Brazil migration

• Net migration loss between 2000-2009 of 1 million people - 2010-2014 = loss slowed to 190k
• Increased migration between Brazil and neighbouring countries e.g. MERCOSUR states (South American trade block) and Andean States (Chile, Peru, Bolivia)
• A rise in economic labour migrants for 2014 World Cup and Rio Olympics 2016
• Increased migration from Haiti after 2010 earthquake and 2012 hurricane
• Increased migration from Africa via transit countries like Ecuador
• Internal migration from the poor northeast to the metropolitan cities of the southeast e.g. Sao Paulo
• During 19th—20th centuries = net recipient of migrants; Europeans and Japanese attracted to work in agriculture + coffee cultivation (Italy, Germany, Portugal, Japan)
• In 2000, there was 980k Brazilians living abroad; 2013 - 1.77 million (X2)
• Since 2000s, immigration has decreased - 80,000 fewer immigrants living in Brazil than in 2000
• Emigrants primarily live in the US (380k), Japan (210k), and Portugal (140k), Spain + Italy (Just over 100k)
• Immigrants primarily have come from Portugal (170k), Japan (60k), and Bolivia, Italy and Paraguay (50k)