Corridors Of Migrant Flows Create Interdependence Between Countries Flashcards
What type of country is Brazil?
EDC
What sector is employment growing in in Brazil?
Secondary sector
What sort of population does Brazil have?
Ageing
What is Brazil’s working age population like?
Large
What systems are developing in Brazil?
Education and health care
What was the net migration loss over two four year periods?
Half a million
What type of migration is currently slowing?
Emigration of lower skilled migrants to the USA
What type of migration is increasing?
Emigration of highly skilled workers to Europe, USA, Japan
What attracts Europeans to Brazil?
Agricultural work
Coffee cultivation
What attracts the Japanese to Brazil?
Agricultural work
Industry
Why do migrants from Bolivia, Angola, and Lebanon come to Brazil?
Political crises
For how long has immigration into Brazil been slowing?
Past 15 years
How many fewer immigrants are living in Brazil than at the start of the century?
80,000
Where is Brazil’s largest overseas population?
USA
Where are there strong cultural links so people of that descent move their for employment?
Japan
What sort of relationship do Brazil and Portugal have?
Longstanding bilateral
How does Brazil being a former Portuguese colony benefit Brazil?
Portuguese government give special status to Brazilian migrants
What is Portugal a gateway to?
European Union entry
Why is there easy integration between Brazil and Portugal?
Shared language, ancestry, family ties
What sort of migration benefits from Brazil and Portugal’s developed social diaspora networks?
Reciprocal
What type of skilled migrants benefit from USA migration?
Both low skilled and returning
Where can highly skilled migrants work in the USA?
Service sector
Who gives support to Brazil in environmental projects?
USAID
Who are the indigenous people that USAID train to protect their tribal lands from forest fires?
Xavante
How does Brazil help Haitian immigrants?
Allow them to obtain visas in Haiti to protect them from traffickers
Why are immigrants from Haiti growing?
Attempting to escape from political instability, unemployment, poverty, poor human rights
What jobs are available to Haiti immigrants?
Low skilled agriculture and factories
Which sectors are experiencing growth in Brazil?
Agriculture and manufacturing
What are highly skilled professional immigrants meaning for Brazil?
Entrepreneurship, reducing labour market gaps
How are migrant remittances to Brazil used by families?
Housing improvements
Education
General Consumption
What is Brazil’s political system like?
Stable and democratic
What group is Brazil a leading member of?
Mercosur
What is Brazil an important receiver of?
Environmental and political refugees
Where does UNESCO say inequalities are in Brazil?
Between ethnic groups
Which areas of Brazil are poverty concentrated?
Rural areas
Favelas
Who are discriminated against in the Brazilian labour market?
Black and indigenous people
