Brazil - EDC, patterns of migration in corridors

What is the population of Brazil

211 million (2023)

how many brazilians live abroad

4.4 million

Where does brazil rank in the largest economies in the world

10th largest economy in the world (2025)

What is GDP

Gross domestic profit (the profit each person/household makes)

What was the GDP in 2007

$4874

What was the GDP in 2023

$9000

What is emmigration

Permenant departure from ones origin country

What percentage of the population works in the service sector

69%

What year was the FiFa world cup

2014

How much money did the world cup bring into the Brazilian economy

$14 billion

What is BRICS

A governmental group - 'voice of the south and EDC’, Brazil is in it since 2006

What is MERCOSUR

A reigonal trade agreement formed by Brazil

When was MERCOSUR founded

1991

What are the benefits of MERCOSUR

Visa free work and travel for all involved countries

Minimal trade tarrifs - allowing for economic relations for countries involved.

Who is in MERCOSUR

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile (all of south america)

What is a net migration loss

More emigration than immigration into a country

What was Brazil’s net migration loss in 2024

225,000

What percentage work in industrial sector

25%

How many bolivians live in Brazil

350,000

How many venezuelans officially claimed asylum in brazil in the first 6 months of 2017

8,000

Why was there an increase in haitian immigrants in 2010 and 2015

Hurricane Sandy and Port-au-prince earthquakeHow

How many haitians were displaced following the earthquake

1.5 million

What percentage of Haiti’s GDP is remittences

20%

What are the internal migration patterns in Brazil

Flows from the poorer, rural, north east (drought problems) to urban south east

How many haitians were granted permenant residency in Brazil post humanitarian crisis

98,000

What are the problems faced by Haitian immigrants in brazil:

• Poverty forces them to live in unsanitary favelas, which can cause the spread of disease (cholera, TB)

• Majority work in the agricultural industry as no education to work in anything higher

• mass unemployment as concentration in one type of industry

What is brain drain

The movement of higher skilled workers out to more developed countries, seeking higher paid employment

How can emigration benefit brazil

through remittances

How many brazilian households receive remittences

1.3 million

Country where brazilians emigrate to

JapanW

How many brazilians currently reside in Japan

210,000wh

Why was there emigration from Brazil to Japan in the 90’s

Development in the automotive industry

What is Boa Vista

A border city (Venezuela and Guyana on the other side)

How can immigration cause problems in boa vista

Increased pressure on doctors treating malaria and malnutrition for migrants

How do Venezuelan migrants impact employment

They are paid less than Brazilians, meaning that they are causing unemployment in Brazilians as farm owners are hiring them instead.

How did ex-prime minister Bolsonaro cause tensions with immigrants

Due to his far right policies and beliefs (Trump’s best friend) - anti immigration and a bit racist

How many brazilians live abroad

4 million

Why is Portugal an appealing destination for Brazilians

• Immigrant priority given due to colonisation

• European common market (all those descendants of Portuguese eligible for a passport)

• Shared language

• Diasporic population

Influenced by bolsanaro, what racial group are particularly impacted from racism

Black and indeginous

What percentage of Brazilian population is black

53%

What percentage of the wealthiest brazilians are black

17%

What political factor influenced emigration previously

Right wing president bolsonaro