Fatores de atração e repulsão da imigração brasileira para o Canadá

Abstract

International migrations - the act which involves permanent or semi-permanent human mobility from one country to another - has been growing around the world. In the case of Brazil, the country that previously had a tradition of receiving immigrants, nowadays has more Brazilians abroad than foreign immigrants in its territory. Taking this into account, Brazilian immigration to Canada has been growing steadily since the ending of the 20th century. Therefore, this paper has the purpose of analyzing the causes of Brazilian immigration to Canada, considering the push and pull factors in both countries. For that purpose, this paper was done with the help of a bibliographical review composed by the main authors of this specific area and a recollection of interviews of Brazilians living in Canada. In addition, the data analysis was based on content analysis. In this way, it was verified that Brazilians are emigrating due to unfavorable conditions that the country has been having in the economic (unemployment, economic crisis) and social (insecurity, corruption) departments. And that the choice of Canada as the main country of destination is primarily due to the country being economically strong, providing jobs and a good life quality, and that it is open to foreign immigration with an immigration policy to encourage such legal immigration. Therefore, it was concluded that Brazilian immigration to Canada occurs because of the negative factors in Brazil that stand out more than the positive factors, and the positive factors of Canada being strong enough to attract Brazilians to the country. Thus, it is believed that if there is no improvement of the repulsive factors in Brazil, the Brazilian immigration to Canada will grow considering the possibilities the Canadian government provides, both employment and a good life quality, as well as legal immigration