15100, the São Paulo City Council officially recognised Bom Retiro as the Korean cultural neighbourhood.
[3][7] There were cases of Koreans immigrating to Brazil during the Japanese occupation of Korea such as Kim Soo Jo.
In 1985, the first Korean tabloid magazine Newsbrazil (published until 2011) was founded by Kim Jong Nam.
The magazine helped the Korean-Brazilians, who were often illiterate in Portuguese, understand local economic policies and ads were placed.
[11] Colégio Polilogos (브라질한국학교), a South Korean international school, was located in Bom Retiro, São Paulo.