Brazil

• what global position is Brazil in in terms of economy?

  7th
• what is it the leading power of in South America?

  economic
• What was the GDP in 2007? What did it increase to in 2014?

  $4,874 to $5823
• what is the net migration rate for 2016?

  -0.1 migrants/1000 population
• what is the job structure like?

  69% - services

  25% - industry

  6% - agriculture
• what was the net migration loss from 2000-2009?

  0.5 million
• what did net migration slow to between 2010 and 2014?

  190,000
• what happened to the migration of neighbouring countries to Brazil?

  it increased
• why did the brain drain increase?

  highly skilled workers went to Europe, USA and Japan
• what is the internal migration like?

  northeast - southeast (urbanisation)
• why was there positive net migration in the 19th and 20th century?

  europeans were attracted to work in coffee cultivation

  political crises led to migrants from Bolivia and Lebanon
• Over the last 15 years what has happened to emigration and immigration?

  immigration slowed (80,000 fewer living in Brazil than at the start of the century)

  Emigration increased (2013 = 1.77 million brazilians living abroad, 0.98 million in 2000)
• what is it like in Portugal for brazilian migrants?

  bilateral relationship, former spanish colony, special status given to migrants, shared language and families, social diasporas, remittances
• what is the link between Haiti and Brazil?

  political-economic and humanitarian relationship

  haitian migrants mainly go to the south to join families and there is a higher number of low-skilled jobs available in agriculture and factories
• what do migrants from Japan and EU do?

  growth in agricultural and manufacturing sectors
• why are remittances important?

  contribute to development of housing and education

  0.1% of GDP in 2015
• what trading block is Brazil apart of? why does this improve stability?

  mercosur

  allows free trade and free labour migration between members which promotes political stability
• what did UNESCO say about social inequality?

  'inequalities in society between ethnic groups. brazilians of african decent are most affected'
• where do social inequalities exist in Brazil?

  housing, education and access to services