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10 Cards in this Set
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Overview |
- Net migration increasing since the last 19th to 20th century - Mercosur Country Group : Trade Bloc - 7th Largest Economy - 2007 GDP per capita : $4800 - 2017 GDP per capita : $9800 |
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Division of Sectors |
- Services : 69% - Industry : 25% - Agriculture : 6% |
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Migration Patterns & Mercosur Countries |
- Net migration of 500,000 from 2000-2009 - Decreased emigration of low skilled workers to the USA - Increased emigration of high skilled workers to; Japan, USA & Europe |
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2014 World Cup & 2016 Olympics |
- Rise in international labour migrants to fill up vital places in construction projects (low skilled migrants) - Most likely coming from Mercosur countries |
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Internal Movement of People |
- Northeast to the urban city areas of the southeast - More high skilled workers have connections and opportunities with the US - Many Brazilians have returned to Japan for cultural reasons |
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Brazil Migrant and In Migrant Populations |
- 2000: 980,000 lived abroad - 2013: 1.77million Brazil's people lived abroad - 140,000 US migrants live in Brazil - 370,000 Brazil migrants live in the USA |
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Portugal Relationship with Brazil |
- Longstanding bilateral relationship due to Brazil formerly being a colony of Portugal - Shared language and similar cultures - Economic migrants from Brazil need to travel through Portugal access to the EU |
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USA Importance To Brazil Migrants |
- Many low skilled workers come to Brazil and send back remittances back to their families - While high skilled workers are also finding increasing opportunity in the US economy |
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USA Support and Services Provided to Brazil |
- USA supports Brazil through education, teacher training, agriculture, finance, and defence - USAID supports environmental projects assisting both government and local tribes support to sustain rainforests |
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Haiti's Relationship with Brazil |
- Brazil has a humanitarian relationship - Providing easy Visas for Haitian migrants - 2010 Earthquake displaced 1.5million - 1,600 in 2010 - 11,000 in 2013 - Migrants are trying to escape political corruption and instability |
