Migration in Brazil

Push factors:

• no schools
• few opportunities
• closed businesses
• very few health centres/pharmacies
• no crops
• draughts

Parents leave their children behind with grandparents. The oldest child needs to take care of younger brothers and sisters and elderly grandparents, so they cannot attend the school, so they will not get any qualification, so therefore they will not get a good paid job if they would like to move to a big city. They need to help around the house.

Businesses closed down because there is less people to serve, so they do not make profit. Crops are not that good as there is less people to feed and work. Draughts affecting farming.

Lack of services, so people cannot get medical help.

Impacts on Rio

• crime
• poor sanitation
• demonstrations
• increased demand for services
• risk of landslides and fires

 

Favela in Rio