Brazil Flashcards
Economy
7th largest economy in the world
Largest economy in Latin America
69% of GDP comes from service sector
25% industry, 6% agriculture
Demographic
Declining birth rate, ageing population
In need of young migrant workers
Current Migration
Net migration loss of 500,000 every 4 years since 2000, slowed to 190,000 between 2010-2014
Increased migration between neigbouring Mercosur countries
Migration from chile
Reduced emigration of high skilled workers
Influx of migrants from Haiti
Rapid urbanisation from 2014 world cup and 2016 Olympics
Strong internal rural to urban migration
Changes in immigration
16th century settlers were Portuguese
Brazil imported 4million African slaves, last country in Americas to abolish slavery in 1888
1891 religous freedom to incentivise european migrants
Brazil <> Portugal
Longstanding bilateral relationship
Brazil was a portuguese colony
Portugal is a gateway to the EU
Simple integration due to shared language and heritage
Well developed diaspora networks
Remittances are still important for many families
Brazil > USA
Links are important
Low skilled Brazilians in the USA can return significant capital and skills
High skilled migrants provide for US service sector
Agreements relating to agriculture, trade and defence
Brazil < Haiti
Strong relationship
Easy access to visa’s
Brazil is helping the political stability
Rebuilding from 2010 earthquake and 2012 hurricane
Provision of low skilled agriculture and factory jobs
Economic impacts
Growth in manufacturing and agriculture
Reduced labour market gaps
Immigration to US and Portugal led to remittances
Political Impacts
Member of G20
Member of Mercosur, a trading block with free flow of trade, capital and migration
Stable political relationships create stable bilateral flows
Social Impacts
Inequalities exist between different ethnic groups
Spacial inequality
Prejudice and discrimination in the labour market
