EDC Case Study: Brazil

Question 1

migration patters

Answer 1

increasingly diverse, mostly within Mercosur, rural to urban from NE to SE, bilateral corridor with Portugal and Paraguay

Question 2

changes in immigration over time

Answer 2

first portuguese colonisers and slavers from europe, early 1900s 2million E europeans, 1930s Japanese-Brazil corridor starts and now Brazil is the largest Japanese community outside Jap, 1950 pro-immigration policy with Middle East

Question 3

changes in emigration over time

Answer 3

1960-70 to Paraguay and Argentina which were more economically developed, 1980s brain drain to USA and Europe due to hardship

Question 4

Interdependence with Portugal

Answer 4

1986 portugal enters EU giving Brazilians a gateway into EU, 2000 treaty meant they could travel without VISAS, Brazilians in Portugal send >$200mill remittances,

Question 5

interdependence with USA

Answer 5

immigrant profile is working age, Brazil is US’s 10th largest exporting nation, USAID give millions for environmental projects in Brazil

Question 6

interdependence with Haiti

Answer 6

75,000 living in Brazil in 2013, mainly refugees come, mainly poorly educated migrants, Haitians mistreated by employers

Question 7

interdependence with Japan

Answer 7

40% of foreign investment in Brazil is from Japan, inflation in Brazil rose 15-20% due to Asian economic crisis, Japan investment in Brazil humanitarian projects

Question 8

Impact of migration on Brazil

Answer 8

economy diversify, remittances used to improve housing and education, political stability increased, relations with influential countries (Jap, Port, US), most diverse world population, racial intolerance, white Brazilians earn 50% more than black, white homicide rate down 25%, black homicide rate up 40%