Editing Islam in Brazil (section)

===Muslim immigrants in Brazil===
Following the revolt of the [[Afro-Brazilian]] Muslim community, the next period of Islam in the country was primarily the result of Muslim immigration from the [[Middle East]] and [[South East Asia]]. Some 11 million [[Demographics of Syria|Syrian]] and [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] (mostly [[Maronite]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]]) immigrants live throughout Brazil.<ref name=oliveira2006>{{cite journal |last1=de Oliveira |first1=Vitória Peres |title=Islam in Brazil or the Islam of Brazil? |journal=Religião & Sociedade |date=2006 |volume=2 |url=http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-85872006000200002 }}</ref> The biggest concentration of Muslims is found in the greater [[São Paulo]] region.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} There is also a growing [[Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil|Bangladeshi Brazilian]] community, numbering in the thousands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmud |first=Ezaz |date=2021-05-19 |title=Livelihoods of Bangladeshis at stake in Covid-19 hit Brazil |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/livelihoods-bangladeshis-stake-covid-19-hit-brazil-2094973 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

Architecture and cuisine also bear the trademarks of the culture brought to the hemisphere by the Arabs. As an example, the second largest fast food chain in Brazil is [[Habib's]], which serves Arab food. The diversity of influence also stretches to businesses such as the textile industry, which is mostly run by merchants of Syrian-Lebanese origin (mainly of Christian faith). The São Paulo city council has a Muslim Councillor by the name of Mohammad Murad, a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iviews.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IV9906-510|title=Islam Under Wraps - IslamiCity|website=iviews.com|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> A number of mosques dot the greater São Paulo area, the oldest and most popular of these being found on [[:pt:Avenida do Estado|Avenida do Estado]]. Since its establishment, the mosque has added a Quranic school, library, kitchen and meeting hall for various functions.