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Title: An Overview of Brazilian Life as Portrayed by the 2000 U.S. Census

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Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: All available demographic indicators concur; the number of Brazilians immigrants in the United States is rapidly increasing. U.S. government statistics reveal that since the mid1980s Brazilians have traveled to the U.S. in record numbers. Prior to that time this movement was but a fraction of what it is today. The main reason for this tremendous increase, which began approximately 20 years ago, was the worsening Brazilian economy (Goza 1992; Margolis 1994). Although the economic situation in Brazil has somewhat stabilized, the social networks now in place facilitate the integration of additional newcomers and the continued expansion of this movement. As such, it is extremely likely that this population will rapidly grow for at least the foreseeable future. This study will use recently released data from the 2000 . . .

Url: http://www.abep.org.br/publicacoes/index.php/anais/article/viewFile/1294/1258

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Authors: Goza, Franklin

Publisher: Bowling Green State University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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