Brazil case study

Question 1

Net loss of migrants in brazil

Answer 1

109 000 per year

Question 2

What is the name of the South American trade block which enables south to south migration in Brazil

Answer 2

MERCOSUR

Question 3

Brazil migration to ACs

Answer 3

Economic migrants seeking employment opportunities
Jobs as Architects, doctors, teachers etc
Improved standard of living

Question 4

Migrants from Haiti to Brazil

Answer 4

Post 2010 earthquake
Climate refugees
Interdependent
143 000 Haitians in Brazil
International migration council provides easy visas for people from Haiti to enable migration

Question 5

Movement via transit countries

Answer 5

Migrants from Africa move though transit countries e.g. Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil is also a transit countries for those aiming to reach USA

Question 6

Internal migration to brazil

Answer 6

NE (rural) to SE (urban)
Environmental problems e.g. drought acting as push factors
Destination cities inc Rio De Janeiro and São Paulo
Post urbanisation in 1970s
approx. 4.6 mil internal migrants

Question 7

Historic migration in Brazil

Answer 7

Net recipient of migrants in 19th and 20th century
Europeans looking for agriculture e.g. coffee and latex industry
(Japan), Portugal, Italy, Germany

Question 8

What happened to migration in Brazil since 2000

Answer 8

Emigration increased
80k less immigrants than 2000
0.98 mil Brazilians abroad in 2000 -> 1.77 mil in 2013

Question 9

Influence of politics on migration in Brazil

Answer 9

Bolsonaro
Far right: strict immigration views
removed Brazil from United Nations migration accord
40 000 Venezuelans fled to Brazil now face xenaphobia

Question 10

Number of migrants from Brazil to Portugal

Answer 10

140 000

Question 11

Relationship between Portugal and Brazil

Answer 11

No language barrier
Shared history and cultural influence
Brazilians have a “special status” when in Portugal which enables them to vote, have residence and an identity card.
This goes both ways
North to South migration

Question 12

Brazil to USA migration

Answer 12

South to North migration
370 000
Working in sectors like teaching, service industry, management and to gain education
(40 000 teachers and students fo from Brazil to USA)

Question 13

Political relation of USA and Brazil through USAID

Answer 13

Defence: sharing military info
Education: USA teachers train Brazil teachers in English, exchange both ways
Environment: USA prevent fires and help with forest management - teaching indigenous people to manage forest fires

Question 14

remittances in Brazil

Answer 14

USD$2.4 billion
invested in local economy typically education and healthcare
positive feedback mechanism