By Honorary Reporter Gabriela Pimenta from Brazil

Photo = Screenshots of all five YouTube channels

Ethnic Koreans in Brazil, well aware of Hallyu's popularity in South America's most populous country, post Portuguese-language videos on YouTube about Korean pop culture specifically targeting Brazilians.

Besides K-pop, these YouTubers also talk about Korean fashion and beauty and the cultural differences between the two countries, describing their experiences and daily lives in their videos. Some even teach Korean to their Brazilian subscribers who hope to visit or study in Korea.

The following five YouTubers are among the most popular who promote Korea to Brazilians.

Kimchi Gang

This channel was formed by friends Rubens, Sang, Vava and Dongu. It has more than 90,000 subscribers and is known to be a comic channel with unconventional content. With new videos posted every week and legions of fans, Kimchi Gang gives its impressions of Brazil and how Korean and Brazilian culture can be different but also similar.

They also make lots of jokes, react to Brazilian and Korean music, taste Brazilian food and make vlogs showing the streets of Sao Paulo. The channel also recently launched an online Korean course.

YeYe Coreaninha

"What does a Korean think about Brazil? I'll tell you all about Brazil from a Korean point of view." With 50,000 subscribers, YeYe Korean is the brainchild of a Korean woman who has lived in Brazil for several years and is married to a Brazilian. She teaches Korean and her videos talk about her daily routine in Brazil, shows the main neighborhoods of Sao Paulo and other places in the country, and tells how Koreans see Brazilian culture.

Da Hye, A Coreana no Brasil (A Korean woman in Brazil)

With more than 100,000 subscribers, Da Hye, who has lived in Brazil for 13 years, describes her experiences in the country from her first impressions of the culture to comparisons between Korean and Brazilian habits. She also teaches Korean and used to work at the Korean Education Center in Sao Paulo's Bom Retiro neighborhood, which is a Koreatown.

TV Ines Coreana

Ines, the Brazilian name adopted by this YouTuber, went to Brazil as a university exchange student and fell in love with the country. After learning Portuguese, she opened a YouTube channel to talk about differences between the two countries, her experiences in Brazil and questions Brazilians have about Korea. In addition, she always has a friend, Korean or Brazilian, in her videos to talk about subjects on her channel, which has 144,000 subscribers.

Coreanos MIB (Made in Brazil)

This channel's purpose is to teach the Korean language and aspects of Korean culture like cuisine, music and general things to Brazilians. Ethnic Koreans Chang and Song were born and raised in Brazil, and use their experiences living in both cultures in teaching Korean.

In addition, their videos also teach how to prepare Korean dishes and their lives split between the two cultures.

With 70,000 subscribers, Coreanos MIB is one of the most popular YouTube channels for Brazilians interested in learning Korean and about Korea.

enny0611@korea.kr

*This article is written by a Korea.net Honorary Reporter. Our group of Honorary Reporters are from all around the world, and they share with Korea.net their love and passion for all things Korean.