As of 2008, there were 379 Filipinos in Brazil. They consist primarily of Catholic missionaries and migrant workers in the telecommunications and oil sectors. There are also a few former seafarers who settled in port cities, and an increasing number of Filipinas who lived in Japanand married Brazilians who were living there.In Venezuela there are 136 Filipinos citizens according to 2001 Census and the community amounts to 500 inhabitants.[12] Since 2008, 33 overseas Filipino workers (11 men, 22 women) have been detained in jails in Brazil on charges of drug trafficking, primarily for attempting to bring in cocaine through airports. Philippine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil SEN Avenida das Nações lote 1, 70.431-900-Brasilia-DF Brazil Telephone: (+55) 61 3224 8694 / (+55) 61 3223 5143 E-mail: brasilia.pe@dfa.gov.ph / brasiliaemb@yahoo.com Office Hours : Mon-Fri: 09.00-17.00 source: embassy pages.com