of immigrants. He worked as an associate professor in humanities at the University of Brasilia before accepting his current position in 2020. He also teaches at Dōshisha University, the University of Shiga Prefecture, and other institutions. His writings include Imin ga tsukutta machi San Pauro Tōyōgai: Chikyū no hantaigawa no Nihon kindai (The Town Japanese Immigrants Built on the Other Side of the World: Bairro Oriental in São Paulo) and Burajiru Nikkei imin no kyōikushi (History of Education Among Japanese Immigrants in Brazil). Editor and commentator for numerous other publications.

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Feb 22, 2021