Brazil
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
1406000
Immigrant Population
0.7%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2194000
Emigrant Population
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Converging Crises: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in South America
COVID-19 border closures deepened migrants' precarity in South America, excluding millions of displaced Venezuelans from jobs, legal status, and social protections in their host countries.
Expanding Protection Options? Flexible Approaches to Status for Displaced Syrians, Venezuelans, and Ukrainians
Flexible protections for displaced Syrians, Venezuelans, and Ukrainians show temporary status can work at scale, but durable solutions remain elusive for millions.
A Winding Path to Integration: Venezuelan Migrants’ Regularization and Labor Market Prospects
Regularization in Latin America for displaced Venezuelans has opened doors to jobs and services. But informality, weak enforcement, and short permits still limit their full integration.
Un camino sinuoso hacia la integración: Regularización de migrantes venezolanos y perspectivas del mercado laboral
La regularización ha abierto puertas en América Latina, pero la informalidad, los permisos breves y la débil aplicación de leyes aún limitan una integración sostenida.
Apuesta por la regularidad migratoria: Respuestas de América Latina y el Caribe frente a la crisis del desplazamiento venezolano
Ante uno de los mayores desplazamientos del mundo, los países latinoamericanos otorgaron estatus legal a entre el 50 y 75 por ciento de los venezolanos desplazados para 2022.
Betting on Legality: Latin American and Caribbean Responses to the Venezuelan Displacement Crisis
Latin American and Caribbean countries granted legal status to an estimated 50 - 75 percent of displaced Venezuelans by 2022, a rare bet on inclusion.
In a Dramatic Shift, the Americas Have Become a Leading Migration Destination
Latin America has transformed from a region of emigration to one of the world's fastest-growing migrant destinations, driven partly by Venezuela's mass displacement and intersecting regional crises.
El Cambio de los Patrones y Políticas Migratorios en las Américas
América Latina ha pasado de ser una región de emigración a convertirse en uno de los destinos migratorios de más rápido crecimiento del mundo, impulsada en parte por el desplazamiento masivo de Venezuela y las crisis regionales que se entrecruzan.
External Processing: A Tool to Expand Protection or Further Restrict Territorial Asylum?
External processing can widen or narrow asylum access; whether it protects or deters hinges on design, procedural safeguards, and international cooperation.
Brazilian Immigrants in the United States
Driven by economic and political instability, legal and unauthorized Brazilian immigration to the United States is rising.