Read the following article from Forbes online magazine:
Welcome To Brazil: The Effect Of Immigration On The
Country's Economy
(...)A continuous inflow of
highly qualified immigrants is a key factor in any country’s development. By
attracting and retaining talent, an economy benefits from new entrepreneurs and
the businesses and jobs they create. Brazil is beginning to reap the benefits
of a recent inflow of highly skilled professional immigrants, and is looking
for new ways to maintain that growth and attract even more successful
foreigners.
Taking a look back at
immigration in Brazil at the end of the 19th century, the country experienced a strong surge which
would eventually become a turning point in the country’s evolution from a
low-level industrialized society to a developed one. Brazil was able to tap
into consolidated industrialization in Europe, where manpower
from rural areas flooded into cities unable to absorb them. Brazil was waiting
with open arms and took in millions of immigrants from countries such as Italy,
Portugal, Spain and Germany.
(...)During the last six years,
temporary immigrant numbers have risen 135% overall and more than 200% for
those holding masters’ degrees or doctorates. While most of the immigrants
coming to the country are now highly qualified, reflecting a shortage of
qualified manpower in certain specialized sectors, such as oil and gas,
technological innovation, and construction and energy. The bulk of these
professional immigrants are coming from countries such as the United States,
Philippines, India, Germany, Italy and France. Those wishing to stay in Brazil
for longer periods are coming from Portugal, Spain, France, and China.
(...)For these professionals,
the main advantages of coming to work in Brazil are its large market, higher
salaries and a general hospitable attitude throughout the country. On the
downside, the cost of living is high, there’s a lot of government bureaucracy,
and ever changing labor and employment legislation.
The bad news for Brazil is that
despite the recent growth of immigrants, they are still only 0.3% of the total
population, which is insignificant compared to other developed countries like
the United States (14.51%), Singapore (42.9%) or Switzerland (28.9%). The
importance of immigration policy for economic development is well documented. A
recent estimate found that close to 25% of Silicon Valley companies have been
founded by immigrants and those companies are generating approximately $17
billion in sales and employing about 52,000 people.
(...)Brazil has no concrete strategy or public policy currently in
place for attracting and retaining these highly qualified immigrant
professionals.As the country continues to seek economic expansion, Brazilian
officials will need to develop robust immigration policies to continue to bring
top talent to the country. But, the fact remains that Brazil is becoming an
attractive place for skilled immigrants to live and work; and it is a mutually
beneficially relationship for both foreigners and the country.
Machado , Welcome To
Brazil: The Effect Of Immigration On The Country's Economy.Forbes International,02.Dec.2014.Disponívelem:<https://www.forbes.com/sites/arthurmachado/2014/12/02/welcome-to-brazil-the-effect-of-immigration-on-the-countrys-economy/2/#4ebd79612746
Exercise 2A)
fonte: Circles 3º ano - ensino médio/ Viviane Cristina Carvalho Kirmeliene...(et al)- 1 ed- São Paulo - FTD 2016- (coleção circles)
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