BRAZIL

September 15, 2006

Major countries of destination for Brazilian migrants are
Argentina, Germany, Japan, Spain, Paraguay, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.


Top Five Countries of Origin of Foreign-Born Population Living in Brazil in 1991

Countries of birth
Number
Percent of total foreign-born population
Portugal
263,610
34.3
Japan
85,571
11.2
Italy
66,294
8.6
Spain
57,888
7.6
Argentina
25,468
3.3
All other countries
268,949
35.0
TOTAL
767,780
100.0
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Census of Population, 1991.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty



According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 0.3 percent (641,474) of the total population of Brazil in 2005.

Source: UN Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005


For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Brazil country resource page http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/brazil.cfm

Brazilian Resources:
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/

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