Case Study: Brazil

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  • Case Study: Brazil
    • The capital was Rio De Janeiro until the 1960's, when Brazilia was declared as the new capital.
    • Portugal
      • In 2013, 140,000 Brazilian emigrants were living in Portugal.
      • In 2013, 140,000 Portuguese emigrants were living in Brazil.
      • From the 16th to the 19th century, Brazil was an integral part of the Portuguese empire.
        • Brazil and Portugal share a language and ancestory.
          • There are areas of diaspora in both countries, which encourages people to migrate.
      • Economic remittance is vital to both countries economies.
    • USA
      • In 2013, 370,000 Brazilian emigrants were living in the USA.
      • In 2013, 20,000 American emigrants were living in Brazil.
      • Low-skilled Brazilian economic emigrants work in the USA.
        • They can send remittance back to their families, which helps their quality of life to improve and for Brazil to develop.
        • They can acquire skills which improve their employability and contribute to the development of Brazil when they return home to their country of origin.
    • Haiti
      • In 2013, 11,000 people emigrated from Haiti into Brazil
      • The National Immigration Council for Brazil enables Haitain migrants to ovtain visa's easily
        • Haiti suffers from political instability, high unemployment rates, poverty, and very poor human rights,
        • 1.5 million people were displaced by an earthquake in 2010.
    • Economic Impacts
    • Political Impacts
    • Social Impacts
    • 5th largest country by area
      • 7th largest economy
        • 69% of the economy is from services, 25% is from agriculture, 6% is from industry.

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