Brazil Case Study

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    Jacky Pereira

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    • What is the background of Brazil?
      Economy is moving from primary (6%) to secondary (25%) and tertiary (69%); Birth rate and death rate decrease
    • How developed is Brazil?
      Largest country in South America; 7th largest economy; BRICs countries
    • What is Brazil’s GDP per capita and HDI?
      GDP per capita = $7507; HDI = 0.754
    • What is the current migration pattern like?
      Net migration loss as immigration is viewed as a bad thing
      More emigration into neighbouring countries
      Influx of migrants from Haiti
    • Where are many Brazilian emigrants going to?
      Japan (historical links)
      USA (economic links)
      Portugal (Cultural links)
    • Where are many Brazilian immigrants coming from?
      Japan (historical)
      USA (economical)
      Paraguay (neighbouring country)
    • How many less immigrants have their been since 2000?
      80,000 less immigrants in Brazil
    • How many emigrants live abroad?
      1.7 million Brazilians
    • Why is Brazil interdependent on Portugal?
      Remittances
      Portugal gives special visa
      Gateway to Europe
      Shared language
      Family ties
    • Why is Brazil interdependent on the USA?
      Trade deals - $191.6 bil FDI from US in 2021
      Return migrants aid development
      Brazilian emigrants make up US
      economy - 502,000 immigrants
      Debt recovery agreements
    • Why is Brazil interdependent on Haiti?
      Humanitarian relationship, Brazil makes getting a visa easier for Haitians
    • Why is Brazil finding it hard to attract migrants?
      Poor school systems, not a rich country (recession)
      Portuguese isn’t widely spoken
      Rights aren’t secure for immigrants, getting a visa is expressive and time consuming
    • What are the positives of migration for Brazil?
      Economic development - more workers and more tax generates a wealthy economy
      More highly skilled workers and development
      More remittances ($2.4 billion)
      Political stability and more integration
    • What are the negatives of migration for Brazil?
      Social inequalities on housing (favelas) schools, income, discrimination, services
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